Commission assigns foreclosure rights for 11552 South Beckford Avenue

The Town Commission voted to assign foreclosure rights for the property at 11552 South Beckford Avenue during its Nov. 3 meeting, allowing a private party to pursue foreclosure rather than the town undertaking the full foreclosure process.

“This vote of this evening is the formalized, same vote to have found, assign the rights to foreclose on the property at 11552 South Beckford Avenue,” Town Attorney Chris Smith said, describing the action as a formal assignment of foreclosure authority.

Smith and other commissioners said the town acquired the property through a 2024 tax sale and that, without action, the property will be placed again on the tax-sale list in June 2026. Assigning rights to a private party was presented as a way to avoid the time and expense of conducting foreclosure in-house while allowing partial reimbursement of prior tax-sale costs. The attorney described roughly an eight-month window before the property returns to tax sale if the assignment and foreclosure process are not completed.

A resident asked clarifying questions about whether the town would receive money from the transaction and whether there were additional costs the town had incurred since taking possession; officials said the assignee would reimburse at least part of the tax-sale cost and assume the effort and expense of foreclosure.

The motion to assign the foreclosure authority was moved, seconded and approved in the meeting. The commission did not record an extended roll-call tally in the transcript segments, and staff said the assignment is intended to expedite resolution of the property so the town does not have to continue the foreclosure process itself.

Next steps: the assignee will proceed with legal steps to foreclose and any funds recovered are to cover prior tax-sale and related costs as described by staff; if the process is not completed, the property will return to the tax-sale list in June 2026.