The First Appellate District affirmed in part and reversed in part judgments and orders. The court held that a homeowners’ association’s prior recording of assessment liens against a homeowner did not establish the priority of its claim when those liens were later foreclosed in a judgment against the homeowner.
Condominium unit owner Mark Williams failed to pay assessments levied for maintenance of common areas. The homeowners’ association, Diamond Heights Village Association, Inc., recorded multiple assessment liens. In 2002, the association obtained a default judgment against Williams for foreclosure of the assessment liens. The total amount of the judgment, including attorney fees and costs, was $39,199. The association did not record an abstract of judgment.
