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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>
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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>
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Doug Schafer, in Tacoma.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 1/28/2016 10:49 AM, Robert Dunphy
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<p class="MsoNormal">Listmates,</p>
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<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
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<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?</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thanks!</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Robert D<span
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