Liability for Unincorporated Associations

Corporations Code Title 3, Part1, Chapter 5 deals with liability and enforcement of judgments for unincorporated associations in California.

Section 18250 provides that an unincorporated association is liable for its act or omission and for the act or omission of its director, officer, agent, or employee, acting within the scope of the office, agency, or employment, to the same extent as if the association were a natural person.

Section 18260 states that a money judgment against an unincorporated association, whether organized for profit or not, may be enforced only against the property of the association.

Section 18270 provides that a judgment creditor of a member, director, officer, or agent of an unincorporated association may not levy execution against the assets of the member, director, officer, or agent to satisfy a judgment based on a claim against the unincorporated association unless a judgment based on the same claim has been obtained against the unincorporated association and any of the four specified conditions is satisfied.