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Can you be arrested for not paying property taxes??

Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:25 am
Posted by Ignignot
Member since Mar 2009
18823 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:25 am
Say your house and land are paid off.

And you plan on living there for the rest of your life.
This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 9:27 am
Posted by Spock's Eyebrow
Member since May 2012
12300 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:27 am to
Don't think so. However, they'll evict you and put your home up for auction.
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
109737 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:29 am to
No, you will get your house sold at a sheriff's sale, though.
Posted by dbeck
Member since Nov 2014
29454 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:29 am to
What color are you?
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
98767 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:30 am to
They can't arrest you but they will sell your property
Posted by LSU alum wannabe
Katy, TX
Member since Jan 2004
27591 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:30 am to
What's your address?

I'll take it off your hands. Just stop paying.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:31 am to
They will take 'your' property.

You don't really own anything - you rent it from the government.
Posted by Clyde Tipton
Planet Earth
Member since Dec 2007
40594 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:31 am to
quote:

Say your house and land are paid off.


Doesn't matter. You never truly own the land. Stop paying taxes and they'll take it from you.
Posted by GeauxColonels
Tottenham Fan | LSU Fan
Member since Oct 2009
25606 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:32 am to
Depends on the state, but if the tax lien on the home can be bought, it will go up for sale. You'll still owe the $$ regardless of who buys it. If you fail to pay it, they have a super-priority first lien on the home (even if you had a mortgage) and can file for foreclosure.

So is losing your home over a $1,200 tax bill worth it?
Posted by CroakaBait
Gulf Coast of the Land Mass
Member since Nov 2013
4078 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:33 am to
In MS I believe you have 3 years until the county tax sale, at which time you can pay a shitload of money in taxes + penalties, or someone else who paid it each year in your absence gets it at auction. Not sure what state you're in, though.

Eta: Cool thing about whoever paid your taxes for the past 3 years--if you decide to come clean and pay up before auction time--they get all their money back plus interest, which is usually better than the rate the local banks will pay you if that money was just sitting in a savings account.
This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 9:46 am
Posted by OysterPoBoy
City of St. George
Member since Jul 2013
43155 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:44 am to
quote:

Can you be arrested for not paying property taxes??


Yes, if you don't leave when they kick you out. No such thing as private property. All property is rented from the govt. It's really a shame.
Posted by Chad504boy
4 posts
Member since Feb 2005
176234 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:46 am to
quote:

And you plan on living there for the rest of your life.


key misleading word if you don't keep paying property taxes.
Posted by mikelbr
Baton Rouge
Member since Apr 2008
49000 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:48 am to
quote:

Say your house and land are paid off.

And you plan on living there for the rest of your life.



Only if you don't vacate the house when it's sold at a Sheriff's tax sale for unpaid property taxes.

Yes, the jurisdiction will absolutely take legal ownership of your house and sell it.
This post was edited on 2/1/17 at 9:49 am
Posted by Mootsman
Charlotte, NC
Member since Oct 2012
6222 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:50 am to
If you try and defend your property when they come to take it due to tax liens then you will be arrested if you aren't shot dead by the steel booted nazis that are the government.
Posted by shotcaller1
Member since Oct 2014
7501 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:56 am to
I hope not
Posted by TSLG
Member since Mar 2014
6724 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 9:58 am to
As stated, your house will go to Sheriff's sale pretty quickly. The price will be the amount of taxes owed plus fees. Starting at 100%, the bidders bid lower and lower percentages of ownership, until the political subdivision sells the least amount of your property necessary to fulfill your tax burden.

Generally, you will have 3 years to redeem your property from the purchaser. The amount will be the taxes owed, plus fees and penalties.

This only applies to Louisiana though. Like most posters, you thought that the legal fairy was gonna come down, sprinkle some fairy dust, and a miracle would let us know what laws apply to you.

I got off this rant a long time ago, but this shite eats me up.

You wouldnt start a thread that only said, "I need to know how much gap my sparkplug needs" and make us guess what you're putting the sparkplug in. You are going to ask what gap you need for a pink 2003 VW Beetle Bug.

Similarly, your free internet lawyer (who poses as a graphic designer during the day) needs to know what laws apply to you. The state will usually be sufficient.

Btw, I'll take that address too. I like 5%, plus 1% per month, on my money.
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
19525 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 10:03 am to
Just pay the taxes
Posted by mauser
Orange Beach
Member since Nov 2008
26122 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 10:03 am to
Drooling pigs line up to bid on tax delinquent properties.
Posted by SidewalkDawg
Chair
Member since Nov 2012
10202 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 10:04 am to
quote:

You are going to ask what gap you need for a pink 2003 VW Beetle Bug.


Is the gap larger/smaller in pink 2003 VW beetles vs. Blue ones?

Or is this an attempt to find out if said owner is gay?

Nevermind... answered my own question, if you drive a VW beetle, you're surely gay.
Posted by Sidicous
NELA
Member since Aug 2015
19296 posts
Posted on 2/1/17 at 10:06 am to
I remember as a little kid in early 1970's seeing on the news and reading in newspaper about some folks around the nation getting acquainted with their local National Guard for refusing to pay taxes on properties and refusing to vacate, actually saying they were hunkering down. Seems they changed their tunes once the APC's and other tracked armored vehicles rolled up in their front and back yards.

IRS and some states simply do not play games about seizures. May see some of this in near future the way libtards are currently acting.
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