Tax deed states rules

[Ned Carey]

Advocates are trying to change the tax sale system in MD. potentially to a tax deed system. I would like information on as many tax deed states as possible. I am looking for information I can use to keep our system as is.

• Is a quite title action required for title insurance in all tax deed states?
• How often are tax deed sales challenged? Are the municipalities at any risk for improper handling of tax deed sales? 
• Can anyone give my nightmare stories of how tax deed sales have gone bad?
• Do any tax deed sales allow for the inspection of the property inside or are they all at the courthouse steps?