Article 3. Advance Payment Of Assessments of California Water Code >> Division 11. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 3.

At any time before improvement district warrants are issued, the amount of any improvement district assessment on any land, exclusive of interest and the 10 per cent added for anticipated delinquencies, may be paid in money.

Land on which the amount of the improvement district assessment has been paid pursuant to Section 24000 shall not be subject to the annual installments of the assessments levied for the purposes of the improvement, but it shall be and remain liable for any assessments levied for operation and for any supplemental or additional improvement district assessments levied.

Any landowner of an improvement district who desires at any time to lessen or remove the lien upon his land of any improvement district assessment may deliver to the district treasurer funds for cancellation of warrants or any other obligation payable out of the assessment.

Land upon which the assessment for improvement district warrants, including any interest, or for any other obligation payable out of the assessment, has been paid pursuant to Section 24002 shall not be subject to further assessments levied for the purposes of the improvement, but it shall remain liable for any assessments levied for operation and for any supplemental or additional improvement district assessments levied.

The treasurer shall inform the landowner or any authorized person proposing to lessen or remove the lien of an improvement district assessment upon a piece of land of the amount of principal and interest due and to become due on warrants and the amount of any other indebtedness payable out of the improvement district assessment. Upon receipt of funds the treasurer shall take such action as is necessary to clear the specified land of all or the appropriate portion of the lien created by the improvement district assessment.