Item:
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Approval to Advertise 2025 Tax Liens on Real Property
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 9, 2026
Request for Board Action:
Agenda Text
The Board is requested to authorize the Tax Administrator to provide public notice and advertise the 2025 delinquent real property tax liens. North Carolina General Statute 105-369 requires the Tax Collector to report to the governing board the total amount of unpaid taxes for the current year that are liens on real property. Tax liens may be advertised any time between March 1 and June 30.
A notice alerting property owners of the pending advertisement must be mailed at least 30 days in advance of the date of the advertisement. This mailed notice stated the last day to pay 2025 taxes to avoid being advertised is March 20, 2026. Between the mailed notice and the advertised notice, property owners are advised that collection efforts may be underway. North Carolina General Statute 105-369 mandates the notice to the property owner and the advertisement.
The Tax Collector is required to determine the cost of the advertisement and to set a fee to cover the actual costs (§105-369(d)). The cost of advertising will be $7.50 per parcel to cover the costs of advertising all tax liens in the News & Observer.
Alignment with Strategic Plan: This action aligns with Goal 5, Accountable, Efficient, Visionary Government by ensuring the County complies with statutory requirements of North Carolina.
Resource Persons: Keyar Doyle, Tax Administrator
County Manager’s Recommendation: The County Manager recommends that the Board accept the report and authorize the Tax Administrator to advertise said tax liens in accordance with North Carolina General Statute 105-369 prior to June 30.
Signature
County Manager: ____________________________