Cal. RTC § 2192.1
This is the official text of Cal. RTC § 2192.1, part of California’s Revenue and Taxation Code — governs state and local taxation, including income and property tax.
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Official statutory text
Every tax declared in this chapter to be a lien on real property, and every public improvement assessment declared by law to be a lien on real property, have priority over all other liens on the property, regardless of the time of their creation. Any tax or assessment described in the preceding sentence shall be given priority over matters including, but not limited to, any recognizance, deed, judgment, debt, obligation, or responsibility with respect to which the subject real property may become charged or liable.
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