§ 8726. Sales subject to approval of Department of Finance or Chief County Financial Officer; prequalification of bidders.
§ 8726. Sales subject to approval of Department of Finance or Chief County Financial Officer; prequalification of bidders. (a) The department of finance or the chief county financial officer as designated by the county governing body may approve or disapprove the final bid at a sale made by the sheriff under this subchapter for any […]
§ 8727. Title of property sold.
§ 8727. Title of property sold. Any real estate or interest therein sold under the provisions of this subchapter shall vest in the purchaser all the right, title and interest of the person in whose name the property was assessed, and/or all right, title and interest of the person or persons who are the owners […]
§ 8728. Petition by purchasers for deed of conveyance.
§ 8728. Petition by purchasers for deed of conveyance. If the owner of the property or the owner’s legal representatives fail to redeem the property as provided in this subchapter, the purchaser of the property or the purchaser’s legal representatives, successors or assigns may present a petition to the Superior Court setting forth the appropriate […]
§ 8729. Redemption by owner.
§ 8729. Redemption by owner. The owner of any such real estate sold under this subchapter or the owner’s legal representatives may redeem the same at any time within 60 days from the day the sale thereof is approved by the Court, by paying to the purchaser or his or her legal representatives, successors or […]
§ 8730. Petition by owner after redemption for entry on judgment record.
§ 8730. Petition by owner after redemption for entry on judgment record. If the owner of any real estate sold under an order of sale or the owner’s legal representative redeems the real estate, he or she may present to the Superior Court a petition setting forth that fact and thereupon the Superior Court, after […]
§ 8731. Regularity of proceedings under venditioni exponas.
§ 8731. Regularity of proceedings under venditioni exponas. Upon the return of the proceedings under a writ of venditioni exponas, the Superior Court may inquire into the regularity of the proceedings thereunder, and either approve the sale or set it aside. 46 Del. Laws, c. 133, § 1; Code 1935, § 1381A; 9 Del. C. […]
§ 8732. No proceedings unless tax is a lien upon property; construction of term “Superior Court.”
§ 8732. No proceedings unless tax is a lien upon property; construction of term “Superior Court.” (a) No proceedings shall be brought under this subchapter unless the tax or assessment sought to be collected hereunder shall at the time of the filing of the praecipe in the office of the prothonotary be and constitute a […]
§ 8733. Fees and costs.
§ 8733. Fees and costs. (a) The fees and costs to be taxed in all proceedings under this subchapter, where not otherwise provided for, shall be as follows: The following fees shall be charged by the prothonotary: Filing praecipe $ 1.10 Issuing monition and copy 2.75 Issuing alias or pluries, monition and copy 2.75 Writ […]
§ 8721. Monition method established.
§ 8721. Monition method established. In addition to all existing methods and authority for the collection of taxes due to the tax collecting authority, or former County Tax Collectors, or former Receivers of Taxes and County Treasurers of New Castle or Sussex Counties, the monition method and authority is established. Code 1935, § 1381A; 46 […]
§ 8722. Praecipe; judgment; monition.
§ 8722. Praecipe; judgment; monition. (a) The tax collecting authority may file a praecipe in the office of the prothonotary of the Superior Court in and for the county where the property is located. (b) The praecipe shall contain the name of the person against whom the taxes sought to be collected were assessed, a […]