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Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties.  But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process.  A key to … Read more

Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties.  But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process.  A key to protecting those rights is timely and accurate communication between the tax office, its foreclosure attorneys, and the taxpayer.  A recent Court of Appeals opinion reversing a tax foreclosure illustrates how quickly things can go wrong when that communication breaks down.  

Most tax foreclosure sales involve vacant, unloved properties.  But not always. The risk of homelessness is one reason that the General Assembly and our courts demand that taxpayers’ property rights are adequately protected during the foreclosure process.  A key to protecting those rights is timely and accurate communication between the tax office, its foreclosure attorneys, and the taxpayer.  A recent Court of Appeals opinion reversing a tax foreclosure illustrates how quickly things can go wrong when that communication breaks down.  

Almost a decade ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law (“S.L.”) 2012-126, which provided counties with new options to organize and govern their human services functions.  S.L. 2012-126 allowed any board of county commissioners (“BOCC”) in a county with a county manager to combine two or more human services functions into a single consolidated human services agency.

Almost a decade ago, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Session Law (“S.L.”) 2012-126, which provided counties with new options to organize and govern their human services functions.  S.L. 2012-126 allowed any board of county commissioners (“BOCC”) in a county with a county manager to combine two or more human services functions into a single consolidated human services agency.