Taxes not paid prior to purchase

[Paul A.]

Hello All,

I purchased my first rental property last June. Taxes are due twice a year here, and I just found out that the taxes were not paid on this property that were due in April 14. This was before I closed on the property. It was only one season's worth of payments, however am I on the hook for this?

The title company has not gotten back to me and told me they can't find my file.... great... and I was never even notified about this prior to purchasing the property. Obviously a learning lesson here, but at the same time isn't this the title company's job? Any recourse on my end?

Thanks!

[Wayne Brooks]

As others have said, the taxes should have been paid upthru the day of closing.  Not only the April payment, but you should haven received a credit for the additonal 2months or so prior to closing.