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<div>Releasing the lien and settling debt are two different things. The devil is in the details so the answer to your question as to the HOA later suing on the debt depends on the terms of their approval. With a lender, it is all about the language in the
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<span style="font-weight:bold">From: </span>Sandra Bates Gay <<a href="mailto:sgay@sbglaw-wa.com">sgay@sbglaw-wa.com</a>><br>
<span style="font-weight:bold">Organization: </span>Sandra Bates Gay, PS<br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Date: </span>Friday, May 1, 2015 at 8:32 AM<br>
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<span style="font-weight:bold">Subject: </span>[WSBARP] Homeowner Association Lien<br>
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