§36-9-15 Liens for overdue assessments; mechanic's liens, insurance. - West Virginia Statutes

§36-9-15. Liens for overdue assessments; mechanic's liens, insurance.
(a) The managing entity has a lien on a time-share period for any assessment levied against that time-share period from the date such assessment becomes due.

(b) The managing entity may bring an action in its name to foreclose a lien for assessments, in the manner a mortgage of real property is foreclosed, and may also bring an action to recover a money judgment for the unpaid assessments without waiving any claim of lien. However, in the case of a time-sharing plan in which no interest in real property is conveyed, the managing entity may bring an action under chapter forty-six of this code.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of recording a claim of lien in the public records of the county or counties in which the accommodations or facilities constituting the time-sharing plan are located. The claim of lien shall state the name of the time-sharing plan and identify the time-share period for which the lien is effective, state the name of the purchaser, state the assessment amount due, and state the due dates. The lien is effective until satisfied or until barred by law. The claim of lien may include only assessments which are due when the claim is recorded. A claim of lien shall be signed and acknowledged by an officer or agent of the managing entity. Upon full payment, the person making the payment is entitled to a satisfaction of the lien.

(d) A judgment in any action or suit brought under this section shall include costs and reasonable attorney's fees for the prevailing party.

(e) Labor performed on a unit, or materials furnished to a unit, shall not be the basis for the filing of a lien pursuant to the mechanic's lien law against the time-share unit of any time-share period owner not expressly consenting to or requesting the labor or materials.

(f) The seller, initially, and thereafter the managing entity, shall be responsible for obtaining insurance to protect the accommodations and facilities of the time- sharing plan in an amount equal to the replacement cost of such accommodations and facilities.

A copy of each policy of insurance in effect shall be made available for reasonable inspection by purchasers and their authorized agents.