Home and property
California homes come with a few extra moving parts: buying costs, insurance, rent rules, Prop 13, county tax bills, wildfire work, earthquake risk, coastal permits, and local charges.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Riverside's Public Permit Portal supports online applications, plan submittals, fee payments, permit tracking, issuance steps, inspections, and results.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
RPU opens, stops, and transfers city electric and water service, but the two service areas are not identical. Check both addresses before treating a move as a transfer.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Roseville runs community-owned utility services, so bill, service, outage, rebate, trash, water, sewer, and electric questions often start with the city.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
A Sacramento move-in may involve City of Sacramento utility billing for water, wastewater, drainage, or trash, while SMUD handles electric service.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Sacramento Permit Services supports building permit applications, plan review status, fee payment, permit history, open code-case searches, inspections, and public counter help.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Salinas Permit Center brings building, planning, fire prevention, engineering, code enforcement, business support, inspections, and permit contacts into one place.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
Water service depends on the Salinas address. Alco and Cal Water serve different areas, PG&E handles electricity, and Republic Services handles required residential waste service.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
San Diego Public Utilities handles water and wastewater accounts, with start and stop service pages, MyWaterSD, leak and pressure contacts, and special rules for some multi-unit properties.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
A San Jose move-in can involve city water or garbage billing plus PG&E electric and gas service, so the bill name is the best first clue.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
San Leandro uses an online permit portal for building permits, status checks, inspections, submittal guides, and permit-center routing.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 7, 2026
San Marcos moved building permit applications to a newer portal, with account setup, permit guides, solar notes, PRADU information, and inspection links to check before applying.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
Santa Barbara Utility Billing handles water and sewer accounts and city utility bills, while MarBorg handles trash service, SCE delivers electricity, and water emergencies use a 24-hour line.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Santa Clara owns and operates electric, water, and sewer utilities, with Silicon Valley Power serving as the city's municipal electric utility.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Santa Clara's Permitting Online Portal supports permit lookup, applications, revisions, fee payments, service requests, building permit information, simple permits, and status checks.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
Inside the city utility service area, Finance opens, changes, closes, and bills water, sewer, and trash accounts. Utilities handles collection, water-quality, and field-service problems.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Santa Rosa uses an online permitting system and Digital Plan Room for new applications, plan uploads, comments, fee payments, inspections, and stamped building plans.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 28, 2026
Water Billing opens and closes city water or sewer accounts with one business day's notice. Leaks, sewer maintenance, and after-hours emergencies use different service lines.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Simi Valley's Building and Safety pages help residents sort construction permits, plan review, inspections, solar work, signs, and Planning Division questions.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
South Gate's online permit counter lets users check permit status, plan-check status, inspection schedules, inspection results, and project financial details.
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Local note · Last reviewed September 15, 2026
Use LADWP's residential request for home water or power. A landlord's multi-unit request is different, and moving out needs a separate stop-service request.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Stockton's Permit Center and Accela portal cover building, planning, transportation, encroachment, fire inspections, plan review, fees, status, inspections, and electronic plans.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Stockton residents should separate water, sewer, and stormwater bill questions from urgent field problems like broken pipes, street flooding, sewer backups, and missing utility box covers.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Sunnyvale protects some private trees, and removal can require checking trunk measurements, permit rules, street-tree rules, and the city tree pages first.
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Local note · Last reviewed July 3, 2026
Thousand Oaks uses TO/24 for permit applications, plan checks, inspections, payments, status, records, and digital plan uploads for building work.
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