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Board directs staff to pursue low‑value ordinance as tax‑defaulted land deficits mount
Summary
Lake County officials told the Board of Supervisors on March 11 that a rising share of the county’s tax‑defaulted parcels are worth under $5,000 and are producing repeated auction shortfalls; the board directed staff to draft a low‑value ordinance and pursue a parallel working group to address paper subdivisions.
Lake County officials told the Board of Supervisors on March 11 that a large and growing share of tax‑defaulted parcels are extremely low in assessed value and are creating repeated “deficit” shortfalls when the county tries to sell them.
Treasurer‑Tax Collector Patrick Sullivan and Auditor‑Controller Genevieve Harrington said the county has been required by law to attempt sales of long‑delinquent parcels, but most of the properties that appear in the auctions — primarily paper subdivisions developed early in the 20th century — carry assessed values of $5,000 or less and generate little or no buyer interest. Because interest, penalties and direct charges (for example, unpaid fire‑district fees) have accumulated, lowering the minimum bid to win buyers has produced large shortfalls that the county must address afterward.
Sullivan told the board the…
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