§ 18120. — 18120. (Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10.)

(a)
An unincorporated association may record in a county in which it has an interest in real property a verified and acknowledged statement of authority stating the name of the association, and the names, title, or capacity of its officers and other persons who are authorized on its behalf to acquire, transfer, or encumber real property. For the purposes of this section, “statement of authority” includes a certified copy of a statement recorded in another county.
(b)
An unincorporated association may revoke a statement of authority by recording either of the following documents in the county in which the statement of authority is recorded:
(1)
A new statement of authority that satisfies the requirements of subdivision (a). The new statement supersedes the revoked statement.
(2)
A verified and acknowledged document that expressly revokes the statement of authority.
(c)
It shall be conclusively presumed in favor of a bona fide transferor, or purchaser, or encumbrancer for value of real property of the association located in the county in which a statement of authority has been recorded pursuant to subdivision (a), that a person designated in the statement is authorized to acquire, transfer, or encumber real property on behalf of the association.
(d)
The presumption provided in subdivision (c) does not apply if, before the acquisition, transfer, or encumbrance, either of the following occurs:
(1)
The statement of authority is revoked by the unincorporated association.
(2)
A person claiming to be a member, director, or officer of the unincorporated association records, in the county in which the property is located, a verified and acknowledged document stating that the statement of authority is erroneous or unauthorized.

Legislative History

Added by Stats. 2004, Ch. 178, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.