You are sitting there enjoying a morn­ing coffee and reading the paper when you receive urgent messages from the other Board members. They heard the hor­rid rumor that the owner in Unit Z died. Your first reaction is horror at the early de­mise of your neighbor, and the second re­action is that gut-wrenching feeling as

Foreclosure is a matter of last resort. Whether an owner is unable to or ne­glectful in paying assessments owed to an association, the last remedy that should be considered to get paid is foreclosure. A foreclosure takes time, it is costly, and it is designed to displace an association mem­ber who cannot or will not

This article provides an overview of important provisions and issues to be considered in modernizing condominium governing documents in order to streamline the collection of delinquent assessments. Assessment collection is critical to the efficient operation of a condo­minium. Governing documents play an important part in the collection process by establishing a condominium association’s collection authority