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Councilors flag title-guarantee limits as obstacle to clearing tax-delinquent properties
Summary
Real property tax staff and councilors discussed limits in the county's title-guarantee contract, which could hamper the county's ability to obtain clear title on properties with large unpaid taxes and move them to tax-sale or foreclosure processes.
During July 8 committee discussion of change orders and finance reports, councilors raised a problem: the county's existing contract with a title-guarantee provider may not be sufficient to obtain clear title on tax-delinquent properties, complicating tax-sale and foreclosure efforts.
Council Member Kimball asked about a contract with Title Guarantee; Real Property Tax Administrator Lisa Murrah said Title Guarantee is the incumbent and the contract includes an option year. Murrah told the committee the vendor…
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