EllenS1 (Florida)
Posts: 1,148
Posts: 1,148
Posted:
Donna,
You are the go to person for Florida HOAS so I am hoping you can advise us on this. Is there anything that precludes a HOA from filing liens on properties within the HOA without using an attorney?? In the past we have paid $250 for this service and recently another attorney said his fee would be $500 which I think is way over the top. Even if they did a title search before filing the lien, I doubt they do. I've been a paralegal and know they are the ones chosen for this simple task. They simply pull up a boiler plate for liens, fill in the blanks and get it recorded.
If the lien is recorded by whomever it will still show up on a title search when the property is sold regardless of who prepares or records it.
If HOAS are not able to do this by State law it sure needs to be changed. Thanks for whatever help you can offer.
You are the go to person for Florida HOAS so I am hoping you can advise us on this. Is there anything that precludes a HOA from filing liens on properties within the HOA without using an attorney?? In the past we have paid $250 for this service and recently another attorney said his fee would be $500 which I think is way over the top. Even if they did a title search before filing the lien, I doubt they do. I've been a paralegal and know they are the ones chosen for this simple task. They simply pull up a boiler plate for liens, fill in the blanks and get it recorded.
If the lien is recorded by whomever it will still show up on a title search when the property is sold regardless of who prepares or records it.
If HOAS are not able to do this by State law it sure needs to be changed. Thanks for whatever help you can offer.