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Serviam at CACEO 2026 Code Conference: Practical Legal Strategies for California’s Code Enforcement Professionals

The 2026 CACEO Code Conference moves to Universal City this year, bringing code enforcement officers, supervisors, and agency staff from across the state together for three days of training and networking, with up to 15 credits anticipated toward CCEO recertification. Serviam returns as both an exhibitor and a presenter, and our Team is looking forward to reconnecting with the officers we work alongside throughout the year. Meet the Serviam Team at the Sheraton Universal Hotel from Tuesday, November 3, to Thursday, November 5. Our booth will be stocked with Serviam patriotic tote bags, promotional items, and a judge’s gavel of your very own, and every visitor can enter our raffle for a Premium Bose Speaker. Supplies are limited, so come early—once they are gone, the ruling is final. You will also find the Serviam Team at the CACEO Mixer on Tuesday evening at 7 PM. We look forward to seeing you there. Breakout Session Spotlight Serviam Managing Partner Curtis Wright will lead three breakout sessions during the conference, offering practical, field-ready legal insight into some of the most complex issues facing code enforcement professionals today: Tuesday,...

Serviam as Court-Appointed Receiver Restores a Hazardous Rural Property

When a property deteriorates past the point where notices and citations can bring it into compliance, California law gives public agencies another path: asking the court to appoint a neutral receiver to take control, correct the violations, and return the property to safe and lawful use. In a recent matter, Serviam was appointed by the Court as Receiver over a severely neglected rural parcel and carried it from public nuisance to a completed sale. A Rural Parcel in Crisis The property is an approximately 2.4-acre parcel developed with a single-family A-frame residence, two non-permitted structures with habitable features, and various outbuildings. County inspectors visited the site after neighbors registered complaints and at the request of the Sheriff’s Department. What they found was extensive. Structures built without permits or approval included two single-family dwellings—both occupied and fitted with habitable features—non-permitted additions to the main residence, and two greenhouses with mechanical and electrical connections that had previously powered cannabis cultivation operations. Hazardous conditions extended across the parcel: Water intrusion...