What to do if you purchased a condo through county auction and was never provided information about the HOA?
Get Legal Help Today
Compare Quotes From Top Companies and Save
Secured with SHA-256 Encryption
What to do if you purchased a condo through county auction and was never provided information about the HOA?
Asked on November 26, 2015 under Real Estate Law, Florida
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
You are still bound by all the rules, must pay all the dues, etc. of the HOA. It is not the country's obligation at such an auction to inform you of the HOA; you had the capacity to do your own research or "due diligence" before the auction on the properties to be sold, so you could have determined about the HOA itself; and it's well-known that most condos have some sort of HOA, which puts you on notice to look into it. Under all these circumstances, whether or not you were provided information about the HOA does not matter.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: The Answer(s) provided above are for general information only. The attorney providing the answer was not serving as the attorney for the person submitting the question or in any attorney-client relationship with such person. Laws may vary from state to state, and sometimes change. Tiny variations in the facts, or a fact not set forth in a question, often can change a legal outcome or an attorney's conclusion. Although AttorneyPages.com has verified the attorney was admitted to practice law in at least one jurisdiction, he or she may not be authorized to practice law in the jurisdiction referred to in the question, nor is he or she necessarily experienced in the area of the law involved. Unlike the information in the Answer(s) above, upon which you should NOT rely, for personal advice you can rely upon we suggest you retain an attorney to represent you.