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    tjmotte Posts: 1, Reputation: 1
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    Aug 3, 2014, 01:56 PM
    Acquiring propery for back taxes
    Can an abandoned property be claimed by paying back taxes owed on the property. Specifically - taxes have not been paid on this abandoned property since 2006 - this is 2014 - can I claim the property just by paying the back taxes?
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    Aug 3, 2014, 02:37 PM
    If you are the original owner and the city agrees to it then it might happen. Other than that, the property would go through a lein sale for taxes due. The city would have ownership of the property.
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    Aug 3, 2014, 03:02 PM
    No. If the local government decides to sell a property due to unpaid taxes, they will sell it at auction. You may buy it then. Just paying the back taxes is a gift to the owner of record.
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