Miami woman bought home after clean title search; $55,650 lien now blocks sale

When Angelica Martinez bought her home in Miami's Little Havana neighbourhood in 2019, she did what most buyers do: she hired an attorney, carried out a title search and checked the property's history for any outstanding debts or liens. Everything seemed perfect. Five years after the purchase, Martinez faces the threat of foreclosure over a $55,650 code enforcement lien that the City of Miami says accumulated against her property. The lien has prevented her from renovating or selling the home, and her attorney argues that it should never have existed in the first place."The City of Miami is stopping my client from fixing her own home over a lien that doesn't exist," Ari Pregen, an attorney with The Code Clinic who represents homeowner Angelica Martinez, told CBS News.A Little Havana homeowner says she feels trapped in the home she purchased.City of Miami code inspectors said they observed contractors replacing roof…