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I
received a "Lien in Progress" notice today against my
primary residence - or at least what used to be my
primary residence until I moved to my new rental
apartment (Read
'We've Moved Out'). The amount is only $1,242.64,
but I supposed it is more about the number of months
behind rather than the amount. Of course, since
Florida's Small Claims Court is limited to a $5,000.00
cap, they probably had to file it as their bill would
not get anywhere near $5,000 before the house actually
goes through foreclosure. These expenses are for my
annual homeowner's association. A very similar thing
happened against my two condos, only that was for condo
association dues and special assessment fees (Read
'Small Claims Court'). I do not, however, ever
remember any notice from the condos that said "Lien in
Progress". The condos just had notices to pay; and then,
suddenly, I was served papers for a small claims court
appearance - of which I did not attend (See
how that turned out). The only other notice that I
expect would be from the county for not paying the
property taxes on the house in which I had been living.
That should happen pretty soon. It might even be that
the county auctions off the house even before the bank
forecloses on the house. Either way, I wish it would
hurry up as I am still maintaining the utilities and
cutting the grass on the property until it is out of my
name even though it is vacant and I no longer live
there.
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What will happen with
this lien? I am guessing that the lien will go against
the property so that the homeowner's association can get
their money back if the property ever sells because a
property cannot be sold if it does not have a clear
title. Will they come after me personally with this
lien? I do not know. I guess they could, but I have not
seen that yet. I will certainly keep you posted on what
they do with this lien by updating this blog. You can
sign-up for updates on the comments page for this entry.
If you have had a similar situation, tell me how yours
turned out. I'd love to hear. Thanks.
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