2011 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 47 — Revenue and taxation
RS 47:2238.2 — Procedure for sales initiated by individuals


LA Rev Stat § 47:2238.2 What's This?

§2238.2. Procedure for sales initiated by individuals

A. Whenever any person or public or private entity desires to purchase any unredeemed property adjudicated to the city for unpaid taxes due, charges pursuant to R.S. 33:1236 or paving and other local improvement assessments for which the adjudication was made, he shall, with an application to purchase, deposit with the tax collector of the city an amount of money sufficient to cover the expenses of the sale, including advertising, taxes due, and other costs associated with said sale as evidence of good faith in the application.

B. The tax collector shall determine the amount of money to be deposited. The tax collector's determination of the amount of monies to be deposited by the purchaser shall be equal to the expenses of the sale, including advertising, all parish and municipal taxes due, and other costs associated with such sale as evidence of good faith in the application.

C. The sale of unredeemed commercial property shall be for no less than two-thirds of the appraised value, plus advertising costs, taxes owed, and other costs associated with said sale on its advertisement.

Acts 2009, No. 146, §1, eff. June 25, 2009.

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