Section 11-51-20 Sales of Property for Payment of Taxes, Etc., Generally - Grounds for Invalidity of Sale; Procedure When Proceedings for Sale Not Sufficient to Pass Title to Property.
A tax sale is not invalid just because of the assessment method unless the taxes or assessments were paid. If the circuit-court proceedings do not pass title, the city or town lien passes to the purchaser, who may enforce it in civil action, and the municipality may collect it in another civil action; if collected, the
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A tax sale is not invalid just because of the assessment method unless the taxes or assessments were paid. If the circuit-court proceedings do not pass title, the city or town lien passes to the purchaser, who may enforce it in civil action, and the municipality may collect it in another civil action; if collected, the money must be paid to the purchaser.
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