(a) As a preliminary step toward enforcing the lien for uncollected property taxes, the trustee or collector shall cause to be inserted, once a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in the month of January, in a newspaper of general circulation as defined in § 2-1-104 or one (1) or more newspapers published or widely distributed in the county, a notice as follows:

You are advised that after February 1, additional penalties and costs will be imposed in consequence of suits to be filed for enforcement of the lien for property taxes for prior tax years; until the filing of such suits, taxes may be paid in my office.

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County Trustee (or other Collector)

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-5-2401

  • Collector: means in the case of any tax entity, other than a county, that collects its own taxes, assessments, or other charges secured by property, the officer of such tax entity responsible for collecting such taxes, assessments, or charges. See Tennessee Code 67-5-105
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Tax entity: includes counties, cities, metropolitan governments, municipal corporations, quasi-municipal corporations, and political subdivisions having authority to levy a property tax. See Tennessee Code 67-5-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
(b) The cost of publication shall be paid by the tax entity, and, if no newspaper is published in the county, notice shall be posted on the courthouse door.
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