{"code":"CIV","codeName":"Civil Code","section":"5735","citation":"Civ. Code, § 5735","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 4. GENERAL PROVISIONS [3274. - 9566.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4"},{"name":"PART 5. Common Interest Developments [4000. - 6150.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5"},{"name":"CHAPTER 8. Assessments and Assessment Collection [5600. - 5740.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5/chapter-8"},{"name":"ARTICLE 3. Assessment Collection [5700. - 5740.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/division-4/part-5/chapter-8/article-3"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2.   (AB 805)   Effective January 1, 2013.   Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.","effective":"2013-01-01","html":"<p>(a) An association may not voluntarily assign or pledge the association’s right to collect payments or assessments, or to enforce or foreclose a lien to a third party, except when the assignment or pledge is made to a financial institution or lender chartered or licensed under federal or state law, when acting within the scope of that charter or license, as security for a loan obtained by the association.</p><p>(b) Nothing in subdivision (a) restricts the right or ability of an association to assign any unpaid obligations of a former member to a third party for purposes of collection. </p>","text":"(a) An association may not voluntarily assign or pledge the association’s right to collect payments or assessments, or to enforce or foreclose a lien to a third party, except when the assignment or pledge is made to a financial institution or lender chartered or licensed under federal or state law, when acting within the scope of that charter or license, as security for a loan obtained by the association. (b) Nothing in subdivision (a) restricts the right or ability of an association to assign any unpaid obligations of a former member to a third party for purposes of collection.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/civil-code/assessment-collection-5735","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}