§ 3.03. PREFERENCE TO OWNERS TO PURCHASE TAX DEEDED LANDS .  


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  • (1)

    At the option of the County, former owners or their heirs may be granted the right to repurchase lands to which the County has taken title through delinquent tax enforcement collections by payment of all delinquent taxes, together with interest thereon to the date of payment, a prorata share of the costs of the proceedings and an additional sum equal to 10% of the foregoing delinquent taxes. Any sale made under the provisions of this section shall be exempt from all of the requirements of § 75.69, Wis. Stats.

    (2)

    This section is adopted under § 75.35(3), Wis. Stats., and is permissive. At any time after proceedings for publication and sale of such lands under § 75.69, Wis. Stats., have been begun, the County may, at its option, grant former owners the right to repurchase land under this section or, at its option, the County may refuse to grant the privilege of repurchase provided by subsection (1) of this section.