All Forum Posts by: Tai Bhattad

you can start by doing a quit claim Or Call the county they will send you a transfer form and give you the step by step process to transfer. 

**the transfer form might just hold for certificates but call the county to confirm. 

 Are possession, improvements etc still available for current ADOR inventory

@Denise Evans hi! 😀

How does the new tax lien structure impact OTC purchases that went to the state before the new structure takes place.  

@Will Sifert thanks for responding... your situation is all too similar to mine.  I purchased another tax certificate and there were no citations during the full 5 yr abandonment. To get to the front door you had to drive a truck through the yard; so I started clearing the yard & kept it on a scheduled service. 9 months in; I missed 1 bi-weekly lawn service and I got a citation. I was pretty pissed hence I mailed it back to the citing officer & demanded an explanation from 5 yrs  growth to 3 weeks growth and then asked that they burn their citation (bad on my part but I was out done). the owner is deceased & im the second tax certificate purchaser where the first purchaser is deceased — so im kinda stuck with this one and I’m just keeping the yard up until I can get a deed.  But going back to my original post, the owner acts as if they don’t want the prop but i want my money returned in the event they see that it has value now... since I cleared the citations out of my name. 

Looking for best course for the situation in Alabama based on a 2019 tax certificate: 

1. Purchased tax certificate from AL state. Sent demand notice and called owner regarding ‘neglected-squatter ridden’ house. Owner stated they received all letters and it’s best I don’t contact them again since they let the house go in the tax sale and it’s no longer their problem. 

2. I got  a citation from the city RE: squatters, visible debris inside & out and rotten wood around entire house. I sent the citations to the owner to cure and called again.to explain these citations are linked to my name & I can’t get approved for other business matters with open city citations. The owner stated she is giving me a verbal ceast & desist for no further contact  

Questions:

a. if I have the owner served for ejection will I violate any laws with the ‘verbal’ ceast & desist given? 
b.  now with covid— are ejectment suits being acknowledged by circuit court?

c. I cured the citation to release any citations against my name- & paid current yr’s taxes.. can I get sued by the homeowner for curing the citation without an ejectment order in my favor?

d. I want to offer the homeowner a ‘’ payout to release their dealings or get a quit claim & make it easier to quiet title but again I don’t know if I should contact w/o  rubbing them the wrong way with their verbal C&D. The deed is available by next yr but what benefit is this in regards to gaining time to having exclusive possession if no ejectment is filed for possession?

many insight is appreciated  

@Lan Raby     can you share your contractors for any work?  Every contractor I’ve hired has been a BAD hire in mobile: 

**No show, horrible work, start/no finish etc 

As we already know: Alabama Tax sales allow immediate possession upon demand - but when the demand is not met within 6 months of tax Certificate  purchase (with demand), then the tax purchaser must file ejectment. Illegal or DIY possession is a varied topic on BP but no discussion around tax purchasers getting cited by the city inspectors for issues with the property. 
 
any AL tax sale investor open to share their experience with receiving citations in their name where the citation is around structure repair or even internal house issues where  DIY possession is inevitable and the owner is requesting redemption. 
1. did you diy possess the property to clear the citation

2. If owner redeemed were there issues with getting any money spent to clear the citation

3. Was a lawsuit filed for diy possession.

Feel free to share any scenarios beyond what I listed. 

it seems this Citation topic is not really discussed or It may be an oversight on my part. 

@Denise Evans all good words/advice you share are very much appreciated!

As for Equivest, I’m curious to see how the 2006 amendment will play out for Mobile Cty as a defense against  voided tax sale claims. 

Also with the mass amount of  blighted properties on the State inventory leading to tax purchasers getting cited for weed, inside trash/litter, and Structure violations, I’m really curious to see if money spent to cure the violations will be refunded to tax purchasers in the event of a voided tax sale claim OR even redemption. 

it would be an interesting argument to say the city can now use tax purchasers as a means to clear the blight issue at no cost to the city or the property owner by issuing citations once a certificate/deed is issued.