I sold property to someone and they haven’t put it in their name, taxes are owed it’s in myname still what can I do? they abandoned the property to
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I sold property to someone and they haven’t put it in their name, taxes are owed it’s in myname still what can I do? they abandoned the property to
Legal advice on property not being
transferred and delinquent taxes
Asked on November 19, 2018 under Real Estate Law, South Carolina
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
If the property is still in your name, you owe the taxes to the city or country (whichever government assess property taxes where you are): the property owner owes the taxes. You could sue the buyer for the money you have to pay, since they violated their obligation to transfer the property to their own name; of course, if you can't find them, you can't sue them, and even if you know where they are, if they have no money, there's no point in suing, since you'll never be able to collect from someone who is insolvent.
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