HOA Foreclosure and paying off 1st mortgage

[Duane Alexander]

Anyone know anything about HOA Foreclosures? I know if the previous owner is was foreclosed on had a mortgage then that mortgage survives with the property. My question is if you buy the foreclosure then sell to someone else, can you pay off the mortgage even if it's technically still in the previous owners name? How does that work? Does the previous owner need to authorize a payoff?