Data updated August 27, 2026 · All 58 Counties
California Notice of Default (NOD) List
As of August 27, 2026, California has 14,355 notices of default on record across all 58 counties.
A Notice of Default is the recorded document that officially starts a California foreclosure. It's filed with the county recorder after a borrower falls roughly 90 days behind, and it opens a three-month reinstatement window before the lender can schedule an auction. An NOD list is the earliest recorded-document signal that an owner is in trouble — early enough that a sale can still solve their problem.
Top California Counties
| # | County | Count | Share of Statewide |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles County | 3,278 | 22.8% |
| 2 | Riverside County | 1,332 | 9.3% |
| 3 | San Bernardino County | 1,126 | 7.8% |
| 4 | San Diego County | 784 | 5.5% |
| 5 | Kern County | 776 | 5.4% |
| 6 | Sacramento County | 627 | 4.4% |
| 7 | Orange County | 532 | 3.7% |
| 8 | Fresno County | 531 | 3.7% |
| 9 | Contra Costa County | 415 | 2.9% |
| 10 | Alameda County | 413 | 2.9% |
| 11 | San Joaquin County | 355 | 2.5% |
| 12 | Santa Clara County | 313 | 2.2% |
| 13 | Stanislaus County | 289 | 2.0% |
| 14 | Tulare County | 265 | 1.8% |
| 15 | Solano County | 244 | 1.7% |
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The California Notice Of Default Timeline
The clock on a California foreclosure is set by statute, and every date on it is public. A lender can record a Notice of Default once a borrower is roughly 90 days behind. Recording it opens a reinstatement window of three months in which the owner can bring the loan current — penalties and fees included — and stop everything. Only after that window can the lender record a Notice of Trustee Sale, which sets a public auction at least 21 days out. Add it up and an owner who just received an NOD is typically four months or more from losing the home, and most are further: sales get postponed, loans get modified, houses get sold. For outreach, the recording date on each NOD is the whole game — it tells you exactly where the owner stands on that clock, and this list carries it on every filing.
How To Read A Notice Of Default Filing
An NOD names the trustee handling the foreclosure, the beneficiary (the foreclosing lender), the loan in default, and — in the statutory declaration — the amount past due. That past-due figure is the sharpest number in distress data: it separates an owner three payments behind from an owner three years behind on an otherwise similar home. On this list, every filing is matched to its parcel and shown with the owner of record and mailing address, every open loan against the property (not just the one in default), other recorded liens, and a true equity estimate — which is how you tell an owner with room to sell from an owner who is underwater before you write a single letter.
Getting The Notice Of Default List By County
County recorders don't publish a running NOD list — filings sit in the recorder's index one document at a time, mixed with rescissions and reinstatements that quietly cancel earlier notices. This page assembles the recordings into an actual list, statewide, with cures and cancellations removed. Every county has its own page: Los Angeles County alone carries the state's largest notice-of-default count, and the county pages below break the list out for all 58 — each with its own live count, city breakdown, and the owner records behind the filings.
Los Angeles County Notice Of Default List →What's on Every Property Record
Each NOD on the list carries its recording date, the past-due amount from the filing, the foreclosing lender and trustee, the owner's record and mailing address, every open loan on the property, and its true equity position — so you can separate owners with room to sell from owners who are underwater before you spend a stamp.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many notices of default are there in California?
Properant tracks 14,355 notices of default across California's 58 counties as of August 27, 2026, counted from recorded county documents with releases and cancellations removed.
How current is the notice of default list?
Filings are processed as county recordings are ingested, and properties leave the list when a cure, cancellation, or sale is recorded. A notice of default that was reinstated last month is not on this list.
Can I download the notice of default (nod) list?
Yes. Inside Properant you can filter by county, city, equity, owner type, and every other signal, save the list, and export it — or upload your own list and let the platform match and enrich it. The trial is free and requires no credit card.
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