All Forum Posts by: Tai Bhattad

Maybe request a quit-claim ... 

Casualty. 

@Laura Tabarez if you can drive by them to check them out ... that will help you out a bit. Not sure of the county you’re in. 
and  you Can do title search on them before hand based on your intent of investing.

Ask about possession and ejectment status. 

@Denise Evans thanks for sharing those cases on abandonment. I read a couple of the cases and still feel like I’m walking on eggshells with my recent tax certificate purchase. The city  ‘declared’ the property abandoned and a nuisance and notified the bank (2nd mortgage was taken out and foreclosed) of its intent to demolish the property. Since the bank did not respond and failed to pay the taxes; could this be used as clear evidence of abandonment?

there are no doors so entering is fair game and the city agreed to remove it from their scheduled demo list with the stipulation that I pull permit and show progress of restoration within 45 days of it being inspected by the city. 

As for as redeeming,  since the bank took ownership due to the foreclosure does this remove all owners or heirs and place the redemption onus Solely on the bank with a 3 yr period or a 1 yr period? 

I want to make sure 1) no illegal possession claim is thrown at me if I make improvements and 2) set things up properly for a quiet title suit once the tax deed is received. 

@Ivie Beller what county/ state???.. in Alabama this would be considered a void tax sale if the grandmothers name was called off at auction and she was deceased at that time... based on what’s been said on BP.  Also  I think the investor would have to prove you knew about the tax sale. Again this is for AL (other than Jefferson Cty) 

nice purchase price and patience for your deed!! 
1. Can you post other pics?

2. With the water tab at 8k, was it only 7k of rehab done? 
3. how much is the rent? 

@Denise Evans are there conversations amongst the courts to control void sales based on ‘possible’ intentionally not assessing to the correct name. This seems like a work-around for heirs to avoid paying taxes and fees if sold at auction/otc. 

Oh ok... I was wondering because a fair amount of properties on the OTC list would seem to be considered void based on the deceased owners names listed/or called off at auction. This was just an interesting thought. Thanks for responding @Ebony King

Can someone shed light on the void tax sale stipulations in Alabama... 

If the wrong name is called at the auction, someone ‘forgot’ to have the property assessed in their name, deceased owners prior to auction are reasons for a void tax sale. 

What happens in the event a property owner/occupant or heir intentionally leaves the deceased owner’s name as the assessed owner, or intentionally fail to assess the property to the correct name and decides not to pay the taxes... then property is auctioned and the sale is void. The heirs know it’s void based on above and claims void sale. How are taxes collected?

It seems a lot of void tax sales can & will happen. 
Is there more to the void tax sale deal. 
A few times I’ve called the county tax offices throughout Alabama regarding deceased owner’s delinquent tax properties and they have advised the sale is NOT void but this is challenged by the above stipulations. Any thoughts?

I have a 2019 tax certificate in Mobile, AL where a deceased owner took out a 2nd mortgage and foreclosed on the house. The sons were living in it and abandoned it after a drug battle... it’s been abandoned/vacant for 2 yrs (probably more). The loan company is listed as the owner. 
i sent the loan company notice that I bought at a tax sale... no response.

The sons or loan company paid the taxes and I don’t want either to redeem. 
if the 2nd mortgage (loan company) redeems i read a post that they don’t have to pay preservation cost. Can someone share validity to this post... I don’t suspect the sons will come back and I did not see a Will in records search. 
I want to get the house boarded up ASAP and start making repairs immediately.   thanks!