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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Because, sometimes, the delinquent unit owner actually pays the back dues when faced with a collection letter from the COA’s attorney stating that unless the back payments are made, the COA will record a lien against the delinquent owner’s unit and possibly go to a foreclosure sale. The threat seems to make it more “real” to the delinquent owner. And, the COA adds to the payoff demand the costs of the attorney’s collection letter, preparing the lien, recording the lien, and recording a satisfaction of lien.</span><span style='color:white'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='color:windowtext'> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com [mailto:wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Doug Schafer<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, January 28, 2016 12:54 PM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Dunphy <rdunph@gmail.com>; WSBA RPPT Real Prop. Discussion Forum <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] HOA lien perfection?<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>I'm also interested in this question, since I recently began representing a small condo association with rampant disputes among members. From the statute, it appears that the recorded declaration of condominium sufficiently gives notice to title companies of the possibility of a statutory lien for unpaid assessments. So I am wondering why any COA should ever incur the expense of preparing and recording a Notice of Lien for unpaid assessments. The county does not record a notice of lien for unpaid property taxes. The COA can foreclose its statutory lien without having ever having recorded a Notice of Lien, so why record one?<br><br>I am cross-posting this to the RPPT-RealProp listserv, and I will cross-post any responses from that listserv to the solo & small practice section listserv.<br><br>Doug Schafer, in Tacoma.<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 1/28/2016 10:49 AM, Robert Dunphy wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal>Listmates,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I live in an HOA where the declaration has been recorded and grants priority liens for unpaid dues. Per the RCWs, I believe this is enough to perfect any liens for unpaid dues? However, no HOA lien shows up on title searches because nothing has been recorded since the original declaration. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Does the HOA need to do anything else to claim the lien on the property? Or how do we make sure the lien shows up on title searches to make sure we are paid?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>-Robert D<o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>You are currently subscribed to solo-and-small-practice-section as: <a href="mailto:schafer@pobox.com">schafer@pobox.com</a>. </span> <o:p></o:p></p></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>