In re Plummer’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “no matter the specific definitional category in which condominium assessment liens fall, there is no question but that an assessment lien is a charge against the condominium owner’s property to secure performance of the owner’s obligation to pay assessments. As such, condominium assessment liens squarely fall within the Bankruptcy Code’s definition of liens and are subject to the application of Bankruptcy Code section 506. To hold otherwise would be to give condominium associations a special status under the bankruptcy laws that is not set forth in the Bankruptcy Code.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Forde

2. “[T]he court concludes that a condominium association lien encumbering the debtor’s principal residence can be stripped off in a chapter 13 case where the amount of the first mortgage exceeds the value of the condominium. Of course, the power to strip off liens is limited to liens existing on the date of the petition. It does nothing to insulate a debtor who is a unit owner for liability for assessments that come due after the date of the petition that would otherwise be owed under Florida Statute 718.116(l)(a).”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Lopez