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Glynn County denies refund request but orders quick deed clearance after decades-old tax-deed confusion
Summary
Glynn County commissioners denied a $4,518.13 refund request from Janie Everett (for her father) tied to county-held tax deeds but directed the tax commissioner to clear and release deeds within 10 business days after staff said the records can be corrected.
At a Nov. 7, 2024 Glynn County finance meeting, commissioners denied a request to refund $4,518.13 in penalties and interest linked to multiple county-held tax deeds but directed the tax commissioner's office to clear the deeds within 10 business days.
Janie Everett, speaking for her father Alfonso Smith, told the board that although her family has paid property taxes for decades they discovered liens and recorded tax deeds from the 1980s. Everett said the county appears to be maintaining “2 ledgers” and that a title search done while preparing her father’s will revealed long-standing records that left a cloud on ownership. “When my father went down to talk to them, he actually had tears in his eyes,”…
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