499B.17 - LIEN AGAINST OWNER OF UNIT.

        499B.17  LIEN AGAINST OWNER OF UNIT.         All sums assessed by the council of co-owners but unpaid for the      share of the common expenses chargeable to any apartment shall      constitute a lien on such apartment prior to all other liens except      only (1) tax liens on the apartment in favor of any assessing unit      and special district, and (2) all sums unpaid on a first mortgage of      record.  Such lien may be foreclosed by suit by the council of      co-owners or the representatives thereof, acting on behalf of the      apartment owners, in like manner as a mortgage of real property.  In      the event of any such foreclosure, the apartment owner shall be      required to pay a reasonable rental for the apartment if so provided      in the bylaws, and the plaintiff in such foreclosure shall be      entitled to the appointment of a receiver to collect the same.  The      council of co-owners or the representatives thereof, acting on behalf      of the apartment owners, shall have power, unless prohibited by the      declaration, to bid in the apartment at foreclosure sale, and to      acquire and hold, lease, mortgage and convey the same.  Suit to      recover a money judgment for unpaid common expenses shall be      maintainable without foreclosing or waiving the lien securing the      same.  
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         [C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 499B.17]