(a) A judgment for money against the association may be enforced against the assets of the association in the manner otherwise provided by law, but may not be recorded in the land records in order to create the lien described in subdivision (1) of subsection (b) of this section for at least thirty days after that judgment is rendered.

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(b) In a condominium or planned community:

(1) Except as provided in subdivision (2) of this subsection, a judgment for money against the association, if recorded, is not a lien on the common elements, but is a lien in favor of the judgment lien holder against all of the units in the common interest community at the time the judgment was rendered. No other property of a unit owner is subject to the claims of creditors of the association.

(2) If the association has granted a security interest in the common elements to a creditor of the association pursuant to section 47-254, the holder of that security interest shall exercise its right against the common elements before its judgment lien on any unit may be enforced.

(3) Whether perfected before or after the creation of the common interest community, if a lien, other than a deed of trust or mortgage, including a judgment lien or lien attributable to work performed or materials supplied before creation of the common interest community, becomes effective against two or more units, the unit owner of an affected unit may pay to the lien holder the amount of the lien attributable to his unit or post a bond in that amount, and the lien holder, on receipt of payment or on posting of the bond, promptly shall deliver a release of the lien covering that unit. The amount of the payment shall be proportionate to the ratio which that unit owner’s common expense liability bears to the common expense liabilities of all unit owners whose units are subject to the lien. After payment, the association may not assess or have a lien against that unit owner’s unit for any portion of the common expenses incurred in connection with that lien.

(4) A judgment against the association shall be indexed in the name of the common interest community and the association and, when so indexed, is notice of the lien against the units.

(c) The association shall transmit a notice of any judgment for money rendered against the association to each unit owner promptly after the association receives notice of that judgment. The notice shall include the names of the parties, the date and amount of the judgment and a statement that the judgment creditor is entitled to a judgment lien, in accordance with this section, affecting the unit owner’s interest in his unit.

(d) In a cooperative: (1) If the association receives notice of an impending foreclosure on all or any portion of the association’s real property, the association shall promptly transmit a copy of that notice to each unit owner of a unit located within the real property to be foreclosed. Failure of the association to transmit the notice does not affect the validity of the foreclosure, and (2) whether or not a unit owner’s unit is subject to the claims of the association’s creditors, no other property of a unit owner is subject to those claims.