Failure to pay property taxes, when due can lead the serious consequences. Its interest property liens even lead to foreclosure. Most lenders require monthly mortgage payments to include an escrow for 1/12 of the annual property taxes.
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If your taxes aren’t a part of your monthly payment, make sure you’re setting
aside enough to cover the annual taxes. When do generally, if you fail to pay
your property taxes for an entire year. The municipality will forward your account to the County Treasurer for the collection of the treasure which at some point can take legal action by placing a lien against the property a tax lien impedes. Your ability to refinance your current mortgage to seek a second mortgage or to secure a home equity loan a tax lien supersedes any existing mortgage against the property.
So the treasure will more than likely inform the lender of the lien and the lender, in turn, may take action against the homeowner.
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