California Civil Code

§ 6824

CIV § 6824 Effective Jan 1, 2014Div. 4 · Part 5.3 · Ch. 7 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)A monetary charge imposed by the association as a means of reimbursing the association for costs incurred by the association in the repair of damage to common areas and facilities caused by a member or the member’s guest or tenant may become a lien against the member’s separate interest enforceable by the sale of the interest under Sections 2924, 2924b, and 2924c, provided the authority to impose a lien is set forth in the governing documents.

(b)A monetary penalty imposed by the association as a disciplinary measure for failure of a member to comply with the governing documents, except for the late payments, may not be characterized nor treated in the governing documents as an assessment that may become a lien against the member’s separate interest enforceable by the sale of the interest under Sections 2924, 2924b, and 2924c.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2013, Ch. 605, Sec. 21. (SB 752) Effective January 1, 2014.