Under which circumstances can Alabama tax liens be voided

[Matthew Banderet]

Hello All,

I was hoping to find out under which circumstances can tax sales in Alabama be voided? For instance, if the listed address of the tax payer is incorrect and you purchased the tax certificate, if the tax payer claims they didn't receive notice of the tax sale would this void the tax certificate? If the tax sale is voided on a lien that you hold, are you still entitled to the interest on the amount you paid?

Thanks in advance

[Denise Evans]

Usually its the wrong name that makes the tax sale void. If the wrong address was the fault of the tax assessor who just got things mixed up in the data entry, it is void. If the address is wrong because the taxpayer did not tell the tax assessor it was moving, it is not void.  If the tax sale is void, the investor still earns its interest, but that is all. No rent,s no improvements.