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County counselor explains tax-sale process, redemption period and court steps
Summary
Atchison County Counselor Pat Henderson outlined how delinquent property taxes move from treasurer lists to judicial foreclosure, the county treasurer's role at sale, redemption periods, and next procedural steps including a June court hearing to confirm a recent sale.
Pat Henderson, Atchison County counselor, gave a detailed explanation Tuesday of the county's tax-sale process, including timelines, the county treasurer's role as the auctioneer and bidder, and how properties move into judicial foreclosure if taxes remain unpaid.
Henderson told the commission that taxes become delinquent if not paid by the statutory second-half deadline of May 10 and that the treasurer compiles delinquent parcels and publishes notice before a September sale. "The county treasurer is the auctioneer, if you will, and also is the bidder on behalf of the county," Henderson said, describing Kansas's system in which third-party bidders generally are not allowed at that auction.
He explained redemption rights and timing: after the treasurer's sale in September, property owners typically have a three-year redemption period to pay delinquent taxes,…
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