If you do not pay your property taxes, you will owe delinquent interest (1% per month) and will receive a elinquency notice in July. If you have not paid by October, the unpaid taxes will be advertised for sale in the local paper. The real estate tax lien public auction of unpaid taxes is held in November. The lien sale includes tax, interest to date, advertising fee, $4.00 certificate fee, and a $5.00 auction fee. You will owe monthly redemption interest on the lien total. Redemption interest is based on the Federal Reserve discount rate as of September 1st plus 9%.
The first-half becomes delinquent on March 1 and accrues interest at the rate of 1% per month. The second half is due on June 15. If the entire amount of tax is paid at one time on or before April 30, no interest will be charged on the first-half.
You may pay current year taxes without paying prior year taxes until the current year taxes have been added to the prior year tax lien certificate (typically mid-July).
If you do not pay the service lien, the lien will be sold at the tax lien auction and a tax lien will be placed on the property. If the lien is not redeemed within 3 years from the date of sale, the tax buyer may apply for a deed. The deed to the property will be issued to the tax buyer if there is no redemption made before the deed date, which results in losing the property.
If your taxes are sold at the tax lien sale, you will owe redemption interest, redemption fee ($7.00), advertising fee ($10.00), auction fee ($5.00), certificate fee ($4.00), subsequent year endorsement fee ($5.00/year) if any, and any other fees associated with the deed process.
The Annual Public Auction of Real Estate Tax Liens will begin on November 2, 2010 at 8:00 a.m. MDT and will close on November 5, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. MDT. The auction will be conducted entirely by means of the internet at www.denvertaxsale.com.
You may pay approximately three weeks after the tax sale is complete. This typically is around December 1.