Section 53938.5 - Property acquired encumbered by lien(a) If property acquired by a public entity in a transaction is encumbered by a lien that secures a special assessment or a bond representing the special assessment, except to the extent the lien is paid out of escrow or otherwise or is apportioned pursuant to the applicable statutory procedure, the lien continues to encumber the property acquired and is enforceable against the public entity that acquired the property.(b) If property acquired by a public entity by eminent domain is encumbered by a lien that secures a special assessment or a bond representing the special assessment, the lien shall be paid in the manner and to the extent provided in Section 1265.250 of the Code of Civil Procedure.Added by Stats. 1980, Ch. 122.