Judgment will be taken 30 days after the publication. Once Judgment and decree is granted by the circuit court the two year redemption period commences. Partial payments are not accepted. Not later than one year before the redemption period expires, all persons with a legally recorded interest in the property are notified by regular and certified mail that the period of redemption will end. The tax collector is responsible for providing this notice.
Title companies provide litigation reports to identify the lien holders that are notified.
Actual cost of the litigation will be charged to the property. The taxpayer keeps possession of the property up to the time the tax collector deeds the property to the county. If the property is damaged or destroyed in any way during the period of redemption, it may be immediately acquired by the tax collector. At the end of the redemption period the tax collector deeds the property to the county. All taxes are canceled and the property is removed from the tax roll.