I am renting to own a property and I was not receiving the taxes. The taxes are behind and the property is up for tax sale. I am wondering if I will be able to make the payment arrangements on the back taxes since I am living in the property even though my name is not on the Property. I do not want to involve the owner this.

You would be better off buying it at the tax sale, but to be honest they don't care who pays them, you can pay my taxes if you want to. It does not give you any credit for you to pay them, the taxes woulld just be being paid for the owner.

I agree with Fr Chuck. Wait for the tax sale and buy the property outright.

Further, I would check with a real estate attorney to determine if your landlord has violated the contract between you and him by NOT paying these property taxes.

The risk of waiting for the tax sale is by someone getting in ahead of you and paying them.

So I must first ask if you have a contract that shows you are purchasing the property. You need to review the terms of that contract to see whether you can take possession of the property under the contract. You can then pay the taxes. And make sure you get credit for them.