Colorado § 39-11.5-104 - Notice of application - title review - mailing list.

§ 39-11.5-104. Notice of application - title review - mailing list.

(1) (a) No more than ten calendar days after recording an application for a treasurer's deed pursuant to section 39-11.5-102(2), the treasurer shall mail by first class mail a notice of application for a treasurer's deed to the owner of record of the property address set forth in the application for a treasurer's deed.

(b) The treasurer shall notify the owner of a manufactured home, mobile home, modular home, or tiny home and any lienholder of record, by first class mail to the owner's last-known mailing address, that an application for a treasurer's deed for the home has been recorded by the treasurer on behalf of the lawful holder of the certificate of purchase pursuant to section 39-11.5-103. The treasurer shall thereafter proceed in like manner as is provided by law in the case of certificates of purchase held by an investor.

(c) If the property described in the application for a treasurer's deed consists of a severed mineral interest and the tax lien is held by the county, the treasurer shall proceed in the manner provided in this article 11.5, except that all fees may be waived.

(2) Not more than thirty calendar days after recording the application for a treasurer's deed as set forth in section 39-11.5-103, the treasurer shall order a title search or begin a review of relevant county records of the county clerk and recorder concerning the property.

(3) The title search described in subsection (2) of this section must be received or a review of relevant county records of the county clerk and recorder concerning the property must be completed no later than one hundred eighty calendar days from the date of the recording of the application of public auction.

(4) Not more than thirty business days after either receiving the title company's search or completing a review of relevant county records of the county clerk and recorder concerning the property, the treasurer shall create a mailing list containing the names and addresses of:

(a) The owner of the property at the time of the tax lien sale, at the property address, and the last-known mailing address associated with the property as shown in the records of the treasurer;

(b) The owner of the property at the time of the tax lien sale, at the owner's last-known mailing address as shown in the records of the treasurer, if different than the property address;

(c) The lawful holder of the certificate of purchase, or any assignees or transferees of the certificate of purchase;

(d) The occupant of the property, addressed to "occupant" at the address of the property, if the property is commercial, residential, agricultural real property, or a manufactured home, mobile home, modular home, or tiny home;

(e) The lessee of the property, addressed to "lessee" at the address of the property, if the property is commercial, residential, agricultural real property, or a manufactured home, mobile home, modular home, or tiny home and if the lease is recorded;

(f) The current owner of the property, if different than the owner, at the time of the tax lien sale; and

(g) All junior lienors, as shown in the records of the county clerk and recorder, whose liens were duly recorded in the records of the county clerk and recorder, prior to the recording of the application for treasurer's deed.

(5) If a recorded instrument does not specify the address of the party purporting to have an interest in the property under the recorded instrument, that party is not entitled to notice and any interest in the property under such instrument is extinguished upon the execution and delivery of a treasurer's deed pursuant to section 39-11.5-501.

(6) If any notice sent pursuant to this section is returned as undeliverable, the county treasurer shall conduct a reasonable search to locate and notify the intended recipient within thirty calendar days of receipt of the returned mail as undeliverable.

Source: L. 2026: Entire article R&RE, (SB 26-144), ch. 135, p. 627, § 53, effective June 1.