Property that does not sell at auction the first time is held to be offered for sale at the next auction, whenever that may be. Property cannot be offered for sale privately, since the locality does not take ownership of the property. You may, however, be able to...
It is the responsibility of the new owner (ONCE THE DEED HAS BEEN RECORDED) to evict the occupant of the property and remove any remaining possessions in the property. You should consult with an attorney regarding your rights and responsibilities for this process....
Often delinquent tax parcels are unaddressed parcels that are not located on a public road or do not have an assigned address. In such cases, most localities have an online Geographic Information System (GIS) that allows the real estate to be looked up online. NOTE...
A Special Commissioner’s Sale (judicial ale) of real property is handled under the auspices of the Circuit Court. The Court ensures that all parties are properly before the Court before authorizing a sale. The Special Commissioner’s Sale is free and clear...
Terms of sale vary, so review the advertisement, the bid package on the day of the auction, or ask one of the TACS staff about the terms. Announcements will be made at the beginning of each auction to provide the terms of sale and answer any questions about the...
Real estate tax auctions are fun. Many can be intimidated their first time participating in an auction, but the concept is simple….If you want to buy the property, raise your hand and keep raising if you are outbid. If you are the last person to bid, then you...
A court may have ruled against you for any number of matters (traffic citation, damage to property, criminal matters, etc). Once the unpaid fine is delinquent, the court may send the account to a firm such as TACS for collection. You must pay your account to avoid...
Phone Payments You may conveniently pay your account over the telephone by calling 804-545-2500 (option 2) or 703-880-1072 (option 2) with the assistance of one of our representatives. Please note that a convenience fee will apply. Online Payments Online payments can...
Typically the litigation process will take 6-9 months. If you were denied a payment plan or defaulted on a plan, you may redeem the property at anytime prior to the auction date by paying in all accumulated tax, penalties, interest, fees and costs of the...
Yes. We require a down payment to initiate a payment plan. The sooner you begin paying, the sooner you will have it paid off. Payment plans are serious, however, and under Virginia Code §58.1-3965, if you default on a payment plan, you cannot enter into another...
We don’t want to sell any property, rather we prefer to collect the account voluntarily. Litigation is expensive for the taxpayer and costly to the locality. If you cannot afford to pay the taxes all at once, please consider entering into a payment plan to avoid...
If you are not interested in the property, then there is nothing that needs to be done. If you are interested in keeping the property from being sold, you may want to inform our office and then contact an attorney to see what you would need to do to have the property...
There are no tax lien sales in Virginia, however, you may purchase real estate at a public auction. You can sign up to receive notice of our upcoming tax sales (https://taxva.com/interested-bidder-form/).
In the case of taxes, yes the Treasurer’s Lien may still attach to residual funds that are not being deducted from your garnishment. In Virginia, taxes are subject to a 100% levy rate, although not all localities will deduct at a 100% rate. Non-tax obligations...
Various factors are considered for each client related to which accounts are moved into litigation or the tax sale process. If you have received a letter discussing selling your real estate from our office, your account will likely be moving into litigation for tax...
If a Lien has been received, you will not be allowed to set up a payment plan until we determine if the lien source is active. This will allow us to better craft a payment plan that suits the given situation.
If you are being liened , you are not able to pay your account to release the lien. The funds will need to be paid by the employer or banking institution in which the lien was issued.
Liens are issued under the authority of Virginia Code § 58.1-3952 which permits a locality to collect by means of a third-party lien without an underlying court action.
The county/city is the organization that requested the funds from the state. They sometimes will not receive those funds for 60+ days after you have been notified they have been withheld. Until those funds post, the account is still open to collections and TACS can...
