Alabama § 40-10-185 - Tax Lien Not Required to Be Offered as Being Against Property of Specific Person.
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§ 40-10-185. Tax Lien Not Required to Be Offered as Being Against Property of Specific Person.
When a tax lien is offered for auction or sale, it shall not be necessary to list it as being against the property of any specific person. The auction or sale is not invalid by reason of the fact that the property was assessed in the name of a person other than the rightful owner or to a person unknown, if the description and the uniform parcel number of the real estate in the tax lien auction list is sufficient to identify it and the amount of taxes, interest, penalties, fees, and costs for which its tax lien is to be auctioned or sold.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 40-10-185 cover?
Section 40-10-185 ("Tax Lien Not Required to Be Offered as Being Against Property of Specific Person.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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