Q: Foreclosure for property tax default is there a 2 yr right of redemption if notice was only served by mail or newspaper
Title company wants to add this exception to my coverage in Schedule B of the title commitment citing " Rights of parties served by publication to file a motion for a new trial at any time within 2 years from the date of the tax judgment in the suit. This is a vacant property already sold to me at a tax sale auction. It was not a homestead or had agricultural use - just a vacant lot. My understanding was that the right of redemption would be 6 months.
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You are correct in your reading of the redemption laws. However, there have been some cases, through appellate courts, that have given the person who lost their property, via tax sale, that were given a 2-year redemption period if the property was their last home. Regardless of whether or not, they filed their homestead.
Always talk to a lawyer with experience when you make legal decisions or spend more than $1,000.00.
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