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Tax Sale Overview:

You are not purchasing property but a tax lien against the property in the amount of your investment. Your Certificate of Purchase will entitle you to make subsequent payments of delinquent taxes which will be added to your initial investment and continue to draw interest until such time as the tax lien is redeemed or a foreclosure action results. Pursuant to Arizona Revised Statute 42-18201 & 42-18202, it is necessary for you to hold the certificate for a period of three years from the date on the certificate before a Superior Court action may be initiated to foreclose the right to redeem and obtain a Treasurer’s deed.

You are advised to investigate, prior to purchasing, to determine whether the property would be of sufficient use or value to you should you be fortunate or unfortunate enough to be in a position to obtain a deed at some future date. You should be aware that the property to which you ultimately obtain a deed may be contaminated by toxic matter, subjecting you to costly cleanup or fines. Deeds are obtained at your own risk.

In the event the Board of Supervisors, by resolution, cancels a property or corrects the valuation or classification of a property retroactively, you may not receive the anticipated interest.

The tax lien which you wish to purchase may be unavailable due to an existing stay order from Bankruptcy Court.

In the event of bankruptcy proceedings subsequent to the sale of the lien, there is no guarantee that the purchaser of the tax lien will receive the anticipated interest or any interest whatsoever, which determination will be made by the United States Bankruptcy Court.

If it is determined that the tax lien for which you have submitted payment is unavailable for any reason, your payment will be refunded to you without interest.

Although every effort is made to handle all transactions expeditiously, it is possible that processing of refunds or redemptions may take one month or longer, during which time you will not earn interest.

While under no obligation to do so, the treasurer makes an effort to advise you of circumstances which may interfere with the receipt of your anticipated interest. However, the foregoing is not all inclusive as new situations are continuously arising.

Research and Purchase Procedures

In the event a parcel has been split out from another parcel that has delinquent taxes, there may be tax liens that are prior and superior to the one you are purchasing. You are advised to research such genealogy and tax status prior to purchasing.

Due to the renumbering of properties by the Yuma County Assessor, the same legal description may have different parcel numbers for different tax years. You are advised to research the genealogy of a property prior to purchasing in order to buy all delinquent taxes under all numbers for that property.

In order that Yuma County may report interest received by certificate holders in accordance with Internal Revenue Service regulations, this office is required by the I.R.S. to obtain the tax identification number of the purchaser at the time of purchase of the tax lien. Accordingly, please present the cashier with your properly executed Form W-9 together with your payment. Processing of your certificate will not begin until a proper W-9 is received.

1. All research must be done by you. Please do not call or ask a cashier for amounts or status of taxes. The amounts on the computer are not the amounts you will pay to purchase delinquent tax liens. You may submit a list of parcels you wish to buy, and our staff will research the parcel and advise you if the tax liens are available and the amounts. You will be expected to purchase all available liens on the list you submit.
2. Property information maybe found at www.co.yuma.az.us
3. If a parcel number has additional numbers in the 11th or 12th position, you need to research the parcel to find the previous parcel number. If the years listed end abruptly, you need to research the parcel to find the new parcel number.
4. Your name, as you want it to appear on your certificate, your address, phone number and tax I.D. number must be on the list you submit.
5. Interest will begin accruing upon receipt of your funds.
6. No tax liens will be sold in the months of February (except for the main tax sale) and October, or during the dates of November 1-8, and April 23- May 8.
7. You may add the current year’s taxes to your certificate on or after June 1st of the following year. There is an endorsement fee of $5.00 for each certificate

Pre-sale Requirements for the Auction only.

Prior to bidding, all bidders MUST provide the Treasurer's Office with a complete W-9 and Bidder Information Form. These forms may be obtained in the Treasurer's Office.

Bid Procedures for the Auction only.

Each bidder will be assigned a number for use during the bidding process. In offering these liens for sale, the parcel number and the amount shall be read in the order they appear in the newspaper or website.

Vocal bids will be recognized by calling the lowest interest rate you will accept. ALL SALES ARE FINAL!

The successful bidder will pay the entire amount of taxes, interest, fees and amounts necessary to redeem any prior liens with guaranteed funds by 4:00 p.m. of the next day.

Bid Interest for the Auction only.

Bids must be on the basis of interest income to bidder.

1. The maximum bid is 16% simple interest per annum prorated monthly. The lowest acceptable bid is 0% per annum.
2. The successful (lowest) bid will determine the rate of interest to be paid on the Certificate of Purchase lien (CP), representing the amount of taxes, interest, fees and charges then due.

Redemption of Liens

If the owner redeems the Certificate of Purchase (CP) on the property, the investor receives his money back plus interest at the rate he bid at the sale.

Deeds

If your tax lien is not redeemed by the property owner, three years after the date of the tax lien sale you may start the process of acquiring the property through Judicial Foreclosure. The deeding process takes at least five to six months during which time the owner may redeem.

Legal descriptions are derived from the assessment and tax roll generated by the Yuma County Assessor, who does not guarantee that the descriptions are complete or entirely correct. You are advised to independently verify legal descriptions prior to purchasing. Otherwise, difficulties, including obtaining title insurance, may occur in connection with foreclosure.

A reasonable effort has been made to identify and exclude those properties to which title is held by a governmental entity. However, there is no guarantee that all such properties have been excluded. This is brought to your attention in order that you may research and beware of buying liens which have been extinguished.

Assignments

Assignments offer the investor an alternative way to purchase liens on parcels at a time other then the tax lien sale.

Currently there are no liens available for assignment.

Assignment Purchasing

Currently there are no liens available.

Endorsements

Subsequent taxes can be added to an existing lien to protect the CP holder's fiduciary interest. The endorsement of the current year taxes on existing Certificates of Purchase begins June 1.

The endorsement will consist of taxes, interest, fees and charges dependent on the date the taxes are being paid. There is an additional $5.00 fee for each Certificate of Purchase submitted for the endorsement to be applied for each year requested.

To pay the endorsement the CP holder must submit the current CP with a Cashier's Check, Money Order, or Certified Check.

If the payment is in excess of the amount due, a refund will be issued. Parcels not covered by funds on hand must remain available to other buyers.

The interest earned on an endorsement is at the same rate as that of the original Certificate of Purchase.

Transfer of Certificate of Purchase

If not redeemed a CP may be transferred by signature to another person who has a Bidder Information Card on file with the Treasurer's Office. There is a $5.00 transfer fee and a $14.00 recording fee (if applicable). The Treasurer's Office MUST be notified of the transfer to be VALID. The Treasurer pays the redeemed taxes to the last CP holder on record.

Tax Lien Expiration

If a tax lien is not redeemed and the purchaser or purchaser's heirs or assigns fails to commence an action to foreclosure on or before ten years from the date of purchase, the certificate of purchase will expire and the lien is void. ARS 42-18208 and 42-18127.

Listed are the names of purchasers who hold liens that are subject to expiration on or after September 1, 2006 according to A.R.S. 42-18208.

• Cecilia Ormsby
• FUNB Custodian for Advantage 99
• Jim D Smith
• Ron Southard

Elected Public Officials:

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