Davis-Stirling Act › CHAPTER 8. Assessments and Assessment Collection [5600 - 5740] › ARTICLE 2. Assessment Payment and Delinquency [5650 - 5690]

California Civil Code § 5680. Lien priority

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)
Text current as of July 17, 2026, per California Legislative Information.

A lien created pursuant to Section 5675 shall be prior to all other liens recorded subsequent to the notice of delinquent assessment, except that the declaration may provide for the subordination thereof to any other liens and encumbrances.

Related sections: § 5675
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