Jones Mayer attorneys Amanda A. Pope and Veronica R. Donovan will present at the California Association of Code Enforcement Officers (CACEO) Region 5 Roundtable on Friday, November 13, 2026. The City of La Mirada is hosting.
The session, Receivership and Administrative Hearings, invites code enforcement professionals to a focused learning and discussion session on two important tools for code compliance. Attendees can earn three continuing education units (CEUs).
Event details
- Date: Friday, November 13, 2026
- Time: 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
- Location: La Mirada Community Services Department, 13710 La Mirada Blvd., La Mirada, CA 90638
- Hosted by: City of La Mirada
- Continuing education: 3 CEUs available
- RSVP: Rey Lozano, rlozano@montereypark.ca.gov
See all upcoming CACEO trainings.
Why receiverships and administrative hearings matter for code enforcement
Most code cases are resolved with a notice and a conversation. Some aren’t. When a property owner won’t cooperate, or a property has become a danger to its neighbors, cities need tools that produce results.
Administrative hearings give cities a way to enforce local codes and impose penalties without going to court. California law, including Government Code section 53069.4, allows cities to adopt administrative citation and penalty procedures. They can be faster and less costly than criminal prosecution or civil litigation, but they work only when notices, procedures and records hold up to review. Jones Mayer also provides hearing officer services to public agencies.
Health and safety receiverships go further. Under Health and Safety Code section 17980.7, a court can appoint a receiver to take control of a substandard property and bring it into compliance when the owner will not. Receiverships can turn a long-standing nuisance into a safe, habitable property. Learn more in our article, Health and Safety Receiverships Can Be Powerful Enforcement Tools, and our update on recent amendments to Health and Safety Code section 17980.
Used together, these tools can help cities address blight, protect neighborhoods and resolve the cases that have resisted every other approach.
About the presenters
Amanda A. Pope is Senior Counsel and Director of City Receiverships at Jones Mayer. She leads the firm’s health and safety receivership practice and works with cities across California to resolve their most difficult substandard properties. Hear more from Amanda on the Code Concepts podcast.
Veronica R. Donovan is an attorney and city prosecutor at Jones Mayer. She handles code enforcement prosecutions and administrative matters as part of our city prosecutor and code enforcement practice.
Visit Jones Mayer at the CACEO Annual Conference
Jones Mayer will also exhibit as a sponsor at the CACEO Annual Conference, November 2–4, 2026. Stop by our booth to meet our code enforcement and receivership team and learn how we support cities.
To learn more about Jones Mayer’s code enforcement and receivership services, contact our team.
