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Nebraska estoppel / assessment statement review
Nebraska does not use the term "estoppel certificate." The functional equivalent is the recordable statement of unpaid assessments the association must furnish on written request under Neb. Rev.
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Stat. §76-874(g) — due within 10 business days and binding on the association and all unit owners. Alongside it, the §76-884 resale packet includes a statement of the monthly assessment and any unpaid common or special assessment currently due. Together these tell you what you would inherit on the unit. Because Nebraska has no super-priority lien and no reserve mandate, the assessment statement is a point-in-time balance for one unit that you must read against the broader packet — a clean unit balance can sit inside an association under real cash-flow stress.
The §76-874(g) recordable statement and the §76-884 figure
On written request, the association must furnish a recordable statement of unpaid assessments within 10 business days; that statement is binding on the association and every unit owner (§76-874(g)). Separately, the §76-884 resale packet must state the monthly common-expense assessment and any unpaid common or special assessment currently due from the seller, plus any other fees payable by owners. In escrow these figures are used to clear the unit's balance at closing. Confirm the figures are current and reconcile them against the seller's representations — an unexpected balance, a late charge, or an approved special-assessment line is exactly what these statements exist to surface.
Approved-but-pending special assessments are the load-bearing line
The most consequential item is any approved or pending special assessment not yet reflected in routine dues. Nebraska has no reserve mandate, so special assessments are the main funding tool when roofs, siding, decks, and parking structures reach end of life — and §76-871(h) makes any storm-repair cost exceeding insurance proceeds plus reserves an assessable common expense. There is no statutory cap on special-assessment size; the main statutory limit is an 18% annual ceiling on interest charged on delinquencies (§76-873(b)). An approved-but-pending assessment surfaced here is the clearest preview of a cost arriving shortly after you close — clarify in the contract who bears it.
No super-priority — read association-wide delinquency
Nebraska is not a super-lien state. Under §76-874(b), the association lien is subordinate to a first mortgage or deed of trust recorded before the association's notice of lien — so a foreclosing first mortgagee can wipe out the association's lien, leaving unpaid assessments to be socialized among remaining owners. The "six months" you may hear about is a separate escrow-account mechanism (§76-874.01), not lien priority. Because of this, a high association-wide delinquency rate is a real budget red flag even when your specific unit is current — request the delinquency or aging report.
Read the balance against reserves and insurance
The assessment statement is a one-unit balance — it is not a reserve study or an insurance summary. Read it alongside the reserve balance on the most recent balance sheet (no study is required in Nebraska) and the master-policy premium and deductible trend. A unit with a clean balance in an association that has no reserve study, contributes little to reserves, or just absorbed a 22–25% master-premium increase still carries real out-of-pocket risk that the balance alone will not show. The statement tells you what is owed today; the rest of the packet tells you what is coming.
Nebraska legal references
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-874 — Lien for assessments; recordable statement; no super-priority
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-884 — Resale information; assessment statement
- Neb. Rev. Stat. §76-873 — Assessment for common expenses; 18% interest cap
Informational only. Not legal advice. Always confirm against current statute and counsel.
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- Request the §76-874(g) recordable statement of unpaid assessments (10 business days, binding)
- Obtain the §76-884 assessment figure and confirm it is current
- Reconcile the certified balance against the seller's representations
- Read the 'approved or pending special assessment' line as a near-term cost preview
- Confirm whether any §76-871(h) insurance-shortfall assessment is pending
- Check whether delinquency interest is charged at the 18% statutory max (§76-873(b))
- Request the association-wide delinquency / aging report — no super-lien protects the budget
- Cross-check the unit balance against the disclosed reserve balance
- Ask about the master-policy premium and deductible trend that could drive an assessment
- Clarify in the contract who pays any approved-but-pending assessment
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- Declaration & bylawsthe rules
- Budget & financialsthe money
- Reserve studythe big repairs
- Meeting minuteswhat the board fears
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