Investing in property taxes with no government lien in place

[Bianca White]

New poster here

I'm interested in investing in a property that I know owes a substantial amount of property taxes. This property has yet to be placed on lien by the government due to the county's exemption program for senior citizens. I am interested in this property in particular because I already have great knowledge of it. 

I was wondering if there was any way in which I could place a lien on the property as an individual by paying the back taxes.