Attend the tax sale, which is held in November or December of each year. The Land Sale Listings are advertised in a newspaper (Post & Courier) of general circulation before each sale.
Our Land and Mobile Home Sales are held in November or December of each year. Please contact the office for more information. The sales are conducted at the Berkeley County Administration Building (1003 Hwy 52) Moncks Corner, SC.
Contact the Real Property Services Department.
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Cash, credit cards, personal checks, business checks, certified checks and money orders are acceptable during most of the year. However, during specified periods, cash, credit cards, certified checks or money orders are required. We do not accept personal checks for delinquent vehicle taxes or redemptions.
No. Anyone can pay a tax bill. However, payment of someone else’s tax bill does not give one claim to the property.
When real property or mobile homes are sold at a delinquent tax sale, the defaulting taxpayer has one year from the date of the sale to redeem the property. In order to redeem property before it is conveyed to a new owner, the defaulting taxpayer must pay the redemption amount. This consists of the taxes, penalties, costs and interest on the bid amount (the amount for which the property was sold at the tax sale).
The Delinquent Tax Department creates a “balance-in-trust” when the bid amount exceeds the delinquent taxes, penalties, levy costs and current year’s taxes. If the property is conveyed to the bidder, the defaulting taxpayer is entitled to the balance-in-trust. If the delinquent taxpayer redeems the property, the bid amount plus interest is returned to the bidder.
1st Quarter – 3%; 2nd Quarter 6%; 3rd Quarter 9%; 4th Quarter 12%
We cannot sell property protected under bankruptcy. However, you are required to keep all post-petition taxes current.
