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Local buyer urges Marion County to speed tax-deed process after paying taxes without deeds
Summary
A Marion County resident who purchased properties at a 2023 tax sale told council buyers are paying taxes before receiving deeds and urged the county to shorten the delay.
A Marion County resident who said he purchased properties at a tax sale in February 2023 told the council the process to receive deeds took months and left buyers paying taxes on properties they could not use.
Justin King said he and other buyers bought properties at the February 2023 tax sale but only received deeds recently, noting he has been paying taxes on properties he could not use or improve during the delay. "It takes a while to get the deeds back... we're paying tax on it before we get a deed to it, and that doesn't seem right," King said.
King said he spoke with county staff and was told the delay is caused by limited attorney staff and processes that the county must follow. He said multiple buyers are raising the issue and may petition the council if the process is not addressed. The council acknowledged the complaint and said staff would look into the matter; no formal action was recorded in the meeting transcript.
The transcript does not include an explanation of the legal or administrative causes for the delay beyond commenters' statements that deed processing was slow and that county attorneys and offices have limited staffing. No timetable or remedy was adopted at the meeting.
