tax deed

noun

1. a title deed issued by a public authority to the purchaser of property sold for the nonpayment of taxes.

Other Words From

• tax-deeded adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of tax deed¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

“How could a private entity make application; pay the taxes and obtain a tax deed from the Palm Beach County Tax Collector on what appears to be public property?”

From Washington Times

County records reflect a tax deed for the northern 10 feet of the Root Trail beach access entrance was sold to PB Harizons Inc. for $4,560 in March 1995.

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Guy Rabideau, an attorney for Root Trail Partners, said the property was bought at a tax deed auction after a tax sale certificate was filed in 1991.

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If the owner doesn’t pay off the debt in a certain number of years, the certificate holder can file for a tax deed on the property and sell it at auction.

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The town says the tax deed sale “unknowingly conveyed title to the town’s public right-of-way to a private entity.”

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