(a) In the case of a sale of a unit where delivery of a public offering statement is required pursuant to subsection 4-102(c) of this title, before conveying a unit, a seller shall:
(1) record or furnish to the purchaser releases of all liens, except liens on real estate that a declarant has the right to withdraw from the common interest community, that the purchaser does not expressly agree to take subject to or assume and that encumber:
(A) in a condominium, that unit and its common element interest; and
(B) in a planned community, that unit and any limited common elements assigned to it; or
(2) provide a surety bond or substitute collateral for or insurance against the lien.
(b) Before conveying real estate to the association, the declarant shall have that real estate released from:
(1) all liens the foreclosure of which would deprive unit owners of any right of access to or easement of support of their units; and
(2) all other liens on that real estate unless the public offering statement describes certain real estate that may be conveyed subject to liens in specified amounts.