Sec. 12-191. Final judgment. Certificate of foreclosure.
Sec. 12-191. Final judgment. Certificate of foreclosure. Upon the expiration of
the period for redemption, the court shall make a final judgment of the foreclosure of
the tax lien or liens upon any such properties not withdrawn or redeemed and direct that
possession of such property be given to the municipality or municipalities having the
lien or liens thereon. Upon the rendition of such judgment, all persons having any right,
title or interest in or to such properties shall be forever barred and foreclosed of their
rights therein. The tax collector shall, thereupon, sign and file in the office of the town
clerk for record a separate certificate of foreclosure as to each of such properties, describing it as it appears as listed in the petition. Such certificate shall be substantially as
follows:
"To all whom it may concern: This certifies that a tax lien (or liens) for unpaid taxes
due the .... of .... upon property standing upon the land records of the town of .... in the
name of .... and described as follows: .... was foreclosed upon petition of said .... of ....
filed in the superior court for the judicial district of .... under the provisions of section
12-183 on the .... day of ...., 20.., no person having a right, title or interest in said property
having redeemed the same and that title to said property has become absolute in
said .... of .....
Dated at .... this .... day of ...., 20...
.... Tax Collector."
History: P.A. 76-436 deleted reference to court of common pleas, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 77-452 included reference to judicial districts, effective July 1, 1978; P.A. 78-280 deleted reference to counties; (Revisor's note: In 2001 the references in this section to the date "19.." were changed editorially by the Revisors to "20.." to reflect the new millennium).
Cited. 21 CA 275.