CalWORKs Policy - Department of Public Social Services

If the property (other than a home/place of
residence) is over the resource limit, the AU
must make a good faith effort to sell the
property even if the property is producing
income. The property may be exempt for a
period of no more than nine consecutive
months.
Before aid is approved/authorized, the
applicant/participant must complete/sign (in
duplicate), the following:
• CW 81 (out of drawer), Lien Agreement –
The agreement grants a lien against the
property which is payable to the County
when the property is sold.
• CW 82 (out of drawer), Agreement to Sell
Property – The applicant/participant agrees
to immediately make a good faith effort to
sell the property.
The EW must immediately:
• Contact the Property Services Unit at (626)
312-6338 (6339) to establish what
information the applicant/participant must
provide;
• Makes an appointment with the
applicant/participant to meet with the
Property Services Unit;
• Manually prepares an appointment letter in
duplicate (original to applicant/participant).
The appointment letter must include:
o Case name, case/file/phone number.
o Current date.
o Date/place of the appointment with the
Property Services Unit.
o Listing of required documents (if
applicable).
o The value of all property declared by the
applicant/participant.
REMINDER: Document case action in “Case
Comments”.
The Property Services Unit will contact the EW
if: