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Other liens affecting the condominium - 68 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3319

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     § 3319.  Other liens affecting the condominium.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a
     judgment for money against the association, if and when the
     judgment has been perfected as a lien on real property, is not a
     lien on the common elements, but is a lien in favor of the
     judgment lienholder against all of the units in the condominium
     at the time the judgment was entered. No other property of a
     unit owner is subject to the claims of creditors of the
     association.
        (b)  If security interest in common elements.--If the
     association has granted a security interest in the common
     elements to a creditor of the association pursuant to section
     3318 (relating to conveyance or encumbrance of common elements),
     the holder of that security interest shall exercise its right
     against the common elements before its judgment lien on any unit
     may be enforced.
        (c)  Release upon payment of unit owner's share.--Whether
     perfected before or after the creation of the condominium, if a
     lien other than a deed of trust or mortgage, including a
     judgment lien or lien attributable to work performed or
     materials supplied before creation of the condominium, becomes
     effective against two or more units, the unit owner of an
     affected unit may pay to the lienholder the amount of the lien
     attributable to his unit, and the lienholder, upon receipt of
     payment, promptly shall deliver a release of the lien covering
     that unit. The amount of the payment must be proportionate to
     the ratio which that unit owner's common expense liability bears
     to the common expense liabilities of all unit owners whose units
     are subject to the lien. After payment, the association may not
     assess or have a lien against that unit owner's unit for any
     portion of the common expenses incurred in connection with that
     lien.
        (d)  Indexing of judgments.--A judgment against the
     association must be indexed in the name of the condominium and
     the association and, when so indexed, is notice of the lien
     against the units.
     (Dec. 18, 1992, P.L.1279, No.168, eff. 45 days)

        1992 Amendment.  Act 168 added section 3319.
        Cross References.  Section 3319 is referred to in section
     3102 of this title.

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