snuffy_tentpeg t1_isfrt39 wrote on October 15, 2022 at 5:19 PM

Reply to comment by Zmoser1794 in I agree wholeheartedly with this assessment. A big no for Dr. Schnozz. by CQU617

Rather than pay the disputed taxes in a timely manner the party allows the taxes for the year to go into arrears.

Going into arrears typically carries a minimal percentage of the total as a penalty that's added to the tax bill owed for that year.

Typically there are a stated number of years of arrears that must be exceeded before the municipality can begin to foreclose because of delinquent taxes.

For example if you are in arrears for 2019, 2020, 2021 and the municipality has a three year grace period, When you got your 2022 tax bill you could pay the outstanding balance and penalty for 2019 and stave off the sheriff's sale for another year.

In most communities there is a "newspaper of record" where tax arrears are posted on a periodic basis. In most communities it's considered "trashy" to be on that list.

Zmoser1794 t1_isgflou wrote on October 15, 2022 at 8:07 PM

I see so that's where the sheriff sale house come from. When I was in the market I seen a house go up for 75k and it was really nice non run down home in Montgomery County. When I looked into it it said you needed to pay the outstanding property taxes on the property to get the sale from the county. I ended it there unfortunately because I barley had a down payment let alone the taxes needed upfront for the house