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Answers (18)
- A. "Nickie" Rucker, "Listing or Buying"
- Contributions:19
Question: If you are not paying your taxes does that mean you are not paying your mortgage? Did you want to keep the house? If the answer is, I can't afford my house and I want to sale: Then do so thru short selling your home. Banks do not want to foreclose. When you close the bank will pay the taxes / liens and clear the title for the new owner.
- Nicholas Ribeiro, "NicholasRibeiro"
- Contributions:1807
How bout just pay your bills?
- Tim Good, "Tim Good"
- Contributions:75
You did not provide enough information to accurately answer your question. If you want to remain in you home, the taxes must be paid. In my state (Washington) the County will wait three years and then start sheriff's sale of the property. As noted in previous answers, any bidder may purchase the property for pennies on the dollar.
If you have a mortgage holder, then they may pay the taxes and come after you for the amount paid plus interest and costs. Your county may have a payment plan and you should contact them for more information. If you are over the age of 62 (I believe it is in Washington State) you can apply for a senior exemption.
Whatever you case is, you need to take action as soon a possible to avoid additional costs and the prospect of losing you home.
Tim
If you have a mortgage holder, then they may pay the taxes and come after you for the amount paid plus interest and costs. Your county may have a payment plan and you should contact them for more information. If you are over the age of 62 (I believe it is in Washington State) you can apply for a senior exemption.
Whatever you case is, you need to take action as soon a possible to avoid additional costs and the prospect of losing you home.
Tim
- Scott Berglund, "pvhomes"
- Contributions:491
If you cannot pay, many counties have a "5 year plan" It lets you pay over 5 years, check into it with your County Tax Collector.
- Sergio Hernandez, "Sergio Hernandez"
- Contributions:619
Pay your taxes and keep your house.
- snoopysdad
- Contributions:30
If You have a mortgage (which somebody addressed in this thread) they (the property taxes) should have been paid by the lender. IF You have a loan where the taxes AREN'T paid by the lender, You're in serious jeopardy with that mortgage because it REQUIRES You to pay those taxes and they can use this detail to notice You of default and foreclose.
IF You don't have a mortgage, and You've paid Your taxes formerly, go to the tax collectors office and find out what the problem is.
IF You haven't paid the property taxes....well, You Have A Problem. You need to either PAY the Taxes owed (along with all penalties, interest, and lien removal fee), or accept that the sheriff is going to show up sooner or later, move Your Stuff to the front yard and sell Your house to the highest bidder (usually also in that front yard), FOR those taxes owed, and You get to find a new place to house Your stuff and You.
Sure it sux, but that's the law. We gave them permission to tax us, and in that 'permission', we authorized them typical collections methods (up to and including "at the Point of a Gun") for government.
Sorry if this seemed abrupt, however everyone who owns already knows, we all gotta pay our taxes. The only way around it (in most states) is to donate Your property to a Charity or Church and strike a deal with them to be able to continue to live in Your home until You die (<called a 'life estate') and afterward, the charity/church becomes owner of Your home.
They also agree to pay the taxes, for You, (if any are owed) until You die.
-HTH
IF You don't have a mortgage, and You've paid Your taxes formerly, go to the tax collectors office and find out what the problem is.
IF You haven't paid the property taxes....well, You Have A Problem. You need to either PAY the Taxes owed (along with all penalties, interest, and lien removal fee), or accept that the sheriff is going to show up sooner or later, move Your Stuff to the front yard and sell Your house to the highest bidder (usually also in that front yard), FOR those taxes owed, and You get to find a new place to house Your stuff and You.
Sure it sux, but that's the law. We gave them permission to tax us, and in that 'permission', we authorized them typical collections methods (up to and including "at the Point of a Gun") for government.
Sorry if this seemed abrupt, however everyone who owns already knows, we all gotta pay our taxes. The only way around it (in most states) is to donate Your property to a Charity or Church and strike a deal with them to be able to continue to live in Your home until You die (<called a 'life estate') and afterward, the charity/church becomes owner of Your home.
They also agree to pay the taxes, for You, (if any are owed) until You die.
-HTH
- Carole Tyne, "Carole Tyne"
- Contributions:142
Consult a tax lawyer ---
- David & Maria-Nella Landman, "PrimeOne Realty"
- Contributions:101
Taxes have to be paid at some point. There is no way around. If you do not pay your Property Taxes, There can be a tax lien public sale and someone can bid 10 dollars for 5000 dollar lien, get the rights to the lien and then follow you around, request the foreclosure and many other ways to get you. The easiest way is or pay the taxes, or sell the house before the tax lien auction
- Clay Branch, "Georgia Loans"
- Contributions:7839
Your question infers an inability to write a check for the taxes owed. What is the loan balance and estimated value? If you still have 10% equity or more, you can also refinance with cash out to pay the taxes if you do not want to sell.
- Anthony Frisone, "ajfrisone"
- Contributions:355
Pay the tax or sell your house. I now it's easier said than done if you do not have the money. Start selling some of your stuff you do not use bikes, furniture, watches it's important to get those taxes paid.
- Sergio Hernandez, "Sergio Hernandez"
- Contributions:619
Pay your property taxes and satisfy the lien.
- Scott Frey, "scottmfrey"
- Contributions:4
In order to sell the home or avoid foreclosure, you'll need to either pay the taxes, or dispute them with the county treasurer and get them reviewed and corrected if incorrect. There's really no way around paying property taxes, the county will foreclose.
- Amy Givoni, "Amy Givoni"
- Contributions:2
Pay the tax or sell your house.
- Sergio Hernandez, "Sergio Hernandez"
- Contributions:619
Pay the taxes you owe!
- Toby & John T. Williams, "tjplace"
- Contributions:271
In NY, you have 5 years to pay your taxes or the town will take your home and then sell it. If you want to keep your home, pay the tax or prove you already paid them! These liens will hurt your credit and ability to borrow for other items too.
- wetdawgs
- Contributions:26854
There are two options:
a. Pay the taxes.
b. If the tax bill is incorrect, e.g. has already been paid, dispute it.
Otherwise there will always be a lien on the property until it goes to "tax sale".
- Chris Pray, "Chris Pray"
- Contributions:103
If there is no dispute that the taxes were legitimate, I would suggest paying the taxes, any late penalties that you may have incurred and you may have to pay a fee to record a release of the satisfied lien at the ourthouse. Good luck.
- Daniel Hamad, "AttorneyHamad"
- Contributions:146
What is your goal?
Generally... pay your taxes and they'll remove the lien?
Generally... pay your taxes and they'll remove the lien?
i have a lien on my house for unpayed property taxes. whatbis the best advice
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