Lafayette County Tax Lien Certificates
In Missouri, the County Tax Collector will sell Tax Lien Certificates to winning bidders at the Lafayette County Tax Lien Certificates sale. According to state law Missouri Tax Lien Certificates can earn as much as 10% per annum (8% on subsequent taxes) on the amount winning bidders pay to purchase Missouri Tax Lien Certificates. In addition, Missouri Tax Lien Certificates are secured by real estate. According to Missouri law a property owner has One (1) year to pay Lafayette County the amount the winning bidder paid to purchase the Tax Lien Certificates plus 10% per annum (8% on subsequent taxes) or risk forfeiting the property to the person who purchased the Tax Lien Certificates at the Lafayette County Tax Lien Certificates sale.
Tax Sale Type: Tax Lien Certificates
Contact: County Tax Collector (Sec. 140.010 
)
Interest Rate: 10% per annum (8% on subsequent taxes) (Sec. 140.340 )
Bid Procedure: Premium Bid (Sec. 140.190 Sec. 140.250 )
Redemption Period: One (1) year (Sec. 140.330 )
Law: Missouri Revised Statutes, Chapter 140, "Collection of Delinquent Taxes Generally," and Chapter 141, "Delinquent Taxes -- First Class Counties and St. Louis City."
Additional Notes:
Charter Counties. According to (Sec. 18 (a) ) of the Missouri Constitution any 'county having more than 85,000 inhabitants, according to the census of the United States, may frame and adopt and amend a charter for its own government'.
In addition, counties 'which adopt or which have adopted a charter or constitutional form of government shall be a separate class of counties outside of the classification system established under section 8 of this article'.
In conclusion, any county with a population of 85,000 or more may adopt a different process for the collection of delinquent property taxes. Therefore, prior to purchase, contact county officials for the specifics on how delinquent property taxes are handled in that specific county.
Sale to Non-Residents According to (Sec. 140.190 ) no 'bid shall be received from any person not a resident of the state of Missouri until such person shall file with said collector an agreement in writing consenting to the jurisdiction of the circuit court of the county in which such sale shall be made, and also filing with such collector an appointment of some citizen of said county as agent of said purchaser, and consenting that service of process on such agent shall give such court jurisdiction to try and determine any suit growing out of or connected with such sale for taxes'.
Subsequent Taxes. According to (Sec. 140.440 ) the purchaser of the tax lien certificate must pay all subsequent taxes 'that have accrued thereon since the issuance of said certificate' before 'being entitled to apply for deed'.
Furthermore, 'any purchaser that shall suffer a subsequent tax to become delinquent, such first purchaser shall forfeit all liens on such lands so purchased.'
A purchaser that permits 'a subsequent certificate to issue on the same property' will receive a notice instructing the investor to 'surrender said certificate' to the county tax collector. At that point the investor will receive what he or she paid to purchase 'shall be paid without interest to such holder of the certificate'.
Applying for Tax Deed. According to (Sec. 140.410 ) the purchaser must apply for a tax deed 'within two years from the date of said sale' of the tax lien certificate. Failure by the purchaser to apply for a tax deed within the time specified in Sec. 140.410 'the amount due such purchaser shall cease to be a lien on said lands so purchased so purchased as herein provided'.
Tax Sale Overbid. According to (Sec. 140.230.1 ) the tax sale overbid which represents the amount in excess of the delinquent taxes is transferred to the county and is held in trust for the term of (3) years for the owner or owners or their legal representatives. At the end of (3) three years, if such fund shall not be called for, then it shall become a permanent school fund of the county.
Cities located in Lafayette County Missouri
To learn more about Missouri Tax Lien Certificates simply click on the name of the town or city for which you are interested in the list below.
| Town/City: | Population: |
|---|---|
| Alma | 594 |
| Aullville | 6,007 |
| Bates City | 3,582 |
| Concordia | 3,567 |
| Corder | 836 |
| Dover | 196 |
| Emma | 273 |
| Ernestville | 3,567 |
| Higginsville | 6,007 |
| Lake Lafayette | 8,855 |
| Lexington | 5,779 |
| Mayview | 850 |
| Napoleon | 600 |
| Odessa | 8,855 |
| Waverly | 1,127 |
| Wellington | 1,485 |
Counties located in Missouri
To learn how to purchase Missouri Tax Lien Certificates simply click on the name of the county for which you are interested in the list below.
| County: | Auction Type: | Population: |
|---|---|---|
| Adair County | Tax Lien Certificates | 24,977 |
| Andrew County | Tax Lien Certificates | 16,492 |
| Atchison County | Tax Lien Certificates | 6,430 |
| Audrain County | Tax Lien Certificates | 25,853 |
| Barry County | Tax Lien Certificates | 34,010 |
| Barton County | Tax Lien Certificates | 12,541 |
| Bates County | Tax Lien Certificates | 16,653 |
| Benton County | Tax Lien Certificates | 17,180 |
| Bollinger County | Tax Lien Certificates | 12,029 |
| Boone County | Tax Lien Certificates | 135,454 |
| Buchanan County | Tax Lien Certificates | 85,998 |
| Butler County | Tax Lien Certificates | 40,867 |
| Caldwell County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,969 |
| Callaway County | Tax Lien Certificates | 40,766 |
| Camden County | Tax Lien Certificates | 37,051 |
| Cape Girardeau County | Tax Lien Certificates | 68,693 |
| Carroll County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,285 |
| Carter County | Tax Lien Certificates | 5,941 |
| Cass County | Tax Lien Certificates | 82,092 |
| Cedar County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,733 |
| Chariton County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,438 |
| Christian County | Tax Lien Certificates | 54,285 |
| Clark County | Tax Lien Certificates | 7,416 |
| Clay County | Tax Lien Certificates | 184,006 |
| Clinton County | Tax Lien Certificates | 18,979 |
| Cole County | Tax Lien Certificates | 71,397 |
| Cooper County | Tax Lien Certificates | 16,670 |
| Crawford County | Tax Lien Certificates | 22,804 |
| Dade County | Tax Lien Certificates | 7,923 |
| Dallas County | Tax Lien Certificates | 15,661 |
| Daviess County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,016 |
| Dekalb County | Tax Lien Certificates | 11,597 |
| Dent County | Tax Lien Certificates | 14,927 |
| Douglas County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,084 |
| Dunklin County | Tax Lien Certificates | 33,155 |
| Franklin County | Tax Lien Certificates | 93,807 |
| Gasconade County | Tax Lien Certificates | 15,342 |
| Gentry County | Tax Lien Certificates | 6,861 |
| Greene County | Tax Lien Certificates | 240,391 |
| Grundy County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,432 |
| Harrison County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,850 |
| Henry County | Tax Lien Certificates | 21,997 |
| Hickory County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,940 |
| Holt County | Tax Lien Certificates | 5,351 |
| Howard County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,212 |
| Howell County | Tax Lien Certificates | 37,238 |
| Iron County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,697 |
| Jackson County | Tax Lien Certificates | 654,880 |
| Jasper County | Tax Lien Certificates | 104,686 |
| Jefferson County | Tax Lien Certificates | 198,099 |
| Johnson County | Tax Lien Certificates | 48,258 |
| Knox County | Tax Lien Certificates | 4,361 |
| Laclede County | Tax Lien Certificates | 32,513 |
| Lafayette County | Tax Lien Certificates | 32,960 |
| Lawrence County | Tax Lien Certificates | 35,204 |
| Lewis County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,494 |
| Lincoln County | Tax Lien Certificates | 38,944 |
| Linn County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,754 |
| Livingston County | Tax Lien Certificates | 14,558 |
| Macon County | Tax Lien Certificates | 15,762 |
| Madison County | Tax Lien Certificates | 11,800 |
| Maries County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,903 |
| Marion County | Tax Lien Certificates | 28,289 |
| Mcdonald County | Tax Lien Certificates | 21,681 |
| Mercer County | Tax Lien Certificates | 3,757 |
| Miller County | Tax Lien Certificates | 23,564 |
| Mississippi County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,427 |
| Moniteau County | Tax Lien Certificates | 14,827 |
| Monroe County | Tax Lien Certificates | 9,311 |
| Montgomery County | Tax Lien Certificates | 12,136 |
| Morgan County | Tax Lien Certificates | 19,309 |
| New Madrid County | Tax Lien Certificates | 19,760 |
| Newton County | Tax Lien Certificates | 52,636 |
| Nodaway County | Tax Lien Certificates | 21,912 |
| Oregon County | Tax Lien Certificates | 10,344 |
| Osage County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,062 |
| Ozark County | Tax Lien Certificates | 9,542 |
| Pemiscot County | Tax Lien Certificates | 20,047 |
| Perry County | Tax Lien Certificates | 18,132 |
| Pettis County | Tax Lien Certificates | 39,403 |
| Phelps County | Tax Lien Certificates | 39,825 |
| Pike County | Tax Lien Certificates | 18,351 |
| Platte County | Tax Lien Certificates | 73,781 |
| Polk County | Tax Lien Certificates | 26,992 |
| Pulaski County | Tax Lien Certificates | 41,165 |
| Putnam County | Tax Lien Certificates | 5,223 |
| Ralls County | Tax Lien Certificates | 9,626 |
| Randolph County | Tax Lien Certificates | 24,663 |
| Ray County | Tax Lien Certificates | 23,354 |
| Reynolds County | Tax Lien Certificates | 6,689 |
| Ripley County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,509 |
| Saline County | Tax Lien Certificates | 23,756 |
| Schuyler County | Tax Lien Certificates | 4,170 |
| Scotland County | Tax Lien Certificates | 4,983 |
| Scott County | Tax Lien Certificates | 40,422 |
| Shannon County | Tax Lien Certificates | 8,324 |
| Shelby County | Tax Lien Certificates | 6,799 |
| St. Charles County | Tax Lien Certificates | 283,883 |
| St. Clair County | Tax Lien Certificates | 9,652 |
| St. Francois County | Tax Lien Certificates | 55,641 |
| St. Louis City County | Tax Lien Certificates | 348,189 |
| St. Louis County | Tax Lien Certificates | 1,016,315 |
| Ste. Genevieve County | Tax Lien Certificates | 17,842 |
| Stoddard County | Tax Lien Certificates | 29,705 |
| Stone County | Tax Lien Certificates | 28,658 |
| Sullivan County | Tax Lien Certificates | 7,219 |
| Taney County | Tax Lien Certificates | 39,703 |
| Texas County | Tax Lien Certificates | 23,003 |
| Vernon County | Tax Lien Certificates | 20,454 |
| Warren County | Tax Lien Certificates | 24,525 |
| Washington County | Tax Lien Certificates | 23,344 |
| Wayne County | Tax Lien Certificates | 13,259 |
| Webster County | Tax Lien Certificates | 31,045 |
| Worth County | Tax Lien Certificates | 2,382 |
| Wright County | Tax Lien Certificates | 17,955 |
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