2008 House Bill 6171

Revise delinquent property tax foreclosure notices

Introduced in the House

May 22, 2008

Introduced by Rep. Tim Melton (D-29)

To require a local government that has received a foreclosure judgment against a property owner for delinquent property taxes to send a notice of the judgment by first-class mail to the property and to each person with a legal interest in the property. The notice must state the last date on which the property may be redeemed, which would be March 31 immediately succeeding the judgment, or in a contested case, within 21 days of the judgment.

Referred to the Committee on Intergovernmental, Urban, and Regional Affairs

Sept. 17, 2008

Reported without amendment

With the recommendation that the substitute (H-1) be adopted and that the bill then pass.

Sept. 25, 2008

Substitute offered

To replace the previous version of the bill with one that revises details but does not change the substance of the bill as previously described.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Passed in the House 103 to 0 (details)

To require a local government that has received a foreclosure judgment against a property owner for delinquent property taxes to send a notice of the judgment by first-class mail to the occupant of the property and to each person with a legal interest in the property. The notice must state the last date on which the property may be redeemed, which would be March 31 immediately succeeding the judgment, or in a contested case, within 21 days of the judgment.

Received in the Senate

Nov. 5, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Finance