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Alabama — Tax sale certificateAlaska — Tax deedArizona — Tax lienColorado — Tax lienFlorida — Tax certificate sale, then tax deed saleGeorgia — Verification pendingIndiana — Verification pendingKansas — County tax sale, then court foreclosure and sheriff's saleMaine — Tax lienMassachusetts — Tax title (municipal taking; titles may be assigned at auction)Minnesota — Sale of tax-delinquent parcels, with the state bidding in; then county sale of forfeited landNew Jersey — Tax sale certificate, a lien on the property (NJ Division of Local Government Services guide, copy dated 2011)North Carolina — Tax foreclosure sale; a confirmed sale ends with a commissioner's deed (§105-374(p))North Dakota — Tax deedOklahoma — Pennsylvania — Tax deedSouth Dakota — Tax certificate saleTexas — Redeemable deedWyoming — Lien held under a certificate of purchase or tax deed for delinquent taxes (W.S. §39-13-108(d)(ii))Connecticut — Tax sale of the real property at public auctionMissouri — Tax sale with a certificate of purchaseWest Virginia — Tax lienIllinois — Tax lienNew Mexico — Tax deedArkansas — Tax deedCalifornia — Tax deedDelaware — Tax sale by the sheriff (deed by court order if not redeemed)Washington D.C. — Tax lienHawaii — Redeemable deedIowa — Tax lienKentucky — Tax lienMaryland — Tax lienMichigan — Tax foreclosure, then sale by the foreclosing governmental unitMississippi — Tax lienMontana — Tax lien attached by the county treasurer, which may lead to a tax deed (MCA §15-17-125(2)(f))New Hampshire — Tax sale (collector's deed after 2 years if not redeemed)New York — Verification pendingOhio — Tax certificate sale (a lien) at public auction (ORC §5721.32); foreclosure sale of parcels (ORC §5721.19)Oregon — County foreclosure: property not redeemed is deeded to the county, which then keeps, transfers or sells it (ORS §312.200, §312.520)Tennessee — Verification pendingUtah — Tax deedVirginia — Judicial sale of real estate in circuit court to collect delinquent taxes (§58.1-3967)Washington — Tax deed sale after court foreclosure (RCW 84.64.050, 84.64.080)Wisconsin — Tax deedNebraska — Tax sale certificate; the purchaser acquires a lien (§77-1818)South Carolina — Real property sold at a delinquent tax sale; if not redeemed, a tax title is made to the purchaser (§12-51-130)Idaho — Tax deed to the county, then county auctionNevada — Sale of property held in trust by the county treasurer (NRS §361.595)Vermont — Tax sale of real property; a collector's deed follows if not redeemed (32 V.S.A. §5254, §5261)Louisiana — Tax lienRhode Island — Tax sale by the collector; the deed is subject to the right of redemption and held as security (§44-9-12)
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