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State law requires that a tax lien sale be held each year, where investors pay taxes on delinquent properties and receive a tax lien certificate in return. Those investors have the right to petition the court for a tax deed and take possession of the property after 2 1/2 years if the lien is not redeemed. Payment of taxes is an important responsibility that comes with the privilege of owning real estate
There are approximately sixty different taxing districts in Boone County. The districts that affect your property are listed on your tax bill. Each district is run by a board of elected officials or a board appointed by elected officials. These boards each adopt annual budgets and enact levy ordinances that determine how much property tax they will collect in the coming year. Law requires that these actions be taken at public meetings that are published in advance.
In most cases, property assessments do not affect the total tax dollars levied or collected by a taxing district. The assessment is merely used to apportion the total tax levy among the property owners in the district. Assessments do not change the amount of the average tax bill, but can cause some bills to go up while others go down.
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