State of Minnesota District Court
County of LAKE Sixth Judicial District
TO: ALL PERSONS WITH A LEGAL INTEREST IN THE PARCELS OF REAL PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE FOLLOWING DELINQUENT TAX LIST
A list of real property in Lake County on which delinquent real property taxes and penalties are due has been filed with the district court administrator of Lake County. This list is published to inform all persons that the listed property is subject to forfeiture because of delinquent taxes.
The property owner, taxpayer, or other interested person must either pay the tax and penalty plus interest and costs or file a written objection with the district court administrator. The objection must be filed on or before the 20th day after the publication of this notice and list, stating the reason(s) why the tax or penalty is not due on the property. If no objection is filed, a court judgment will be entered against the property for the unpaid tax, penalty, interest and costs.
For property under court judgment, the period of redemption begins on May 13, 2024. The period of redemption means the time within which taxes must be paid to avoid losing the property through forfeiture. The period of redemption is three years, with a handful of exceptions. The redemption period is one year for most properties located in a targeted neighborhood, as defined in the Minnesota laws, and for municipal solid waste disposal facilities. The redemption period is five weeks for certain abandoned or vacant properties.
You may also enter into a confession of judgment as an alternative method to paying off the delinquent tax amount and avoiding forfeiture. This allows you to pay the delinquent balance in equal annual installments, with a down payment due at the time you enter into the confession. The length of the installment plan varies: five years for commercial-industrial/public utility property; 10 years for all other properties.
If you have homesteaded property, you may be eligible for a Senior Citizen’s Property Tax Deferral, which enables seniors to pay just three percent of their total household income and allow remaining amounts to become a lien on the property that may be deferred for later payment (perhaps upon eventual sale of the property).
It should also be noted by property homesteaders that you are ineligible to receive the Property Tax Refund while you owe delinquent property tax.
To determine how much interest and costs must be added to pay the tax in full, contact the Lake County Auditor’s Office, Lake County Courthouse, 601 3rd Ave Two Harbors, Minnesota, 55616.
/s/ Sara McDonald
Sara McDonald – Interim
Court Administrator of the
District Court of the County of Lake
