{"data":{"id":"us-ca/civ-6824","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"CIV § 6824","heading":"","body":"(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.\n(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.","path":["Civil Code - CIV","DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","PART 5.3. Commercial and Industrial Common Interest Developments [6500. - 6876.]","CHAPTER 7. Assessments and Assessment Collection [6800. - 6828.]","ARTICLE 3. Assessment Collection [6820. - 6828.]"],"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":"1b4011476fbf5a62469c2f77f6007abf40adc7c3196a32306de8249c2d732506","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/civ-6822","next":"us-ca/civ-6826"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}