HOA FEES AND BANKRUPTCY
Homeowners are often surprised to find out they are still liable for certain HOA fees on property they surrendered in Bankruptcy. The surprise is justified though in light of the whacky Bankruptcy Laws concerning the same that were passed in 2005. Bankruptcy Code 11 USC 523a(16) provides that bankruptcy does not discharge a debt: (16) for a fee or assessment that becomes due and payable after the order for relief to a membership association with respect to the debtor’s interest in a unit that has condominium ownership, in a share of a cooperative corporation, or a lot in a