Title Company / Unpaid Escrow / Lien New Owner

[Ryan M.]

Purchased a multi in May of 2012. Closed with a title company. Title company held $425 for water/sewer from the seller.

Received a letter last week for a pending lien on unpaid water/sewer bills.

Emailed HUD1 with City's letter to the Title company. Call to talk to someone multiple times and keep getting put to voicemail. Title company emailed back yesterday that they released the escrow to the city the same day (yesterday).

I emailed them back for some clarity on why the payment was never released. I'm sure they are not going to reply so I will stop in there to talk to them.

Anyone else ran into this on a closing nearly a year ago?