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County Courthouse
207 N. First
Westmoreland, KS 66549
Phone: (785)457-3314
Fax: (785)457-3507
www.pottcounty.org/

Auction Type: Tax Deed
Bidding Method: Bid Up

Tax Sale Overview:


If Pottawatomie county, Kansas 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 Pottawatomie county, Kansas.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Pottawatomie county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Pottawatomie county, Kansas allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Pottawatomie county, Kansas lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Kansas laws and competition, savvy Pottawatomie county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Kansas tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Kansas tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Thomas John DoperalskiCommissioner,Chair 
Stan HartwichCommissioner 
Barbara KoldeCommissioner, District 1 
Sherri SchuckCounty Attorneyschuck@pottcountyatty.org
Greg RiatSheriffgriat@ptsheriff.com
Lisa OverkampTreasurerloverkamp@pottcounty.org
Susan FiggeCounty Clerksfigge@pottcounty.org
Betty Jo AbitzRegister of Deedsbabitz@pottcounty.org

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