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Treasurer cites $840,000 potential Rafaeli liability; county to notify prior owners
Summary
County Treasurer Kate Wagner said a state Supreme Court decision makes tax sales from 2015–2020 eligible for claims, placing a potential $840,000 liability on the county; the county has $546,000 available and will notify prior owners with a claims deadline of March 31, 2025.
County Treasurer Kate Wagner briefed the board on foreclosure sales and the effect of a recent state Supreme Court decision (Rafaeli) that applies retroactively to tax sales from 2015–2020. Wagner said the county foreclosed on 19 parcels in 2024 (all sold) and that the Rafaeli decision creates potential liability for prior sales.
Wagner told the board, "The County's current liability is $840,000.00 and we have $546,000.00 in the account," and said the county will seek state assistance and notify prior owners in the affected look-back period. She said notices will be posted on the website and published in the newspaper and set a claims deadline of March 31, 2025.
The board accepted the Foreclosure Sales report and the Land Sale Reutilization report by unanimous roll-call votes. Wagner said the county's longer history of foreclosures (dating to 2004–05) gives them a larger pot to draw from compared to counties that opted in later.
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