{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-5740","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 5740","heading":"","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided, this article applies to a lien created on or after January 1, 2003.\n(b) A lien created before January 1, 2003, is governed by the law in existence at the time the lien was created.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 5. Common Interest Developments [4000. - 6150.]","CHAPTER 8. Assessments and Assessment Collection [5600. - 5740.]","ARTICLE 3. Assessment Collection [5700. - 5740.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"aa4bf05a35cf5f90f44c60fb3c4d92ae934df3eb2cec05bb4c2b6591180a7250","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-5735","next":"us-ca/civ-5800"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}