Colorado § 39-3-133 - Payment of property taxes extinguishes lien.

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§ 39-3-133. Payment of property taxes extinguishes lien.

Payment to the treasurer of prorated property taxes for the current taxable year, as provided for in sections 39-3-131 and 39-3-132, together with payment of any other unpaid property taxes, delinquent interest, or charges thereon, shall extinguish the lien for property taxes on such property, or a portion thereof; however, if only a portion of any parcel, tract, or lot of real property becomes exempt from the levy and collection of property tax and no property taxes are collected at that time, the lien of property taxes levied or to be levied shall attach to the remaining portion of such real property.

Source: L. 89: Entire article R&RE, p. 1479, § 1, effective April 23. L. 92: Entire section amended, p. 2223, § 4, effective April 9.

Editor's note: This section is similar to former § 39-3-110 as it existed prior to 1989.

Source: official Colorado text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 39-3-133 ("Payment of property taxes extinguishes lien.") is part of the Colorado Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Colorado. 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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