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City property tax avoidance Phisherman 07-24-2006
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Posted by dpb on July 24, 2006, 5:44 pm

gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> >m Ransley wrote:
> >> If he is behind there will be a tax auction ... then he has
> >> a certain time to pay you back or its yours.
> >
> >Here, it goes on the auction block, its gone...
>
> The tax auction is not the same as the foreclosure in Florida. ...

That was the whole point--there will be variations in process/law in
virtually every state and even some fairly sizable perturbations
between local governments' handling of late tax payments--some, as
apparently so in OP's location are pretty slow in actually taking any
further action than the publication of delinquent taxpayers/properties.
Others are quite agressive in starting the collection process and one
can find every flavor in between...


Posted by Harry K on July 24, 2006, 10:31 pm

dpb wrote:
> gfretwell@aol.com wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >m Ransley wrote:
> > >> If he is behind there will be a tax auction ... then he has
> > >> a certain time to pay you back or its yours.
> > >
> > >Here, it goes on the auction block, its gone...
> >
> > The tax auction is not the same as the foreclosure in Florida. ...
>
> That was the whole point--there will be variations in process/law in
> virtually every state and even some fairly sizable perturbations
> between local governments' handling of late tax payments--some, as
> apparently so in OP's location are pretty slow in actually taking any
> further action than the publication of delinquent taxpayers/properties.
> Others are quite agressive in starting the collection process and one
> can find every flavor in between...

Yep, here in WA it is a tax auction. Advertised in the paper x number
of times and sold on the courthouse steps. The owner has the option of
paying up all tax due right up until the sheriff says SOLD! and that
ends i. If it is sold, the previous owner has no recourse. I don't
know what happens to the other liens.

Harry K


Posted by Jeepnstein on July 24, 2006, 3:15 pm

Phisherman wrote:
> I found out that I have a neighbor that has not paid his city property
> taxes for several years and he owes several thousand dollars plus
> overdue penalties. This information is made public, online. He buys
> a new car every two years so I know he can afford to pay property
> taxes. So, I'm wondering if the city will ever do anything about
> people who don't pay? How is it that property owners can get away
> with this for so many years?

When I was a tax collector a few years back all I ever had to do was
make a friendly call to whoever had the first mortgage. They'd send
the money and tack it onto his payments. After a couple of times
they'd pay up and foreclose it themselves. Mortgage companies don't
like unpaid taxes.

J.


Posted by Andy on July 24, 2006, 6:03 pm

Phisherman wrote:
> I found out that I have a neighbor that has not paid his city property
> taxes for several years and he owes several thousand dollars plus
> overdue penalties. This information is made public, online. He buys
> a new car every two years so I know he can afford to pay property
> taxes. So, I'm wondering if the city will ever do anything about
> people who don't pay? How is it that property owners can get away
> with this for so many years?

Andy writes:

It depends on the state law...
In Texas, people over 65 can fill out what is called a "tax affadit",
which
allows the tax liens to accumulate on the property until the property
is sold, or changes ownership (due to death of the owner, for
instance).
The liens accumulate with an 8% interest rate, and must be cleared
before clear title can be furnished to a new owner.
I do not know about other states, but they may have something
similar...

The purpose is to keep the taxing authority from taxing senior citizens
out of their home. It ONLY applies to those over 65.

Andy in Eureka, Texas


Posted by I Love Lucy on July 24, 2006, 7:10 pm

>I found out that I have a neighbor that has not paid his city property
> taxes for several years and he owes several thousand dollars plus
> overdue penalties. This information is made public, online. He buys
> a new car every two years so I know he can afford to pay property
> taxes. So, I'm wondering if the city will ever do anything about
> people who don't pay? How is it that property owners can get away
> with this for so many years?

Mine got sold for taxes already twice, and I was able to redeem them.
Three years and it belongs to whomever paid the back-due taxes. It's
kind of embarassing to get your name in the paper. Some people love
going through the names to see if it's anybody they know is on there.
My friend almost lost her pitiful little house that way, too, to some
slum lord, she called them up and asked them why they wanted to take her
house. Her daughter loaned her the money and got her caught up, then
because she is poor, she got an exemption she didn't know she was
qualified for, but not before the back taxes, interest and fees were
paid.

Rather that find out what's going on with your neighbor and lending a
helping hand, most people are like sharks who will buy it right out from
under you if you are down on your luck.

I can't explain the new car though. Still it's in my category of MYOB.

Nasty business.



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