Foreclosure Law Date

February 24th, 2009

Foreclosure Law Date

Question: HUNDREDS listed in local newspaper each year for late PROPERTY TAX payments. Isnt this invasion of privacy?

My aunt lives in a county in the state of North Carolina where everyone names are published in the local newspaper if their property taxes aren't paid by a certain date in March. Tax Office use to do this in April. Many of these people are not behind on their property payments, but just havent paid them yet. Isn't this method of public humiliation breaking these citizens privacy rights I dont know of any other county that use such method to try and make people paid their taxes in a timely matter. Yes, they do add late fees as well, she says. That is understandable. But to send an exposed card in the US mail stating that if property owner(s) doesnt pay by such and such date their names and what taxes they own will be published in the local newspaper seems illegal. Is this county breaking the law? What are the citizens rights when it comes to the law of property tax protection?

*Please note that this question is NOT about foreclosure on owner's property because of non-paying taxes.

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Answer: A governmental body like a city or county or school district exists to provide services to the public. The public pays for the service with taxes. Delinquent taxes effect the borrowing ability and financial capabilities of the public at large. The government has to raise the taxes of others to cover deficiencies caused by delinquencies. The other tax payers are creditors to the delinquent tax payer. Creditors have the right to know about who owes them money. NO, it is not an invasion of privacy. It is an attempt to show who is unwilling or unable to pay his or her fair share of the cost of government.

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