7-12-2168. Assessments and certain other charges as liens. (1) A special assessment made and levied to defray the cost and expenses of the work enumerated in this part, together with any percentages imposed for delinquency and for cost of collection, constitutes a lien upon and against the property upon which the assessment is made and levied from and after the date of the passage of the resolution levying the assessment. This lien can only be extinguished by payment of the assessment, with all penalties, costs, and interest.

(2) A special assessment levied and made for any of the purposes mentioned in 7-12-2120 and 7-12-2161, together with all costs and penalties, constitutes a lien upon and against the property upon which the assessment is made and levied from and after the date of the final passage and adoption of the resolution levying the assessment. The lien is extinguished only by payment of the assessment, with all penalties, costs, and interest.

(3) For assessment purposes, whenever property created as a condominium is included within the boundaries of a district, each unit within the condominium is considered a separate parcel of real property subject to separate assessment and the lien of the assessment. Each unit must be assessed for the unit's percentage of undivided interest in the common elements of the condominium. The percentage of an undivided ownership interest must be as set forth in the condominium declaration.