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HomeCivil CodeDiv. 4Pt. 5Ch. 4Art. 5§ 4625 Community Apartment Ownership Transfer

§ 4625 Community Apartment Ownership Transfer

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§ 4625 Community Apartment Ownership Transfer

Key Takeaways

  • •If you sell or transfer your apartment in a shared building, you also sell your share of the whole building.
  • •If you sell everything you own, you also sell your membership in the building’s group (like the HOA).
  • •This rule applies whether you sell it yourself or a court makes you sell it.

Example

You own an apartment in a big building with shared spaces like a pool and gym. You decide to sell your apartment.

When you sell your apartment, you also automatically sell your share of the pool, gym, and other shared parts of the building. Plus, if you were part of the building’s group (like the HOA), that membership gets sold too.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 4625 Community Apartment Ownership Transfer

In a community apartment project, any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the separate interest includes the undivided interest in the community apartment project. Any conveyance, judicial sale, or other voluntary or involuntary transfer of the owner’s entire estate also includes the owner’s membership interest in the association. (Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 180, Sec. 2. (AB 805) Effective January 1, 2013. Operative January 1, 2014, by Sec. 3 of Ch. 180.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

Key Terms

community apartment projectseparate interestundivided interestmembership interestassociation

Related Statutes

  • § 4635 Common Area Transfer Rules
  • § 4630 Condominium Common Area Transfers
  • § 6664 Planned Development Transfer Rules
  • § 4640 Stock Cooperative Ownership Transfer
  • § 4510 Member Access To Property

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Civil Code. Section 4625.
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