2801-2802
REVENUE AND TAXATION CODE
SECTION 2801-2802
2801. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the state and the intent of this chapter to provide for: (a) The satisfaction and removal of any lien secured to any parcel of real property appearing on the current roll. (b) The payment of taxes on any parcel of real property separately from the whole assessment, if the parcel (1) is described in any duly executed and recorded deed, purchase contract, deed of trust, mortgage, or final decree of court; or (2) has a separate valuation on the current roll. 2802. For the purposes of this chapter: (a) Improvements are not a parcel separate from the land on which they are situated. (b) An undivided interest is a parcel separate from the whole assessment. (c) A lien is the amount created by the assessment of personal property, or leasehold improvements, or possessory interests; or the amount levied against property by a taxing agency or revenue district when such amount is not determined by the application of a tax rate on a valuation of property. A lien includes any special assessment bond, or installment thereof, together with interest and charges authorized and accruing thereto. A lien also includes any charge of any nature whatsoever authorized by law to be levied against property by any taxing agency or revenue district.