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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Deed |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Lafayette county, Wisconsin 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 Lafayette county, Wisconsin.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Lafayette county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Lafayette 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 Lafayette county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Lafayette county, Wisconsin allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Lafayette county, Wisconsin lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Wisconsin laws and competition, savvy Lafayette county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Wisconsin tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Wisconsin tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Jack Sauer | County Board Chair | |
| John Alexander | Supervisor, District 16 | |
| Cletus Bainbridge | Supervisor, District 15 | |
| Richard Beyer | Supervisor, District 7 | |
| Michael Byrne | Supervisor | gopack@mhtc.net |
| Steve Carpenter | Supervisor | |
| Owen Demo | Supervisor, District 02 | odemo@mntc.net |
| Jed Gant | Supervisor | |
| Verne Jackson | Supervisor | |
| Dwayne Larson | Supervisor | |
| Ellen Phillips | Supervisor | |
| Tom Quinn | Supervisor | |
| Kenneth Taylor | Supervisor, District 6 | |
| Dean Thoreson | Supervisor | |
| George Williams | Supervisor, District 1 | |
| Wayne Wilson | Supervisor | |
| Charlotte Doherty | District Attorney | |
| Scott Pedley | Sheriff | scott.pedley@lafayettecountywi |
| Linda Bawden | County Clerk | linda.bawden@lafayettecountywi |
| Joseph Boll | Register of Deeds | |
| Catherine McGowan | Clerk of Circuit Court | catherine.mcgowan@wicourts.gov |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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