Does Catawba County sell property for failure to pay taxes?
Yes. At any time after taxed become delinquent, the Tax Collector has the authority to file a tax foreclosure action to have the property sold for collection of the delinquent taxes. All persons who have an interest in the property have to be named in the action and served with notice of the pending sale of the property. The taxpayer or any other person can pay the taxes and costs of the action at any time prior to the sale of the property. This procedure can take from four to six months to complete. We exhaust every other lawful forced collection action prior to foreclosure. • How can the public find out about pending tax foreclosure action? All sales are advertised in local papers and posted at the County Courthouse. We also post this information in the Tax Department area of the Catawba County web site. • Can prospective purchasers be placed on a list to be notified when sales are to be held? No. We received requests from many people to be notified when sales are to be conducted. It
