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Hello Edith,
My mother recently sold me a property for a bargain. However, I just found out that she owed about $18,000 of taxes. I recently got a invoice for the taxes for 2006. So now that I own the property, do I owe the $18,000 plus the 2006 taxes? I will pay the 2006 taxes, but if I do owe the back taxes what can I do? How long before the would try to put a lien on my property (which is free and clear other then the back taxes)? |
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If you had a title company or an attorney search the title before you bought, you should have been notified about those back taxes, and you may have a claim against whoever handled the closing. If you didn't have a title search, you should have.
Those back taxes already are a lien. They came with the property, and the property owes them. If they're not paid, sooner or later the place will be sold at auction in a tax foreclosure. If you had a lawyer when you bought, that's the person to explain just what could happen next; procedures vary from one area to another. |
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Edith
Originally published on September 17, 2007 |
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