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Minnesota

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TAX-FORFEITED LAND; INITIAL SALE. Subd. 6. Claims for surplus proceeds. (a) If a sale under this section results in a surplus, within 60 days of ...

Minnesota

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A Ramsey County District Court judge gave final approval Monday to a $109 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit over tax-forfeited property...

Maryland

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Baltimore City defended the constitutionality of its annual tax sale — at which liens on homes with past-due taxes are sold to bidders — in a ...

Florida

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SANIBEL, FL, UNITED STATES, December 19, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ -- The National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) is proud to announce the NTLA 2025 Annual ...

Louisiana

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R.S. 47:2266 to be directly on point, recognizing that an action to annul a tax sale may be filed within six months after the date of service of the ...

Pennsylvania

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... tax sale of property located in Delaware . ... tax sale of property located in Delaware County. The Court held that the Delaware County Tax ...

Ohio

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... delinquent property taxes. The bill would provide safeguard against the transfer of tax debt, and ensures accountability in property transactions ...

Tennessee

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... tax sale of real property in Hamilton County. . ... tax sale of real property in Hamilton County. Appellees had held a valid judgment lien ...

Michigan

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Recent rulings by the Michigan Supreme Court allow former property owners to claim the difference between the taxes owed and the tax auction sale ...

Minnesota

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Northfield will soon get started on developing about 41 acres in the southeast portion of the city, as it recently acquired...

Michigan

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Wayne County doesn't stop notorious property speculators like Dennis Kefallinos from using the tax auction to their advantage.

Illinois

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... taxes and avoid Annual Tax Sale as 23,270 owe less than $1,000. Thousands of Cook County property owners who owe less than $1,000 risk having their ...

Ohio

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Another 5 percent of the delinquent taxes collected goes to the county Land Bank, Talarek said. In other business, commissioners signed a three-year, ...

North Carolina

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... deed will not be registered until all taxes are paid. “The tax collector or deputy tax collector shall affix a stamp to the face of the instrument ...

Ohio

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No. 206 National Tax Lien Association (NTLA) Real Estate Tax Liens Proposed Ohio legislation threatens tax lien sales, risking vital county revenues ...

North Carolina

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The law includes repeal of a requirement for tax collectors to provide an additional means of notice to advertise property tax liens, effective for ...

California

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An investment company was able to buy the Tiburon View Homeowners Association's pool area for $6600 because of $1606 in unpaid parcel taxes.

Wisconsin

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Wisconsin Act 207 of 2023 imposes new requirements on counties when properties are taken by tax deed, including requiring the sale of the property, ...

Texas

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The Texas Court of Appeals Nov. 27 affirmed the trial court's judgment on six issues that taxpayer challenges on appeal regarding the award of ...

Louisiana

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Amendment 4 would switch Louisiana to a tax lien system, where investors bid on how much interest the tax debt would accrue. The bidding would ...

Illinois

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Robin McElroy, a Cook County resident, received a notice stating her tax payments were delinquent. ... tax delinquency and warning of possible ...

Louisiana

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... Title with prejudice in a property dispute. Appellant had become the assignee of a Tax Sale Certificate from a March 10, 2015, tax sale of the ...

Pennsylvania

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Taxpayer owned real property in Harrisburg that was sold at an upset tax sale in Sept. 2022 to Blessing Muzirwa after the Dauphin County Tax Claim ...

Kentucky

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While Louisville does not have the power to forgive property tax liens, it can take away those imposed by the codes department, Greenberg told The ...

Illinois

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The Lake County Council gave final approval to repeal the county's current tax sale ordinance to create a new one with an added penalty as ...

New York

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The case involves the foreclosure of a tax lien dated Aug. 5, 2015. The plaintiffs submitted a referee's report, confirming the amount due and owing ...

Illinois

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The Lake County Council will consider Tuesday giving final approval to repeal the county's current tax sale ordinance to create a new one with an ...

Illinois

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The cases at issue involve petitions for tax deeds filed by taxpayers, purchasers of delinquent taxes, at a 2019 scavenger sale, who sought to merge ...

Tennessee

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The Cumberland County Commission approved a resolution at its October meeting that eliminated the county's delinquent tax committee.

Indiana

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The Indiana Court of Appeals decided that a property tax deed was void as violating due process rights due to failure to take any additional ...

Missouri

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At its annual delinquent tax certificate sale in August, Cole County saw its largest sale surplus ever, with eight properties bringing in a ...

New York

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The federal government can sell a property that New York State foreclosed upon without proper notice and keep the proceeds to satisfy a tax lien, ...

Colorado

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... tax laws, which require that a tax lien be sold for "an entire piece of property." The Court of Appeals agreed, finding that a treasurer's deed on ...

Illinois

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Plaintiffs sued several Counties and their respective treasurers and clerks, alleging the use of the Illinois tax sale procedures violated ...

South Carolina

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A delinquent tax sale must be set aside where the statutory notice was not posted in a “conspicuous” place as required by Subsection 12-51-40(c), ...

Minnesota

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Moving forward, all counties in Minnesota will have to refund excess money they've kept from tax-forfeited property sales. Last session, the ...

Michigan

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... tax-delinquent properties, saying the addition of class representatives fixes the flaw that dismantled the class.

Virginia

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“The last thing you want is to have to double the personal property tax rate because delinquent taxes haven't been paid,” Rife stated. Claiborne ...

Arizona

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WILLCOX – The Arizona Court of Appeals has found a Cochise County judge issued a ruling in a tax lien case last year that is “contrary to legal ...

Arizona

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The Arizona Court of Appeals vacated a trial court's order foreclosing the state's superior judgment lien if it did not redeem a tax lien ...

Pennsylvania

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The misspelling of a landowner's name on a notice of an impending tax sale did not prevent the owner from understanding their property would be ...

Minnesota

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The high court said Minnesota's process for handling tax-forfeited properties is unconstitutional.

New Jersey

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The New Jersey Supreme Court on Monday probed whether the state's Tax Sale Law still holds up in the wake of a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ...

Mississippi

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When a property owner fails to pay taxes for two years, then their property is included on a list of properties advertised for sale by the County Tax ...

Massachusetts

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... tax-lien foreclosure but included a 3-year statute of limitations. Sen. Mark Montigny said he first filed the bill in 2018 to protect homeowners ...

Florida

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Federal courts should abstain from involvement in a lawsuit alleging that a Florida county set the tax sale price for a homestead property too low ...

Rhode Island

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Under the Madeline Walker Act, Rhode Island Housing has the authority to purchase tax liens placed on property when homeowners get behind on their ...

Minnesota

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ROCHESTER — Olmsted County is considering its first sale of a tax-forfeited home under revised state rules prompted by a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ...

Florida

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He added that the tax lien is now at more than $70,000. While a spokesperson for the new owners claims they will remedy “any mistake that may have ...

Pennsylvania

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The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Aug. 21 reversed the trial court's order denying the taxpayer's petition to set aside the tax sale of her ...

Nebraska

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The decision requires that Sandra Nieveen and Kevin Fair be compensated for the extra equity taken from them when their homes' tax liens were bought ...

South Carolina

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The dispute arose from a 2017 tax sale of the delinquent taxpayer's 2.54-acre undeveloped property in rural Clarendon County. Because mailed notice of ...

Nebraska

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A private third party must pay a former homeowner for the surplus proceeds from a tax foreclosure because the entity performed an unconstitutional ...

Minnesota

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During the Tuesday, July 30 planning session of the Morrison County Board of Commissioners, Auditor/Treasurer Shannon Coyle provided a detailed ...

Illinois

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“Once property taxes become delinquent the property tax code provides that the treasurer may apply in circuit court for judgment and order of sale.”.

Massachusetts

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In a landmark shift towards protecting delinquent taxpayer's interest in surplus funds generated from tax lien foreclosures, Massachusetts enacted ...

Michigan

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[2] This legislative development was not the only Tyler-related change in the tax lien industry in July. Check out our post on recent legislative ...

New York

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... Tax Law recognizes trespass as a defense to a tax lien foreclosure in a case involving the temporary incidents of ownership of brownfield property ...

Maine

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A tax lien is a government's legal claim against a property when a tax debt is not paid. Public comment on the proposed tax

New Jersey

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The New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division, affirmed the denial of a motion to vacate a property tax lien foreclosure judgment under Rule ...

North Carolina

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A new measure approved by the N.C. General Assembly, aimed at increasing collections of unpaid property taxes, is causing concern in localities ...

Michigan

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Michigan counties can't get out of certain lawsuits to recoup profits from tax foreclosure sales after the state high court ruled Monday that a ...

Pennsylvania

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The shutdown, prompted by a 2021 no-bid contract Sheriff Rochelle Bilal awarded to an online auction company, cost the city and school district an ...

North Carolina

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... tax lien and post a sign or other notice that references the lien. How many delinquent tax liens are there in your county each year? Mecklenburg ...

Vermont

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Tax sales allow municipalities to sell a resident's property if they fall behind on their taxes and then use the proceeds to cover the unpaid taxes.

New Jersey

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The New Jersey Legislature July 10 enacted a law revising the process for a property tax lien holder to foreclose the right to redeem a property ...

Iowa

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It was in March 2022 that an Affidavit by Tax-Title Holder was ... tax deed. Looking at the evidence in a light most favorable to Scheckel ...

Connecticut

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The Connecticut Superior Court ruled that the Tax Collector's deed conveying plaintiffs' property to defendant BTL Enterprise was void due to the ...

Louisiana

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... tax sale scheme differs from Minnesota's scheme in that Louisiana has a tax lien on the property and the ... Learn more about Bloomberg Tax or Log ...

Massachusetts

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“The tax lien foreclosure process set forth in Chapter 60 of the General Laws is unconstitutional.” The bill, according to Cusack, would bring Chapter ...

Minnesota

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The sale of a tax forfeit parcel will have a “minimum bid” established based on what's owed. Revenue over and above this or “excess proceeds' will ...

Georgia

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The government could not enforce a tax lien against property when it failed to prove Defendant had any ownership interest in the property, ...

Mississippi

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The court found the tax sale purchaser was owed the tax sale purchase price plus statutory interest and taxes paid, while the homeowner was entitled ...

Massachusetts

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The city holds periodic auctions on outstanding tax liens, and Tallage ... lien because of $800 in back taxes. With the housing crisis we are ...

Michigan

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The Michigan Court of Appeals affirmed that under MCL 211.78t, enacted in response to Rafaeli v. Oakland Co. (2020), former property owners must ...

Tennessee

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A lawsuit filed in federal court claims money is missing from one tax sale while the state has removed a judge from ruling on another tax sale.

South Dakota

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... delayed. She discovered that the West River Eagle published the official tax deed notice one week instead of the two weeks required by law.

Pennsylvania

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Earlier this year the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court found that a real estate tax sale was properly voided where the County Tax Claim Bureau ...

Connecticut

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The Connecticut Legislature May 20 enacted a law amending the waiver of interest on delinquent property taxes. The amendment requires that the tax ...

Tennessee

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The Tennessee Governor May 21 signed a law amending delinquent property tax provisions. The law provides: 1) procedures for selling parcels with ...

Ohio

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The Ohio Court of Appeals May 24 affirmed the Champaign County Court of Common Pleas decision granting summary judgment to the Champaign County ...

New Jersey

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... tax sale auctions. The Tax Sale Law does not require municipalities or private investors to return surplus equity, though legislators are drafting ...

Colorado

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The Colorado Governor signed a law concerning property tax liens. The law changes the process for holders of a certificate of purchase of a tax ...

Minnesota

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“This legislation funding the settlement agreement represents a critical step forward in moving past Minnesota's unconstitutional tax forfeiture laws ...

Alabama

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The Alabama Governor May 7 signed a law amending the provisions on tax delinquent properties and tax lien foreclosures.

South Carolina

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In Grayson Dailey v. SC Home Holdings, LLC South Carolina Court of Appeals upheld the tax sale of real property in Lexington County over the ...

Arkansas

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The Arkansas Attorney General issued an opinion addressing whether the state's law conflicts with the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Tyler v.

Illinois

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A lawsuit against the city of Chicago alleging that sales of properties over tax debt were racially discriminatory has been dismissed.

Texas

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The Texas Supreme Court April 26 held that though the statute of limitation barred a suit challenging a tax sale, the case was remanded due to the ...

Minnesota

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... taxes. All tax-forfeited property would be offered for sale at a public auction. If the sale results in proceeds in excess of the delinquent taxes ...

Minnesota

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A tax debtor's wife should receive half the proceeds from their home's foreclosure and sale because Minnesota law gives her a property interest, ...

Illinois

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... lien on the property. Property owners owe the private ... A judge can direct the county to issue a tax deed, transferring ownership to the investor.

Wisconsin

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The Wisconsin State Legislature passed legislation relating to the county sale of tax-deeded lands. The bill, AB 969, awaits the governor’s signature.

New Jersey

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The New Jersey Legislature has introduced a bill that would require premium payment made to a municipality...

Idaho

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The Idaho Legislature passed legislation that seeks to close a loophole of government taking surplus proceeds in excess of debts owed.

Arizona

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The Arizona Legislature is considering legislation that would amend the state’s tax lien redemption statutes.

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If property is sold at a tax sale for more than the taxes owed on the property, who has a right to the excess equity?

Maine

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The Act will provide that any money returned to the former owner of a property pursuant to a foreclosure sale due to nonpayment of taxes will be ...

Massachusetts

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Several legal documents dealing with tax liens are stacked in a small pile. Documents from tax lien cases in Massachusetts courts. Illustration by ...

Pennsylvania

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County officials are implementing changes to the upset tax sale process aimed at providing increasing public outreach.