TAX CERTIFICATE STRUCTURE BEING DEMOLISHED. HOW TO HANDLE?

[Brittany Wilkerson]

Hi, everyone. Just looking for some advice. I purchased a tax certificate for a property that sold to the state of Alabama in 2019. Yesterday I received a notice from the county saying the property is a nuisance and will be demolished.  The notice gives me 15 days to file an appeal. I called the building official and he said that they've been in court for the past 2 years trying to get the property demolished and the last they heard was that the owner was in prison in TN. I don't care about the structure, but I would like to have the lot. Are they going to just place a lien on the lot and bill me for the demolition cost or should they bill the owner for the cost as I don't own it and only have the tax lien?