Foreclosure University Lien Priority

Question: A condominium has gone into foreclosure the lending company has it back. The condominium has a lien on
it the lien was filed against the original owner.
The owner is about to file bankruptcy. Does the lien
stay with the condominium? Can the association still
collect when the property is sold?

Answer: – The foreclosure auction will wipe out any junior liens that are attached to the property if they don’t protect their position.  If a judgment or lien was filed against the homeowner, then it will stay with him unless he files bankruptcy, in which in most cases, liens and judgments are wiped out.  So no, the association wouldn’t be able to collect.  The only liens that don’t get wiped out are the property taxes and IRS tax liens.  Those get paid first when the property is taken back by the bank.

Question: If I buy a home at a foreclosure sale, and later determine there is another lien on the home, (other than property tax or Federal) am I obligated to pay that lien to obtain clear title?

Answer: – Yes, if the lien has seniority, you are responsible as the high bidder to pay off all liens to clear title.  That’s why it’s so important to run a title report to make sure there are no liens on the property and to find out how many liens are on the property.  I’ve heard of cases where individuals will bid on properties thinking they are a great deal and find out later it was the 2nd mortgage they were bidding on and they have to now payoff the first.  Most lose their deposit and it goes back up for auction because they thought the opening bid was for the 1st mortgage.  Hope that helps.

Question: What does a lender in first position have to be concerned with regarding 2nd lien holders? Why would they not want to negotiate with the Owner until the 2nd line holder goes away?

Question: private investor holding a second lien can he foreclose
Robert

Answer: -  Yes, anyone who has a lien on your property can foreclose.  Just understand, whomever initiates the foreclosure process must pay off all senior lien holders in the event no one bids at the auction.

Question: I am the third lien holder of a house. The second holder is foreclosing on the house. will I be able to get what is owed me after foreclosure sale?

Answer: -Based on Lien Priority those senior to you always get paid first. So in order for you to get paid, the bid amount must be enough to pay off any senior lien holders. Once they are paid off, you will be next in line to get paid. So it really depends on the bid amount whether you’ll get paid or not.