5637. The lien is superior to all encumbrances, existing and future, except liens for taxes and assessments, if a copy of the notice of lien is recorded and a copy is served upon or mailed to the holder of any encumbrance of record, at the last known address of the encumbrancer.(Enacted by Stats. 1967, Ch. 15.)
California Legal Code
§ 5637
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