Karlen v. Reliance Equities, LLC
Annotate this CaseIn January 2011, Reliance Equities, LLC acquired title to an Atlanta property pursuant to an August 2009 tax sale and a subsequent foreclosure of all rights of redemption. Nancy Karlen claimed to have had an interest in the Property based on 2001-2003 tax liens on the Property that she had purchased in 2004. In February 2011, Reliance filed a quiet title action to establish that it was the fee simple owner of the Property free and clear of all adverse claims. Reliance requested that the matter be submitted to a special master, and the Superior Court granted the request. Following a hearing which was not transcribed, and after Karlen acknowledged that she had received proper service of the quiet title action, the special master allowed Karlen additional time to file an amended answer and extended the time for Karlen to assert her right to redeem the Property. Karlen neither amended her answer nor made a tender of the statutory redemption amount within the required time period. The special master found that any potential rights held by Karlen had been divested. The special master also ruled that Karlen was prohibited from challenging the validity of the tax sale due to her failure to tender the statutory redemption amount. The trial court adopted the special master's findings and entered a final order and decree vesting title in Reliance. Karlen appealed pro se from the trial court's order, and, finding no error in the special master's findings, the Supreme Court affirmed.
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