the wasserblawg

The speculative opportunities for condo investors abound. Many come in the guise of REO purchases; buying properties that have already been foreclosed upon. I have written of several over the last weeks. Such opportunities are not without their risks. Now more than ever, anyone even remotely considering buying a condominium ought to speak to a lawyer well before the ink dries on the offer sheet. One such problem relates the the treatment of those monthly association assessments. Who pays the bill when a unit goes delinquent, then is lost to foreclosure? Conventional wisdom might have it that the seller / bank must pay off the balance before closing. At least that is what you might think if your expectations are based on what happens in "conventional" condo sales. NOT SO, for foreclosures. The bank only has to pay for the association bills for the time that they actually own the unit. Current Illinois Law allows, in some but not all cases, for an association to demand payment