Applications for cancellation of tax sales
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- Land was sold when no taxes were paid for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the land was sold for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of applications for cancellation of tax sales, with related correspondence of the Comptroller. Documents concern parcels in Kings, Hamilton, and other counties.
Title
- Applications for cancellation of tax sales
Quantity
- 0.3 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1411
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of miscellaneous applications for cancellation of tax sales, with related correspondence of the Comptroller.
Documents concern parcels in Kings, Hamilton, and other counties. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes have been unpaid for a period of two years the land will be sold. If the owner paid taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.
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Access Terms
Corporate Name(s)
Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Land value taxation
- Tax-sales
- Real property tax
- Real property--New York (State)
- Finance, Public--New York (State)--Accounting