(a) The trustee or collector shall likewise prepare from the rolls held by the trustee’s or the collector’s office, a list of taxpayers and identification of property for which property taxes are delinquent, including unpaid rollback taxes as defined in § 67-5-1004, as of June 1 of the current calendar year, and include the following notice or equivalent language in the current tax bills sent to property owners appearing on either the trustee’s or the collector’s list or the list received from the clerk of court pursuant to § 67-5-2403:

IN ADDITION TO THIS AMOUNT, YOU OWE BACK TAXES. CONTACT THIS OFFICE IMMEDIATELY OR YOUR PROPERTY MAY BE SOLD.

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County Trustee (or other Collector)

Terms Used In Tennessee Code 67-5-2402

  • Clerk of court: An officer appointed by the court to work with the chief judge in overseeing the court's administration, especially to assist in managing the flow of cases through the court and to maintain court records.
  • 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
  • Property: includes both personal and real property. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Tennessee Code 1-3-105
(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to any county having a population of not less than seven thousand four hundred fifty (7,450) nor more than seven thousand five hundred (7,500), according to the 1980 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
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