Surviving Liens After Tax Sale

[Bryce Davis]

I was under the impression that if you buy a property at a tax sale the only liens that survive are the government liens. These would be IRS, Dept of Revenue, etc.. All mortgages, HOA, 2nd lien holders, would be wiped.

I was just on the phone with the tax collector office of SC about a unrelated topic and they mentioned that anything attached to the property would be to responsibility of the winning bidder. Is that true or did the lady have no clue what she was talking about?