Illinois Supreme Court Agrees to Decide Whether a Condo Foreclosure Extinguishes Association’s Lien

In the closing days of its January term, the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to decide an issue of considerable potential importance to the real estate bar – when does a foreclosure sale on a condominium unit extinguish the Association’s lien for assessments incurred before the sale closed? In 1010 Lake Shore Association v. Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, the First District Appellate Court, Division 2 held that where the new owner fails to pay post-sale assessments, he or she can remain liable for pre-sale assessments.      Read more…….

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