Valley Village, CA asked in Tax Law and Real Estate Law for California

Q: Can anyone pay the taxes on a property that has not been lived in for several years and gain rights to the property?

If a property tax becomes delinquent on a property which I do not own and which is uninhabited, and I pay that tax, do I then have a right to entry on to that property?

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Maurice Mandel II
Maurice Mandel II
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  • Newport Beach, CA
  • Licensed in California

A: Not unless you buy the property at a tax lien sale. You should contact a local RE attorney.

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