California
For California, written notice required is At least 30 days; notice required before is recording a lien upon the separate interest of the owner of record to collect a debt that is past due under Section 5650; minimum delinquency before foreclosure is equals or exceeds one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) or the assessments secured by the lien are more than 12 months delinquent; statute is Cal. Civ. Code § 5660, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.
- State
- California our reading
- Written notice required
- At least 30 days verified
- Notice required before
- recording a lien upon the separate interest of the owner of record to collect a debt that is past due under Section 5650 verified
- Minimum delinquency before foreclosure
- equals or exceeds one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) or the assessments secured by the lien are more than 12 months delinquent verified
- Statute
- Cal. Civ. Code § 5660 our reading
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What the source says
5660. At least 30 days prior to recording a lien upon the separate interest of the owner of record to collect a debt that is past due under Section 5650, the association shall notify the owner of record in writing by certified mail of the following:
— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.
Minimum delinquency before foreclosure
(2) By recording a lien on the owner’s separate interest upon which the association may not foreclose until the amount of the delinquent assessments secured by the lien, exclusive of any accelerated assessments, late charges, fees and costs of collection, attorney’s fees, or interest, equals or exceeds one thousand eight hundred dollars ($1,800) or the assessments secured by the lien are more than 12 months delinquent.
— from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=5660.
- leginfo.legislature.ca.govhttps://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=CIV§ionNum=5720.