Do CA State Tax Liens survive a CA tax auction?

[Eli Kallison]

Hi BP,

I am wondering if a lien filed against the owner of a property (not the property's property tax) going up for auction at a tax deed sale survives the auction? For example, there is a property I am doing title research on where the CA State Tax Board filed a lien against the property owner. 

I think that it would survive, because of the following 2 examples of title encumberances that survive a CA tax sale, but I am not quite sure:

a. Any lien for installments of taxes and special assessments, which installments will become payable upon the secured roll after the time of the sale.1

b. The lien for taxes or assessments or other rights of any taxing agency, which does not consent, to the sale under this chapter.

Can anyone with experience shed some light on this? Thank you!

-Eli