New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau Deeds to Lands Sold for Non-Payment of Taxes
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Overview of the Records
Repository
- New York State Archives
222 Madison Avenue
Albany, NY 12230
Summary
- This series consists of draft or executed deeds for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed. Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.
Title
- Deeds to lands sold for non-payment of taxes
Quantity
- 0.2 cubic feet
Inclusive Dates
Series Number
- A1332
Creator
Scope and Content Note
This series consists of draft or executed deeds from the Comptroller for lands sold for unpaid taxes and not redeemed.
Deeds cite specific laws authorizing tax sales but are otherwise in the standard form of a deed. A law of 1823 provided that when land taxes were unpaid for a period of two years the land would be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.
A1332-99: This accretion consists of blank deed forms apparently used by the Comptroller's Office to issue certified copies of previously issued deeds. The formats are very similar and the content of the forms changes little over time.
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Geographic Name(s)
Subject(s)
- Land value taxation
- Government sale of real property--New York (State)
- Real property tax
- Real property--New York (State)
- Finance, Public--New York (State)--Accounting