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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Probably needs to pay the tax delinquency to protect her interest. I believe a tax sale surplus, if any, inures to the owner, not extinguished lienholders.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Tax liens are 1<sup>st</sup> position, they wipe out everything. If you have an interest you want to preserve, you have to pay close attention to that tax account. That’s why mortgages often get escrowed.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:none"> wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com <wsbarp-bounces@lists.wsbarppt.com>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Karen Cobb<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 17, 2023 9:28 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WSBA Real Property Listserv <wsbarp@lists.wsbarppt.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [WSBARP] Preservation of Lien in tax foreclosure sale<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Client settled a suit with property owner (“owner”) resulting in a recorded lien against the property. Owner has failed to pay property taxes and county has brought suit to foreclose. What does client need to file to protect her lien
and ensure payment from the proceeds? Does anyone have a pleading I could peruse? If client chooses to purchase the property what are the risks?<o:p></o:p></p>
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