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Board authorizes administrator to pursue probate for one overdue parcel instead of immediate tax sale
Summary
After reviewing four parcels with overdue taxes, the board authorized Audra to pursue appointment as administrator to settle a deceased owner's estate and avoid an immediate tax sale; the motion passed by voice vote.
Town treasurer reported four parcels currently eligible for tax sale because taxes were more than one year past due, but said two of those parcels were in legal limbo: one has an abatement request pending and another is in foreclosure. For a parcel whose owner is deceased and with no willing heir, the treasurer recommended the town pursue probate to determine assets rather than immediately initiating a tax sale and adding fees.
The board considered a motion to allow Audra to file to become the estate administrator for the deceased owner's parcel so the town could settle the estate and then distribute any balance of proceeds to heirs. Chair made the motion on the record and the board approved it by voice vote. The treasurer estimated the probate/administration process could take at least a year.
