Civil Code Assessments & Liens
§5740
Application to Existing Liens
Chapter 8 · Assessments and Assessment Collection · Assessment Collection
Text current as of 2026-07-07 · Last amended by AB 805, eff. 2014-01-01
The code says CIV §5740
(a) Except as otherwise provided, this article applies to a lien created on or after January 1, 2003.
(b) A lien created before January 1, 2003, is governed by the law in existence at the time the lien was created.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)
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