It’s likely what I saw was an anomaly, the tract that had the auction that I attended (and the reason was stated on the paperwork and checks were made out to the city) may very well have been because the project was started when it wasn’t incorporated as a city but folded after it was. Perhaps the county didn’t require a bond or returned the bond when the city incorporated or as a young city it hadn’t learned yet, who knows. The timing was pretty close, the tract started somewhere between 1989 and 1991 and the city incorporated in 1989. But thanks for the explanation TemekuT, my fears have been assuaged. Still, buying the model in that tract doesn’t look like a good call, even if it is above board. French Valley is a far cry from Carlsbad and buying the models there went sideways, how would this possibly make sense. You are right about Mcmillan, they cleaned up at Temeku Hills, Morgan Hill, not so much.
