Officer with liens

Can someone give me some advice. Our board of directors contained only 3 officers. One officer resigned mid term. Our president asked a new owner to come to a meeting and assumed that I would vote the second person in. Our property only has ten owners and there is not too many owners to ask. Many have been officers before and quit. The new owner did not show up for the first meeting so there was no vote. The owner does not live on the property the own the property as an investment. While researching some tax information for the HOA I learned that this new owner has several properties and has leans against many of the properties. Now I am concerned about them being an officer. Do I have a right to be concerned? Shouldn't the rest of the property be informed of the vacant position and a request be made for volunteers and a formal vote?

Thanks for the reply. The leins are on other properties so I am not sure what they are for or if they are HOA related. I guess I can simply ask but it will be an uncomforatable conversation. Your exactly right about others already served and unwilling to serve again. That is why they where asking the new owner. It is a vacancy that is mid-year. I am not too clear if the board still must vote or if the president can just elect someone. Do you know what is typical. Thanks for the advice I appreciate any other advice you can give.

If the liens are on other properties they should be of no concern to you or anyone else. If a lien is placed on the home he owns in your HOA, it is still not your concern. It is his problem.

If he were to be elected to your BOD and he had a lien placed on his home by your HOA, then you can take action. Actually you should take action when he is late on his maintenance.

I believe there are laws for condos as far as notification of liens in some states. Especially if it is a multi-family building. Roger spoke of an HOA though.

If a lien is placed for any other reason but past due HOA dues, he has no duty to inform the board. Unless this is specified in the doc's. Most doc's say only a board member has to be current or in good standing with maintenance fees and assessments.

I have never received notification from a bank that there is a lien on a property. A bank has the mortgage which is qualified. They cannot place another lien as the HOA would with a maintenance debt. The only time you will get notification from a bank is when a foreclosure is imminent.

I just sold a business and held some of the money for the buyer. I put a lien on his home for the amount loaned. If he was a member of a HOA BOD, why would he have to inform the other members. His property is not in trouble, not until I don't receive a check by the 10th of the month. Then the HOA will be informed by the court or my attorney.