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Condo owner would like to remove lien without hiring attorney


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Condo Association member has lien placed and wants to fight without lawyer 011115 resized 600

I am a member of a New Jersey Condo Association. How do I get rid of an unjustified lien that the Condo Board (mainly the property management company) has put on my condo unit?

The attorney who filed the lien told me that it wasn’t a true lien. However, I was told otherwise when I spoke with the people where the lien is filed. I never received items the lien claims to be for, and received items worth less than half of the value that were damaged during installation. The property management company had even sent an insurance adjuster to my home to take pictures of the defective items, but I never heard anything more about the insurance company replacing them.

I researched the price of the items that were installed using serial numbers, and discovered they are likely against code since they are skylights, and made from regular glass rather than tempered.

I am 71 years old and not well, and keep being reminded of how much I owe my condo association, which is completely incorrect. I always pay my bills, and on time. This is the only one in my life I did not pay, and that is because I never received what I was told I would, and instead dangerous skylights.

Please advise on how I may proceed and have this removed without hiring an attorney. Honestly, I have paid so much to this condo association that I truly cannot afford to hire one, and don’t want to pursue the Board as we have such a nice new group of people here. Thank you.


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