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1. Office of the Tax Collector
2. Tax Foreclosure Properties

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Office Address

Valerie C. Woodard Center
3205 Freedom Dr., Ste 3000
Charlotte, NC 28208

Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

704-336-7600 [email secured]

Tax Foreclosure Properties

Properties with overdue property tax go through tax foreclosure. When a tax foreclosure action is adjudicated, the ownership of the residential or commercial property is moved from the overdue taxpayer to a new owner. The new owner is accountable for all future taxes.

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Kania Law Firm

Kania's in depth understanding of statutes and case law related to taxation has actually allowed it to submit thousands of tax collection actions and successfully perform over a thousand tax sales.

Ruff, Bond, Cobb, Wade & Bethune.

Ruff, Bond, Cobb, Wade & Bethune, L.L.P. is understood for its integrity and commitment to impressive legal service. The firm focuses on civil lawsuits and business property.

Office of the County Attorney

The Office of the County Attorney supplies support to the Office of the Tax Collector for overdue tax foreclosures. In rapid eye movement foreclosures are dealt with in home pursuant to NCGS § 105-375.

View Listings

View a map of upcoming foreclosure sales for a precise look at where existing residential or commercial properties lie.

Foreclosure Process

The foreclosure procedure uses the mortgage design foreclosure pursuant to NCGS § 105-374 or the in rem design foreclosure pursuant to NCGS § 105-375. Both designs of foreclosure are performed by attorneys. It is within the discretion of the tax workplace regarding which design of foreclosure will be used. To bid on these residential or commercial properties, call the attorney that is appointed the specific residential or commercial properties for which you are interested.

Upset Bids

Successful quotes at auction are open for a 10-day period to permit the submission of upset bids. Upset quotes are computed and gotten by the Special Proceedings Division of the Clerk of Court for each residential or commercial property. In order to file an upset quote, the upset bidder must raise the bid by 5% of the last bid or $750.00 (whichever is greater) and must provide a deposit in the kind of cash/certified funds to the Clerk of Court of 5% of the new bid or $750.00 (whichever is greater). Every time an upset bid is filed, a new 10-day duration starts. After all upset bid durations are finished, the highest successful bidder is notified and will require to provide the balance of the purchase price to complete the sale.

Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy procedures submitted by the residential or commercial property owner under federal law can likewise halt tax foreclosure actions. All the taxes, interest, fees, and costs to the date of the bankruptcy filing should be paid as a priority or secured claim in the bankruptcy case.

Tax Foreclosure Bidder Advisory

All tax foreclosure sales will be complimentary from collusion, quote rigging, or any other activity created to reduce the last price of the auction. Free and open competition need to exist in bidding at all times. Private individuals and/or companies getting involved in the bidding process must do so separately.

When competitors conspire, or participate in bid rigging, they are subject to prosecution by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice, and/or regional prosecution. The appropriate North Carolina statute is G.S. 75-1, the Unfair Trade Practice Act (UTPA). This can be enforced by individuals, by the NC Attorney General Of The United States or by the local District Attorney. Civil and criminal penalties might be examined for violations; criminal violations are felonies.

What happens as soon as a lawyer is appointed?

The lawyer starts a title search to determine all residential or commercial property owners, mortgage holders, judgment and lien holders, and other celebrations having an interest in the residential or commercial property. If no resolution is reached and a mortgage design foreclosure is started, a tax foreclosure match is submitted with the Mecklenburg County Courts. The summons and problem will be served on each defendant and each celebration has one month to react from the date the documents were served. If an in-rem foreclosure is started, interested celebrations will be notified of the tax office's intent to docket a judgment. This notification will be made by licensed mail, or by posting the residential or commercial property, or publication, or any other method as supplied by law. After notification is sent out of the intent to docket a judgment, if the delinquent taxes are not resolved, the tax office will continue with foreclosure as supplied by NCGS § 105-374 or 105-375.

What is the legal impact of a tax foreclosure filing?

All celebrations that have a legal interest in the residential or commercial property will be informed to the degree supplied by law that their interest in the residential or commercial property will be terminated if a tax foreclosure sale of the residential or commercial property is finished. When a tax foreclosure sale is validated, the ownership of the residential or commercial property is transferred from the overdue taxpayer to a new owner pursuant to judgment of the Court. The new owner is accountable for all future taxes.

When and where are tax sales conducted?

Sales are scheduled on a case-by-case basis. Notices of sale are released in the Mecklenburg Times paper once a week for two weeks and published at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse for a minimum of 20 days.