Social Services Lien

[Michael Sessa]

Hello. I have a question. I'm working on a short sale that is approved at 135K (Seller owes 400K) We found out there is a Social services lien on the property from when the seller was living in VA housing suffering from PTSD. Is it true that DSS, being a government agency, will possibly remove this lien from the property itself if we can prove that there is no equity and that the seller is getting NO proceeds from the sale? I've heard that unlike smaller independent companies who put liens on properties, social services won't be stubborn and hold up the sale. Please Advise.