We sold our home on contract, the buyer reneged, and now we find ourselves on a potential foreclosure. The "buyer" was responsible for paying association dues, which of course, he did not. We are asking the Bank if they will take a deed in lieu, however, the HOA put a lien for the dues. They informed us that until this is clear they will not authorize a deed in lieu. Question is: If we pay the HOA to the HOA, are they responsible to clear the lien, can we just pay them, get a receipt and us go to courthouse to clear the lien? We don't have much time before it goes into the sale date. HELP!

The party that filed the lien has to file the discharge of lien.