The tax collecting official shall make a correct record of all auctions and sales of tax liens in a durable book or an electronic file, which shall be known as the record of tax lien auctions and sales, containing all of the following:

(1) The date of auction or sale.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-10-188

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • property: includes both real and personal property. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(2) A description of each parcel and uniform parcel number on which a tax lien was auctioned or sold.
(3) The year of assessment to which the tax lien relates.
(4) The name and address of the property owner for whom the property was assessed, if known.
(5) The name and address of the original purchaser of the tax lien.
(6) The total amount of taxes, interest, penalties, fees, and costs due on the tax lien, which relate to the year of assessment, as described in Section 40-10-187, as of the date of the auction or sale of the tax lien to the original purchaser.
(7) The interest rate bid on by the purchaser at the tax lien auction or as agreed by the purchaser at the tax lien sale.
(8) The amount of any subsequent taxes, penalties, interest, fees, and costs paid by the original purchaser, or assignee, of the tax lien certificate as provided in Section 40-10-191 and the year of assessment to which the payment relates.
(9) The name and address of the assignee, if any, and the date of assignment of the tax lien certificate.
(10) Any security interest of which the tax collecting official has been notified pursuant to Section 40-10-187(f).
(11) The name and address of the person redeeming and the date of redemption.
(12) The total amount paid for redemption.