§ 18260 Enforcing Judgments Against Associations

• •Only the association’s property can be used to satisfy a money judgment.
• •Members’ personal assets are not at risk.
• •The rule applies whether the group is for profit or not.

A local community garden (an unincorporated association) owes $3,000 to a supplier. The supplier gets a judgment for the money.

The supplier can only take the garden’s bank account or equipment to pay the debt. The garden members’ houses, cars, or personal bank accounts are protected.