Tag: Condominiums
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Who Gets Preliminary Notice When Working on A Condominium Complex in Washington?
Over the weekend, a reader sent in an interesting question about Washington’s preliminary notice requirements. The question relates to construction work and materials furnished to a condominium complex, specifically inquiring as to who must receive the preliminary notice on such projects? Condominium construction projects presents complex legal issues in the mechanics lien context because property…
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“Super Priority” and Oregon Condominium Assessment Liens
In Oregon, the statutory language used in regard to condominium assessment liens, and HOA assessment liens is nearly a word-for-word match in most respects. One place where the controlling law has the potential to be quite different, however, is lien priority. In this respect, a condominium association has the opportunity to be in a much…
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Filing Required to Foreclose on Oregon Assessment Lien
In Oregon, a condominium association or homeowner’s association lien for past-due assessments attaches when the assessed amount becomes delinquent. Also, in both cases, no notice or recordation is required to perfect the lien. Since this is the case, why would anybody in Oregon take the time to record a lien for delinquent assessments? It turns…
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When Can You Foreclose A California Assessment Lien?
I’ve mentioned previously that California has some of the most burdensome and complicated laws regarding Condominium and HOA liens for delinquent assessments. These requirements not only apply to notices and the filing of the lien, but also extend to the foreclosure (enforcement) of the lien once it has been properly filed. In California, a community…
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California Requires Itemized Statement on Both Notice and Assessment Lien
California has some of the most strict and most burdensome requirements for Assessment Liens and Notices. Compounding the problem of the intricate and convoluted law, is the fact that the law is different depending on when the assessment became due as California has modified and amended the law governing assessment liens several times since 2000.…