Jurisdiction-specific guides on foreclosure title risks, lien priority, and what survives the auction sale — written for investors who bid at courthouse steps, trustee sales, and online auctions.
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September 14, 2026
Nevada's HOA super-lien only covers 9 months of assessments — the rest subordinates to the first mortgage. Miss this split and your title is compromised.
Read more →August 30, 2026
Virginia's non-judicial foreclosure and HOA lien priority rules create serious risk for Fairfax County trustee sale buyers who miss recorded assessments.
Read more →August 29, 2026
Georgia's POA Act creates HOA lien priority that survives certain foreclosures in DeKalb County. Here's exactly how investors get burned.
Read more →August 15, 2026
Michigan's Condominium Act grants associations a six-month super-lien that survives mortgage foreclosure. Macomb County investors face surprise assessments post-sale.
Read more →August 12, 2026
Nevada's HOA super-lien survives first deed of trust foreclosure in Washoe County. Here's exactly how Reno auction buyers get burned.
Read more →August 10, 2026
Arizona's A.R.S. § 33-1807 creates a partial HOA super-priority that survives trustee sales in Maricopa County — but only for nine months of assessments.
Read more →August 7, 2026
Texas Property Code Chapter 209 lets Collin County HOAs foreclose without court oversight. Here's why these sales create title defects that standard searches miss.
Read more →August 5, 2026
In Palm Beach County, Florida, failing to obtain an HOA/condo estoppel letter before auction can saddle you with thousands in hidden assessments the foreclosure didn't wipe.
Read more →July 22, 2026
Florida's six-month safe harbor for condo dues has a critical exception: special assessments can survive foreclosure in full, creating five-figure surprises.
Read more →July 19, 2026
Texas Property Code grants HOAs nonjudicial foreclosure power. Investors at constable sales face competing liens they never saw coming.
Read more →July 15, 2026
Arizona's non-judicial foreclosure process creates unique title traps in Maricopa County — from surviving HOA liens to unrecorded federal tax claims.
Read more →July 13, 2026
Wisconsin's six-month redemption period and HOA assessments that survive sheriff's sales create a dual risk most investors discover too late.
Read more →July 9, 2026
Arizona trustee sales don't wipe the slate clean. Federal tax liens, HOA super-liens, and municipal assessments survive—here's the statutory breakdown.
Read more →July 5, 2026
Nevada's NRS 116.3116 grants HOAs a super-priority lien for nine months of assessments that extinguishes first mortgages at foreclosure—creating both opportunity and hidden risk.
Read more →July 4, 2026
Harris County constable sales extinguish HOA and judgment liens differently than tax sales. Here's what survives and why most title searches miss it.
Read more →July 3, 2026
Florida foreclosure sales don't wipe all liens. HOA claims, federal tax liens, and code enforcement fines can survive and transfer to you.
Read more →June 18, 2026
Arizona law treats HOA assessment liens differently than fine liens — and only one survives a foreclosure sale. Here's what auction buyers miss.
Read more →June 17, 2026
Illinois condo buyers inherit unpaid special assessments levied before closing. Here's how the Illinois Condominium Property Act creates personal liability traps.
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