YAKIMA COUNTY TREASURER'S OFFICE PROPERTY TAX SALES ...

YAKIMA COUNTY TREASURER’S OFFICE
PROPERTY TAX SALES INFORMATION
The annual real property tax foreclosure auction is scheduled for December 5, 2013 and
will be held at the Yakima County Courthouse in a location yet to be determined. All
prospective bidders will need to register at the auction. Auctions are held according to
Washington State foreclosure laws (RCW 84.64) and all property offered during the
auction is offered for sale “as-is and where-is” without any representation of warranty,
expressed or implied. You can review these statutes on the legislative website at
http://www.leg.wa.gov.
The minimum deposit accepted at the auction is $1,000 per parcel, payable in certified
funds (cash, bank certified check or money order). No personal or business checks are
accepted. The minimum deposit must be paid to the on-site cashier immediately
following the award of the highest bid. The highest bidder also has the opportunity to
pay the full amount at that time or at the Treasurer’s Office within the time frame
established in the Auctioneer’s Opening Statement. The $1,000 deposit will be forfeited
if the balance is not paid with certified funds within the allotted time frame. There is no
financing available through Yakima County.
Notice & Summons will be filed with the County Clerk’s Office in September 2013 and
will be published in the Yakima Herald Republic. This is a listing of all parcels
remaining in the case at that time. Once the Notice & Summons is published, a copy
can be purchased for a $0.15 per page copy fee. Approximately ten days prior to sale,
Judgment is filed and a copy of that will be available for purchase for the $0.15 per page
copy fee. All parties have the opportunity to redeem their parcels up to 4:00 p.m. the
day before the sale, to keep them from going to auction.
Once a parcel has been sold at our foreclosure auction, the purchaser will be required
to complete and sign a Real Estate Excise Tax Affidavit before leaving the auction. A
Tax Deed will be filed with the County Auditor’s Office transferring the property
purchased to the new owner. The right of redemption is very limited and follows
Washington State law. As stated previously, all parcels are sold as-is, where-is.
128 N. Second Street, Rm. 115 - PO Box 22530 - Yakima, WA 98907-2530
Phone: 509-574-2800 - FAX: 509-574-2801
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The parcels that are not sold at the auction become tax title property that the County
holds in “trust” for Yakima County and the various Taxing Districts. Should you be
interested in purchasing one of these parcels, a letter of intent to purchase must be
submitted to the Yakima County Treasurer. The Treasurer then seeks determination
from the legislative authority as to whether the parcel can be sold. This list can be
obtained from our Office and you can research property tax and assessment information
on the County’s website at www.yakimacounty.us.
According to Washington State law (RCW 42.17.260(9)), which prohibits the use of lists
of individuals for commercial purposes, a Request for Public Records form, which is
available in our Office, must be completed when requesting parcel information other
than Notice & Summons or Minimum Bid Lists.
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact our Office.
ILENE THOMSON
YAKIMA COUNTY TREASURER
*NOTE: All information above is subject to change