New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau Legal Documentation Relating to Comptroller's Sales of Land for Taxes A1387

New York State Comptroller's Office Land Tax Bureau Legal Documentation Relating to Comptroller's Sales of Land for Taxes

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Overview of the Records

Repository:

New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230

Summary:

Land was sold when taxes were unpaid for two years. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the land was sold for taxes, it reverted to that person's ownership. This series consists of documents relating to sale and redemption of land on which taxes were owed, mostly in the Forest Preserve. Documents include tax searches, tax sale deeds, lists of lands on which taxes were unpaid or sold for unpaid taxes, affidavits, opinions, and legal briefs.

Creator:

New York (State). Comptroller's Office. Land Tax Bureau

Title:

Legal documentation relating to Comptroller's sales of land for taxes

Quantity:

1 cubic foot

Inclusive Dates:

1870-1910

Series Number:

A1387

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of documents relating to sale and redemption of land on which taxes were owed, mostly in the Forest Preserve.

This series contains correspondence, tax searches, tax sale deeds, lists of lands on which taxes remained unpaid or which were sold for unpaid taxes, and applications for cancellation of tax sales. There are also many documents relating to litigation in which the Comptroller was involved: affidavits; opinions; briefs; order; and memoranda. A law of 1823, Chapter 262 provided that when land taxes have been unpaid for a period of two years the land will be sold. If the owner paid the taxes within one year after the sale, it reverted back to that person's ownership.