Tax Deed Can Extinguish Assessments

Q: I am on the board of directors of a condominium association, and one of the units in our association has both unpaid assessments and taxes. We recently received a notice that the county will sell the unit to satisfy the unpaid taxes. We have questioned how this will affect the condominium documents and the unpaid assessments due on the unit. Does the new owner have to pay the past-due assessments once they acquire title from the tax deed sale? (M.R., via e-mail)