2026 Regular Session
SB 584
Decreasing service period for notice of tax lien sales
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Bill overview
This bill aims to shorten the timeframe for providing notice of tax lien sales in West Virginia and reduce the legal window for challenging a tax deed. Specifically, it reduces the required notice period and the statute of limitations for contesting a tax deed. The bill also includes provisions regarding notifying occupants of properties subject to tax liens and establishing procedures for redeeming property.
Key provisions
- Reduces the notice period for tax lien sales to 15 days following the request for notice, down from 30 days.
- Shortens the statute of limitations for challenging a tax deed to one year following the delivery of the deed, from two years.
- Establishes a process for redeeming property if the original owner was not properly notified.
- Requires a tender of funds for redemption as a condition precedent to a court allowing a suit to set aside a deed.
- Specifies that a failure to provide reasonably diligent notice can be used as a defense in a challenge to a tax deed.
- Outlines requirements for an answer filed by a purchaser, including the amount required for redemption and accrued interest.
- Sets forth procedures for distributing funds held by the clerk to the purchaser or original owner upon a judgment.
Who is affected
- Tax lien purchasers
- Property owners subject to tax liens
- West Virginia State Auditor’s Office
- Real estate attorneys
- County Clerks
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