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RivCo's Tax Collector To Announce Tax Defaulted Property Sales
The county will contract with a total of 8 newspapers to circulate notices of the sale of tax-defaulted property delinquent over 5 years.
RIVERSIDE COUNTY, CA — The Board of Supervisors Tuesday authorized the Riverside County Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector to spend $50,000 on advertisements in multiple newspapers to announce prospective sales of tax- defaulted properties countywide.
In a 5-0 vote without comment, the board signed off on the agency's plan to post ads between May 15 and May 24.
"Under California law, the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector is required to make this annual publication," according to a statement posted to the board's agenda. "Publication of the 2024 `Notice of Impending Power to Sell Tax-Defaulted Property,' is to collect unpaid taxes and to return the properties to a revenue-generating status by conveying (them) to another owner, or motivating the (assessed parties) to redeem."
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The county will contract with a total of eight newspapers to circulate notices, generally on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays during the last half of May.
"The sale of tax-defaulted property -- delinquent more than five years -- is our ultimate collection method," the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector stated. "Most delinquent property owners settle their accounts prior to sale, but a significant number wait until the final hour to do so."
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"In order to comply with state law, the first step in the process is to notify the public via newspaper publication," the agency said. "The second step is the use of certified mail, and in some cases, site visits to those who have not settled their account prior to the upcoming tax sale date."
The proposed auction dates for the current properties in default were not provided.
Next month, the Office of the Treasurer-Tax Collector will be holding an online auction of properties with unsatisfied liens going back to 2017.
A total of 152 properties are currently on the selling block.
Parties concerned whether one of their properties might be on the list of sellable assets can visit the tax collector's site to find out: countytreasurer.org.
