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County Administrative Office Building Auction Type: Tax Deed Redeemable |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Sussex county, Delaware is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.
Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Sussex county, Delaware.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Sussex county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Sussex county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.
The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Sussex county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Sussex county, Delaware allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Sussex county, Delaware lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Delaware laws and competition, savvy Sussex county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Delaware tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Delaware tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Finley Jones Jr. | Council President, District 2 | fjones@sussexcounty.net |
| George Cole | Council Member, District 4 | |
| Dale Dukes | Council Member, District 1 | ddukes@sussexcounty.net |
| Vance Phillips | Council Member, District 5 | watermelons@msn.com |
| Lynn Rogers | Council Member, District 3 | lynn@rogerssign.com |
| Robert Reed | County Sheriff | |
| Richard Bell II | County Recorder Of Deeds | |
| John Brady | Register In Chancery | |
| Howard Clendaniel | County Register Of Wills | |
| Ray Ellerman | Clerk Of The Peace |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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