Buying a short sale with an hoa lien - Zillow Real Estate Advice
Someone has to pay off the lien before title can transfer - period. If it is you or the bank, someone has to. The home owner surely has been sent requests for payment and there is probably a lien filed at the courthouse that is public knowledge, you just need to find it. Are you using a lawyer to close the deal? The owner should be able to contact the HOA, but it sounds like they are not lifting a finger to help == typical in a short sale where they don't care. Do more digging.
Tim
Source: http://www.zillow.com/advice-thread/Buying-a-short-sale-with-an-hoa-lien/461910/
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