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When will your next sale be held?
Click here for current Tax Sale dates and information.
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Where is it held and what time does it begin?
It is held in the County Council Chamber at the County Administration Building, 301 University
Ridge. All bidders are encouraged to register prior to the sale. The sale begins at 9:00am
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When and where do you advertise for the sale?
Bids must be submitted for the advertising of tax sale in the local newspaper. When the bid is awarded, a link on
our website will be provided to the newspapers website where the advertisements will appear when the ads are
available. By State law, the properties must be advertised once a week for three consecutive weeks before the
sale.
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Can you send me a list of the liens that will be available?
No, but you can get that information from the local newspaper or visit their website. You may also purchase a
customized current delinquent list by contacting our Delinquent Tax Collector's office at 467-7441.
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Do I need to register for the sale and is there a fee for this?
There is not a charge for registering to bid.
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What form of payment do you accept?
The bid must be paid in full at the end of the sale. We accept cash, postal money orders, cashiers check and
certified check only.
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What happens to the liens that are not sold at the auction?
That property is turned over to the Forfeited Land Commission to be sold at auction. Contact
the County Treasurers office for further information
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Can I bid without attending (via mail, or a representative)?
No mail bids are accepted. Some companies send a representative.
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If I end up with a property, does the county handle the foreclosure process?
No. We issue a tax deed and the owner must handle the foreclosure and getting a warranted deed.
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What happens when property is sold for delinquent tax?
When your property is sold at the tax sale you have a year and a day to redeem (means to buy back) your property.
During the time after the sale up to the year of redemption, your redemption amount increases by 3% of the
bid amount quarterly, but it will not increase more than the amount of what the tax was sold for.
Ex. If your taxes are $300.00 and the bidder bid $5,000 to buy your property, for the first three (3)
months you will have to pay 3% of the $5,000 (=$150) plus the tax amount of $300 (=$450), if property is
not redeemed in 1st quarter (3%) then another 3% of bid amount is added to tax amount $(150), so the amount
to redeem for 2nd quarter (6%) is (= $600) and so forth, but when the interest on the bid amount equals or
is greater than the tax due, the amount to redeem will not go higher than the tax amount it was sold for, even
if it is redeemed in the 4th quarter (12%). So the most you will pay to redeem your property is equal to the
amount of tax due or the opening bid amount by the Forfeited Land Commission.
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