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Charlotte County, FL 08/18/07

Number of delinquent tax warrants spikes

Officials cite economic downturn for unpaid taxes

The Charlotte County Tax Collector was set to file for warrants Friday to seize personal property, if necessary, to collect $1 million in unpaid tangible property taxes from 1,204 people who failed to pay their 2006 taxes, according to a copy of the warrants list obtained by the Sun Friday.

The number of tangible . . .

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NewTimesLive Danbury, Connecticut

Liens on elderly would be mistake

(letter to the editor)

It seems Kevin Cleary, Bethel Board of Finance chairman, is proposing a tax lien be put on the property of the elderly who receive a tax break on the real estate they own.

I can see it now, as the elderly deceased person is being lowered into the ground, Mr. Cleary is handing a back tax bill to the . . .

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Argus Leader Sioux Falls, South Dakota

August 6, 2007      By Jill Callison

Property to be declared as surplus

Property that has reverted back to Minnehaha County will be declared as surplus on Tuesday.

The county commissioners will consider a resolution to sell two tax deed properties to Great Western Bank.

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Coach Mitch’s REFLECTIONS

County owned property being . . .

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13,000 tax delinquents in Guam. Post 44


Insert to list delinquent taxpayers

Pacific Daily News By Carlos B. Pangelinan 8/8/2007

The names of more than 13,000 residents and businesses who are delinquent in paying their real property tax are listed in an insert to home deliveries of today’s Pacific Daily News.

The Department of Revenue and Tax Real Property Tax Division published the special insert that contains the 2006 real property tax delinquent list and notice of sale.

Guam . . .

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Tax delinquent disaster: Imagine losing your home over a $1.63 tax bill? Post 43


Tax lien nightmare ends in Slidell

Local man pays to settle suit over house

Wednesday, July 18, 2007       By Charlie Chapple

A Slidell-area couple whose house was sold for a $1.63 property tax bill they knew nothing about will have clear title to their home today, thanks to a local businessman who paid to settle a years-old lawsuit with the land company that claimed their property.

“I don’t even know . . .

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Tax delinquent businesses are good leads. Post 42


Lawmakers likely to remove bed-tax ‘cloak’

Business First of Buffalo July 23, 2007       by James Fink

When members of the Erie County Legislature convene for their biweekly meeting July 26, they are expected to vote on a local law that will allow the county to release the name of any hotel operator who falls behind on their bed tax payments.

…one hotel operator owed cash-starved Erie County $500,000 in unpaid bed tax . . .

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6,000 tax delinquent properties in Hunt County, TX. Post 41


Tax collection warning letters sent

Herald-Banner Staff

GREENVILLE, TX – By Brad Kellar

Thousands of people who own property in Hunt County are about to receive a letter, giving them a final warning to pay up on their back taxes or wind up in court.

“Taxpayers should heed this warning,” Wiggins said in a statement announcing the distribution of the letters. “State law requires all property owners to pay property taxes. LinebargerGoggan . . .

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Tax delinquent land targeted by government! Post 40


DailySouthtown

July 18, 2007 By Kristen Schorsch – Staff writer

Oak Forest sets sights on tax-delinquent land

Four pieces of vacant land in Oak Forest whose owners haven’t paid property taxes in at least two years might become city-owned land targeted for redevelopment.

City council last week unanimously agreed to participate in the Cook County Tax Reactivation Project.

The city might use the space for single-family homes or for water retention, community . . .

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8,000 Tax delinquent properties in Erie County, NY. Post 39


Control board action criticized

Called costly to Erie County

The state-appointed control board is supposed to help Erie County save money. But by taking a hard line on a new county contract, the board appears to have cost the government $7 million to $10 million.

A company was willing to pay $36.3 million for the right to collect and keep the overdue property tax payments that the county’s staff has been unable . . .

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