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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0969 ~ . ~ ; . - ; • ~ . ' . ' . . ~ • . , . ~ ~ Se~tion 8. Effect of Non-Pa ment of Assessment;~ The Lien, ~he Personal Obli ation, Remedies of Assoc at on:. If any assessment is not paid on t e cla~e when due, such assessmen~ sl-,all then become delinqu~nt and shall, together with such interest thereon and the cost of collection thereof, become a continuing lien on the Lot(s) against which such assessment is made that shall bind such Got(s) in the hancis of ~he Owner(s), his heirs, devisees, personal r~presenta~ives and assign~, and shall also be the continuing personal obligation of the Owner(s) against whom the assessment is levied. If the assessment is not paid within thirty (3g) days after ~he delinquincy date, which shall be set by the Boarc3 of Directors of the Association, the assessment shall~ bear interest from the date of delinquency at the rate of twelve (12~) percent per annum, and the Association may, at any time thereafter, bring an action to foreclose th~ lien against the Lot(s) in like manner as a foreclosure of a mortgage on real property, andjor a suit on the personal obligation ' against the Owner{s), and there shall be added to the amount of such ~ ~ assessment the cost of pr~?paring and filing the complaint in such ~ action (including a reasonable attorney's fee), and in the event a judgm~nt is obtained, such judgment shall include interest on the assessment as above provided and a reasonable attorney's fee to be fixed by the Court, together with the costs of ~he action. Section 9. Subordinatfon to Lien of Mort a es: The lien of the assessments for w ich provision is herein made, as well as in any other Article of this Declaration, shall be subordinate to the lien of any first mortgage to a bank, life insurance company, Federal or State Saving and Loan association, savings bank, financial institution or real estate investment trust. Such subordination shall apply.only to the assessments which have become due and payable prior ~o a sale or transfer of such Lot pursuant to a~decree of foreclosure, and in any other proceeding in lieu of foreclosure of such mortgage. No sale or transfer shall relieve any Lot from liability for any assessment. The written opinion of either the Develop~r or the Association that the lien is subordinate to a mortgage shall be dis~ositive of any questions of subordination. Section lfd. ~xempt Propert : All property within Bay St. Lucie Subdivision, except that which is l~galZy platted into individual lots, shall be exempt for assessments. VI. COVENANTS RELATING TO SAGE OR LEASE Section 1. Sale or Lease: The Owner of each lot in the subdivision, on becoming such, covenants and agrees tha~ the Association or its assignee, shall have the righ~ of first refusal to repurchase each lot, if, as and when the Owner thereof, or his heirs or assigns, shall elect to sell said property. The Association shall 5 ~KO 5 I 9 Pt~GEO 9 fi 3