Bear Creek Master Ass'n v. S. Cal. Investors, Inc.

*811 I. INTRODUCTION

In this case, the parties dispute which of their recorded liens against a golf course property has priority. In 2013, defendant, cross-complainant, and respondent, Southern California Investors, Inc. (SCI), recorded a third deed of trust against the golf course property. In 2014, plaintiff, cross-defendant, and *812 appellant, Bear Creek Master Association (BCMA), a homeowners association, recorded an assessment lien against the golf course property. The trial court entered judgment on the pleadings in favor of SCI after determining that SCI's third deed of trust had priority over BCMA's later-recorded assessment lien. BCMA appeals, claiming its assessment lien has priority.

BCMA owns and is responsible for maintaining the common areas within the Bear Creek Development, a common interest development in Murrieta. The golf course property is adjacent to but is not part of the Bear Creek Development. In 1984, the developer of the Bear Creek Development and the golf course property recorded a set of covenants, conditions, and restrictions governing the golf course property (the GCC & R's.) The GCC & R's granted BCMA the right to maintain the golf course property…