City of Westminster v. Webb CA4/3

FACTS

I.

THE APPOINTMENT ORDER

At all times relevant to this appeal, Dianna owned a residential real property in the City of Westminster, where she lived with her adult son, Jason Webb.1 In July 2020, the city issued a notice to abate conditions of the property, listing fire hazards, inadequate sanitation, unsanitary stagnant water, and building code violations. In September 2022, the city filed a petition asserting the property constituted an ongoing public nuisance. The petition asked the trial court to appoint a receiver under Health and Safety Code section 17980 et seq. to abate the nuisance. In December 2022, after two prior hearings where she appeared on her own behalf, Dianna filed a responsive pleading through her first attorney. One week later, the court granted Dianna’s motion to continue the

1 Because they share a surname, we will refer to Dianna and

Jason by their first names. We do not distinguish between Dianna and any related trust with respect to ownership of the property.

2 proceedings, based on her representation that the alleged violations would be resolved. The following month, in January 2023 (all dates without mention of the year will refer to 2023),…