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<DIV><FONT size=4>My client is a HOA that recorded a lien for nonpayment of
annual assessments for years in 2013, 2014 and 2015. Not sure if
some of the earlier years’ assessments were paid, but 2015 was definitely not
paid. Now we have 2016 unpaid as well. I am getting ready to
judicially foreclose liens and I thought I would have to record a new lien for
the 2016 assessment before I can foreclose based on the 2016
assessment.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>My client thinks the following language in the CC&R’s
prevents us from having to file a lien each year, once we have filed one of
them, or at least once we file one and some portion of it remains
unpaid:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT size=4>“Any annual... assessments, together with
interest, costs, collection costs, and reasonable attorney's fees... shall be a
continuing lien on the lot against which such assessment is made... The board
shall have the right to publicly record a lien against title to a Lot evidencing
the existence of this continuing lien.... The Board of Directors... may sue the
Lot Owner personally obligated to pay and/or foreclose a lien against the Lot in
the same manner as a mortgage of real property....”</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> <FONT size=4>Also, the lien itself states:
“Principal Amount to Date for Which the Is [sic] Lien Claimed: $15000
including: and at this point the 2013, 2014, and 2015 lien amounts are
listed] and then it reads “Plus continuing annual dues”.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Another issue is that the lien recites an added amount:
“$189.00 Late Fees owing on Annual Dues”, however, I don’t see any provision for
charging late fees in the CC&R’s.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Anyone have an opinion on whether we can tack on the 2016
assessment to our lien foreclosure action without recording a new lien? and on
whether we can require late fees be paid?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Josh</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Joshua F.
Grant, PS<BR>Attorney at Law<BR>P. O. Box 619<BR>Wilbur, WA 99185<BR>tel 509 647
5578<BR>fax 509 647 2734<BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>