53930. The purpose of this article is to make uniform the priority of special assessment liens. Therefore, its provisions shall be controlling over general and special laws, and over city charters and improvement procedure codes adopted pursuant to city charters. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1465.)
53931. All special assessments in which the amount thereof is apportioned among the several parcels of land assessed shall constitute a lien in said respective amounts upon the several parcels assessed, which lien shall continue for the period of time provided in the Civil Code for enforcing same. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1465.)
53932. From and after the time for filing or recording the assessment, as provided in the law pursuant to which it is levied, it shall impart notice to all persons. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1465.)
53933. The lien of the special assessment, whether or not bonds have been or are to be issued to represent the unpaid assessments, shall be subordinate to all fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon the same property, but shall have priority over all fixed special assessment liens which may thereafter be created against the […]
53934. The lien of a reassessment or a refunding assessment shall be the same as the original assessment to which it relates. A supplemental assessment is a new assessment. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1465.)
53935. The lien of said assessments shall be coequal to and independent of the lien for general taxes, and, except as provided in Section 53936, not subject to extinguishment by the sale of the property on account of the nonpayment of any taxes, and prior and superior to all liens, claims and encumbrances except (a) […]
53936. When, pursuant to any law, the installments of any fixed lien special assessment are collected on the roll on which the general taxes of the local agency which levied said assessment are collected, and are collected in the same manner, at the same time, in the same installments, and become payable at the same […]
53937. All special ad valorem assessments shall have the same priority as taxes, and Section 53936 shall apply to the installments thereof. (Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1465.)
