Tennessee Code 54-12-416 – Public taxes to be paid before the delinquent assessments
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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 54-12-416
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
When a sale is ordered in the suit, and is made and reported, the clerk and master of the court, so making the sale, shall report what public taxes are a lien upon any tract so sold in favor of the state, county, or any municipality, and the court shall see that this is done, and any taxes, if the sale is confirmed, shall be first paid out of the proceeds of the sale before the delinquent assessments are paid.