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California law is not clear on whether Health & Safety Code section 17980.7 applies to commercial properties. When a court is considering appointing a health and safety receiver over a commercial property, the arguments between the municipality petitioner and any objecting party typically focus on the distinction between a “residential” property and a “commercial” property. Objecting parties (typically the property owner or an existing lienholder objecting to the receivership appointment) argue that the statute mentions “residential buildings” and does not specifically use the word “commercial,” therefore the California legislature must have intended to exclude commercial properties from the statute’s application.

At Griswold Law, we are exposed to challenging hoarding conditions on a daily basis. It is our job as the court-appointed health & safety receiver to remedy the effects of extreme hoarding at residential properties across the State of California.

Last week, Richardson “Red” Griswold of Griswold Law completed the initial inspection of the Banning Business Center, which has become a severe health and safety problem in the city of Banning, California. Griswold was appointed as receiver by the Riverside County Superior Court in late November 2017.

Before Griswold Law Begins Rehabilitation of the Property