Does not work that way. You could pay the property taxes for 50 years and you would never gain any ownership rights.
In CA the county cannot put the property up for auction for unpaid taxes until they are delinquent for 5 years. You'd be competing against any other parties that wanted the property at that auction. Most sell for something close to market value though that value may be depressed significantly because of condition. If someone were to walk in and pay the back taxes the property would no longer be delinquent and would come off of the block.
Paying someone's delinquent property tax has no effect other than to pay the delinquent proprty tax. The county tax collector has to sell the property at public auction. There are some properties in my county that nobody wants because they are poluted and it would cost more than the property is worth to clean tjem up.
the county has to offer the property for delinquent taxes for auction, the person who bids enough for the house to pay the delinquent taxes, and pay off the mortgage, they can acquire the property
but it will not happen until the county puts it up for auction
Homes that the county forecloses due to delinquent taxes aren't generally sold for JUST the taxes. They are often put up for auction. They county sells the asset for the most they can get for it just like any other seller would.
that would only be possible MAYBE if there was no mortgage on the property - just paying the taxes won;t give you ownership in that case - you'd have to buy it and maybe pay the back taxes
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Does not work that way. You could pay the property taxes for 50 years and you would never gain any ownership rights.
In CA the county cannot put the property up for auction for unpaid taxes until they are delinquent for 5 years. You'd be competing against any other parties that wanted the property at that auction. Most sell for something close to market value though that value may be depressed significantly because of condition. If someone were to walk in and pay the back taxes the property would no longer be delinquent and would come off of the block.
Paying someone's delinquent property tax has no effect other than to pay the delinquent proprty tax. The county tax collector has to sell the property at public auction. There are some properties in my county that nobody wants because they are poluted and it would cost more than the property is worth to clean tjem up.
the county has to offer the property for delinquent taxes for auction, the person who bids enough for the house to pay the delinquent taxes, and pay off the mortgage, they can acquire the property
but it will not happen until the county puts it up for auction
You are misinformed. If the county forecloses and puts the house up for auction, you bid on it. Paying delinquent taxes gives you zero title rights.
Homes that the county forecloses due to delinquent taxes aren't generally sold for JUST the taxes. They are often put up for auction. They county sells the asset for the most they can get for it just like any other seller would.
that would only be possible MAYBE if there was no mortgage on the property - just paying the taxes won;t give you ownership in that case - you'd have to buy it and maybe pay the back taxes
you can't - it doesn't work that way