California Code, Government Code - GOV § 7265.4

In addition to the payments required by Section 7262, as a cost of acquisition, the public entity, as soon as practicable after the date of payment of the purchase price or the date of deposit in court of funds to satisfy the award of compensation in a condemnation proceeding to acquire real property, whichever is the earlier, shall reimburse the owner, to the extent the public entity deems fair and reasonable, for expenses the owner necessarily incurred for recording fees, transfer taxes, and similar expenses incidental to conveying such real property to the public entity.