SB 1365

Abstract

Amends the Property Tax Code. In provisions concerning sales in error, provides that the court may declare a sale in error only prior to the application for a tax deed. In cases where a sale in error is ordered because a bankruptcy petition has been filed, provides that those provisions apply only if the petition is active at the time of sale. Provides that, in cases where improvements upon the property sold have been substantially destroyed or rendered uninhabitable or otherwise unfit for occupancy, the court may order assignment of the certificate of purchase to the delinquent county tax agent instead of declaring a sale in error. Provides that the fee for the issuance of a certificate of purchase shall be up to $100 (currently, $60). Provides that interest on the refund of the amount paid for a certificate of purchase shall be the lesser of 1% per month or the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index (currently, 1% per month).