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<DIV> <FONT size=4>I have a HOA client who files notices of
liens when members do not pay assessments. The CC&R’s in this case do
not require such recording before a lien exists, but allows the HOA to file a
public “lien”. Is it not a best practice to include the legal description
on the notice of lien along with the parcel #? An auditor’s clerk advised
the client to simply remove the “exhibit “A” which contained a legal description
because “it wasn’t needed, the parcel # is enough and it saves $1.00”. Of
course now the document recorded makes reference to an exhibit “A” which doesn’t
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<DIV><FONT size=4>But my concern with this legal advice is that a title company
may not pickup the notice, and if the lot is sold the nonpayment of liens might
not appear as a special exception and the sale closes without the payment to the
HOA, which is one of the main reasons for filing a notice of lien in the first
place.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Other opinions?</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>