(a) If a local health officer determines that property that has been the subject of a PSA report has been remediated in accordance with this chapter, or if the local health officer makes the determination specified in paragraph (2) of subdivision (e) of Section 25400.26, the local health officer shall issue a no further action determination.
(b) Within 10 working days of the date of making the determination or of receiving payment for the amount of the lien recorded on real property pursuant to paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 25400.22, whichever is later, the local health officer shall do all of the following:
(1) If the real property was the source of the contamination, release the real property lien recorded with the county recorder. The release shall specify all of the following:
(A) The name of the agency on whose behalf the lien is imposed.
(B) The recording date of the lien being released.
(C) The legal description of the real property and the assessor’s parcel number.
(D) The record owner of the property.
(E) The recording instrument, or book and page, of the lien being released.
(2) If a mobilehome or manufactured home that is property pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (v) of Section 25400.11 was the source of the contamination, release the restraint amended into the permanent record of the Department of Housing and Community Development, if the permanent record was amended previously with a restraint. The release shall specify all of the following:
(A) The name of the agency on whose behalf the restraint was filed.
(B) The date on which the property was determined to be contaminated.
(C) The legal identification number of the unit for which the restraint is being released.
(D) The legal owner, registered owner, and any junior lienholders of the manufactured home or mobilehome.
(3) If a recreational vehicle that is property pursuant to paragraph (2) of subdivision (v) of Section 25400.11 was the source of the contamination, release the vehicle license stop filed with the Department of Motor Vehicles. The release shall specify all of the following:
(A) The name of the agency on whose behalf the vehicle license stop is imposed.
(B) The recording date of the vehicle license stop being released.
(C) The vehicle identification number.
(D) The legal and registered owner of the property.
(4) Send a copy of the release stating that the property was remediated in accordance with this chapter, does not violate the standard for human occupancy established pursuant to this chapter, and is habitable, or was salvaged or destroyed pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (c) of Section 25400.22, to the property owner, owner of the mobilehome park or special occupancy park in which the property is located, to the property owner, local agency responsible for the enforcement of the State Housing Law (Part 1.5 (commencing with Section 17910) of Division 13), and all recipients pursuant to this section and Section 25400.22.
(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 691, Sec. 13. (AB 1596) Effective January 1, 2020.)