i live in texas and the taxes on this land have not been paid for over 7 yrs but the tax office says it has to get to a certain $ before they auction it off. well someone told us that we could pay the owed taxes and keep paying them for five yrs and take pictures of the land before and after we cleaned it up then put a fence around it saying no trespassing and leave it like this for 5 yrs while we continue to pay the taxes and then go to a land attorney or whatever they are called and file something and the land will become ours if the owner still never shows up is this true has anyone of yall ever done this??
2007-07-24 03:29:35 · 3 answers · asked by stt143 2 in Business & Finance ➔ Taxes ➔ United States
the man has not been able to be contacted for over 7 yrs the tax office said they get the mail sent back to them every time and they can't find him. we found out who owned the land and tried to contact them aswell but they said they had never heard of him we even wrote a letter which was returned to sender. he owes 800.oo on the land it is very cheap taxes only 34.oo a yr per lot so i would think he would pay that small amount or even move a trailor on it or something.
2007-07-24 03:38:28 · update #1
I don't have the direct answer, but this may help you contact him - write a letter to "Postmaster" at the city, state and zip where he last lived. Ask to have the forwarding address sent to you. Include a stamped, self addressed envelope and $2. If the forwarding address is still on file, they will often let you know what it is, even if the deadline has passed for them to forward it.
2007-07-24 07:47:45 · answer #1 · answered by ssmesq 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think you could do anything to improve the property if you didn't already own it. Start with the tax office. Find out how much tax is owed ask ask the procedure for trying to buy the land, by first paying the tax. You would still have to deal with the actual owner of the land I would think. Maybe find out who that is and what he might sell it for if you paid all the taxes that are due
2007-07-24 10:34:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, that will not work. If you pay the taxes on the property, you are merely' giving the current owner a gift, which will prevent the land being auctioned by the sheriff to cover the unpaid taxes.
I suggest that you wait for the land to reach the 'auction stage' before taking any action. Chances are good that, once it DOES reach that stage, the current owner will come up with the back taxes to reclaim the property.
2007-07-24 10:33:43 · answer #3 · answered by acermill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋