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...eclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes In the _______________ court of _____________, Ohio case no. in the matter of foreclosure of liens for delinquent land taxes county treasurer of _________________________, Ohio Plaintiff, vs. parcels of land encumbered with delinquent tax liens, Defendants. Whereas, judgment has been rendered against certain parcels of real property for taxes, assess...

...icient to pay in full the amount of the taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest which are due and unpaid; the costs incurred in the foreclosure proceeding, the foreclosure and forfeiture proceeding, or both foreclosure and forfeiture proceedings which are due and unpaid; and, if division (B)(1) or (2) of section 5721.17 of the Revised Code is applicable, any notes issued by a receiver pursuant to divisio...

...ss shall be forfeited to the delinquent tax and assessment collection fund created under section 321.261 of the Revised Code, or in counties that have established a county land reutilization corporation fund under section 321.263 of the Revised Code, to the county land reutilization corporation fund.

...No issuance of a delinquent land tax certificate or delivery of a master list of delinquent tracts shall be invalid on account of its having been charged on the duplicate in a name other than that of the rightful owner, if in other respects it is sufficiently described on the duplicate, and the taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty set forth in said certificate or master list were due and unpaid at that time.

...If the taxes and assessments charged on land or lots are regularly paid in full, and such land is erroneously returned delinquent, and the land is listed on the delinquent land tax certificate record or master list of delinquent lands, the county auditor shall correct the duplicate and issue an abatement for penalties and interest added to such land on account of such error, the same as provided for in making errors ...

...The tax commissioner shall administer this chapter. If any act or proceeding required by such sections is not done or instituted within the time limited by such sections, the tax commissioner shall cause such act to be done or such proceeding instituted in the name of the officer whose duty it is to perform such act or to institute such proceeding, and the acts and proceedings of the tax commissioner in such behalf s...

...im of all moneys due him for delinquent taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty on any tract of land, or city or town lot, enter upon the tax duplicate and upon his copy of the delinquent land list "redeemed," and the county auditor shall, after each settlement period, revise the list of delinquent lands, or city or town lots, by writing "redeemed" in the margin provided for that purpose on all such tracts of land,...

...All delinquent land upon which the taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, or charges have become delinquent may be redeemed before foreclosure proceedings have been instituted by tendering to the county treasurer an amount sufficient, as determined by the court, to pay the taxes, assessments, penalties, interest, and charges then due and unpaid, and the costs incurred in any proceeding instit...

...f lots described in any delinquent land tax certificate or delinquent vacant land tax certificate, and a person having such right in that property fails to join in the redemption of such delinquent land tax or for any cause cannot be joined in any such redemption, the county auditor may entertain the application of so many of such persons as join in the application, and may make a certificate releasing such portion o...

...s returned delinquent for nonpayment of taxes or assessments, and placed on the duplicate of the succeeding year, and the owner or person liable to pay the taxes produces the receipt of the county treasurer for such taxes and assessments of the preceding year, the county auditor or treasurer shall not make the deduction from the duplicate, of such taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty but it shall be chargeable t...

...The tax commissioner shall provide the necessary documents to be used in carrying this chapter into effect, and the form of such documents shall be uniform throughout the state.

...tical index, direct and reverse, of all sales, after the completion of the annual sale, of all lots and lands, advertised for sale pursuant to section 5723.05 of the Revised Code. A certificate that all procedural steps have been complied with shall be made on a form as prescribed in section 5715.30 of the Revised Code, and said certificate shall bear the county auditor's signature with his official seal affixed the...

...0 to 5721.43 of the Revised Code: (A) "Tax certificate," "certificate," or "duplicate certificate" means a document that may be issued as a physical certificate, in book-entry form, or through an electronic medium, at the discretion of the county treasurer. Such document shall contain the information required by section 5721.31 of the Revised Code and shall be prepared, transferred, or redeemed in the manner prescri...

...of parcels selected for tax certificate sales, including the same information as is required to be included in the delinquent land list. Upon compiling the list of parcels selected for tax certificate sales, the county treasurer may conduct a title search for any parcel on the list. (B)(1) Except as otherwise provided in division (B)(3) of this section, when tax certificates are to be sold under section 5721.32 of ...

...of parcels selected for tax certificate sales. The lien for taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest against a parcel stricken from the list thereafter may be foreclosed in the manner prescribed by section 323.25, sections 323.65 to 323.79, or section 5721.14 or 5721.18 of the Revised Code unless, prior to the institution of such proceedings against the parcel, the county treasurer restores the parcel to ...

...of parcels selected for tax certificate sales. The lien for taxes, assessments, charges, penalties, and interest against a parcel stricken from the list thereafter may be foreclosed in the manner prescribed by section 323.25, 5721.14, or 5721.18 of the Revised Code unless, prior to the institution of such proceedings against the parcel, the county treasurer restores the parcel to the list of parcels selected for tax ...

...e certificate holder by ordinary first class or certified mail or by binary means that the certificate is void and shall issue the refund. The county auditor shall issue a warrant for the portion of the refund from the undivided tax fund, which portion consists of the certificate purchase price, plus any applicable premium and less any applicable discount; the portion of the refund consisting of interest and...

...(A) Upon the sale and delivery of a tax certificate, the tax certificate vests in the certificate holder the first lien previously held by the state and its taxing districts under section 5721.10 of the Revised Code for the amount of taxes, assessments, interest, and penalty charged against a certificate parcel, superior to all other liens and encumbrances upon the parcel described in the tax certificate, in the amou...

...(2) of this section, the purchaser of a tax certificate sold as part of a block sale pursuant to section 5721.32 of the Revised Code may transfer the certificate to any person, and any other purchaser of a tax certificate pursuant to section 5721.32 or 5721.33 of the Revised Code may transfer the certificate to any person, except the owner of the certificate parcel or any corporation, partnership, or associatio...

...he certificate holder by ordinary first-class or certified mail or by binary means of the filing of the petition. It is the obligation of the certificate holder to file a proof of claim with the bankruptcy court to protect the holder's interest in the certificate parcel. The last day on which the certificate holder may file a request for foreclosure or a notice of intent to foreclose is the later of the expirat...

...(A) Private attorney's fees payable with respect to an action under sections 5721.30 to 5721.46 of the Revised Code are subject to the following conditions: (1) The fees must be reasonable. (2) Fees exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars shall be paid only if authorized by a court order. (B)(1) Fees less than or equal to two thousand five hundred dollars shall be presumed to be reasonable. (2) If the private...

...(A) A private selling officer's fees payable with respect to an action under sections 5721.30 to 5721.46 of the Revised Code are subject to both of the following conditions: (1) The fees must be reasonable. (2) Fees exceeding five per cent of the sale price of the property, if such amount is greater than seven hundred fifty dollars, shall be paid only if authorized by a court order. (B)(1) Fees less than or equal ...

...(A) A title agent's or title insurance company's fees payable with respect to an action under sections 5721.30 to 5721.46 of the Revised Code are subject to the following conditions: (1) The fees must be reasonable. (2) Fees exceeding five hundred dollars shall be paid only if authorized by a court order. (B)(1) Fees less than or equal to five hundred dollars shall be presumed to be reasonable. (2) The terms of a...

...te holder or holders by ordinary first class or certified mail or by binary means that the parcel has been redeemed and the lien or liens canceled, and that payment on the certificate or certificates is forthcoming. The treasurer shall pay the tax certificate holder or holders promptly. The county treasurer shall administer the tax certificate redemption fund for the purpose of redeeming tax certificates. Int...

...e certificate holder by ordinary first class or certified mail or by binary means that the lien has been canceled and that payment on the certificate is forthcoming. The treasurer shall pay the holder of that certificate promptly. (B) A person who makes a payment to the county treasurer under division (A) of this section for the tax certificate with the oldest lien may make additional payments under that di...