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KS Stat § 79-2803a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2803a Sale of lots or tracts as unit.

79-2803a. Sale of lots or tracts as unit. Lots or tracts may be sold or transferred as a single group or unit or in more than one group or unit either:(a) Upon the motion of any party to the action and the court grants such motion by order after making a finding that any two or more lots or tracts constitute a single unit for usual uses and will sell for a higher price if sold together; or(b) by the county, without a court order, if such lots or tracts previously have been offered at public auction for delinquent property taxes, but which did not sell at the previous public auction.History: L. 1943, ch. 302, § 3; L. 2002, ch. 185, § 20; June 6.
KS Stat § 79-2803b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2803b Order and conduct of sale authorized by 79-2803a.

79-2803b. Order and conduct of sale authorized by 79-2803a. (a) As a part of an order issued pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2803a, and amendments thereto, and upon application of the county, a court may authorize the county to dispose of one or more lots or tracts by negotiated public or private sale or transfer if the court finds that such property or properties had been included as a part of a prior judgment and order of sale and had not been purchased at the sale.(b) Any sale or transfer authorized pursuant to subsection (a), shall be conducted in accordance with this subsection. The county may negotiate the sale or transfer of the property on such terms and conditions it deems advisable and shall publish notice of the proposed sale or transfer in the official county newspaper. Such notice shall describe the property and shall state the name of the purchaser or recipient and the sales price or other consideration, or shall state the other manner of transfer. The notice also shall state the date, time, and general location of the hearing to confirm the sale or transfer of the property. The purchaser or recipient of the property shall execute an affidavit pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2804h, and amendments thereto, and the county may not sell or transfer of the property to any person who is prohibited from purchasing the property under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2812, and amendments thereto. Any sale or transfer of real estate by the county under this section shall be subject to a hearing upon and order of confirmation by the court and, thereafter, shall be conveyed to the purchaser or recipient by the sheriff of the county, who shall issue a sheriffs deed, in conformance with K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, upon receipt of the courts order confirming the sale or transfer of the property. The deed shall convey the property with all rights provided by K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto.History: L. 2002, ch. 185, § 21; June 6.
KS Stat § 79-2804a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804a Sale of school lands; bond.

79-2804a. Sale of school lands; bond. When school lands are sold on foreclosure for taxes a deed shall not be given to the purchaser until he or she shall have paid all the installments and the interest due thereon at the time, and shall have given a bond as required from the purchaser in the first instance; and upon filing such bond with the county clerk a deed shall be given to the purchaser.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 21; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 79-2804b (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804b Actions to open, vacate or modify foreclosure proceedings; time limitations.

79-2804b. Actions to open, vacate or modify foreclosure proceedings; time limitations. Legal or equitable actions or proceedings may be brought to open, vacate, modify or set aside any judgment rendered for taxes, interest and costs or any order of sale made under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2803, or amendments thereto, or any sale made under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2804, or any amendments thereof, but every such action or proceeding, including those brought to set aside judgments on the grounds and in the manner prescribed by the code of civil procedure, must be commenced within twelve months after the date the sale of the real estate, which was affected by such judgment, order of sale or sale, was confirmed by the court. The time limitation herein fixed for the bringing of any such action or proceeding shall be construed as a condition precedent to the bringing of any such action or proceeding and shall not be construed as a statute of limitations.The petition in every such action or proceeding shall show that such action or proceeding was commenced within the time herein limited. If any such action or proceeding is not commenced within the time herein limited, or if the petition in any such action or proceeding shall not show that such action or proceeding was so commenced, the court shall have no jurisdiction of such action or proceeding. The provisions of this section shall apply to all judgments, orders of sale, and sales whether the purchaser at the foreclosure sale be the county or an individual.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 22; L. 1945, ch. 362, § 5; L. 1949, ch. 478, § 1; April 15.
KS Stat § 79-2804c (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804c Refund of purchase money, taxes and charges when foreclosure sale adjudged to be invalid; interest; quitclaim deed.

79-2804c. Refund of purchase money, taxes and charges when foreclosure sale adjudged to be invalid; interest; quitclaim deed. If after the sale of real estate on foreclosure for taxes it shall be adjudged that the sale on foreclosure was invalid or void, the board of county commissioners shall by proper order cause the money paid therefor on the sale, together with such subsequent taxes and charges paid thereon by the purchaser or such purchaser's assigns to be refunded, with interest on such amount at the rate prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2004, and amendments thereto, upon the delivery of a quitclaim deed from the party holding under the sheriff's deed, executed to such person or persons as the commissioners shall direct in such order. In all such cases no interest shall be allowed after the person claiming under the sheriff's deed shall have received actual notice that such deed has been adjudged invalid or void.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 23; L. 1980, ch. 308, § 29; L. 1992, ch. 319, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2804d (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804d Refund of amount paid to state, township, city or school district, when money so refunded by county.

79-2804d. Refund of amount paid to state, township, city or school district, when money so refunded by county. When any sale of real estate on foreclosure shall be set aside as invalid or void and money and interest have been refunded thereon, or when any refunding shall have been made under the provisions of law, the proportions thereof which have been paid as taxes to the state, township, city, school district, or other taxing districts, with interest as provided in K.S.A. 79-2804c, or amendments thereto, and costs thereon, shall be refunded to the county, and on the next settlement thereafter the county treasurer of such county shall be credited therewith, on the certificate of the board of the county commissioners.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 24; L. 1945, ch. 362, § 6; April 1.
KS Stat § 79-2804g (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804g Sales of real estate to certain persons prohibited; exceptions.

79-2804g. Sales of real estate to certain persons prohibited; exceptions. (a) Whenever any tract, lot or piece of real estate is offered for sale at public auction pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, such tract, lot or piece of real estate shall not be sold, either directly or indirectly, to:(1) Any person having a statutory right to redeem such real estate prior to such sale, pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2803, and amendments thereto, except that this paragraph (1) shall not prohibit sale to any person or such person's assignee who held an interest in such real estate as mortgagee of record at the time of the sale;(2) any parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, spouse, sibling, trustee or trust beneficiary who held an interest in a tract as owner or holder of the record title or who held an interest at any time when any tax constituting part of the county's judgment became due; or(3) with respect to a title holding corporation, any current or former stockholder, current officer or director, or any person having a relationship enumerated in paragraph (2) to such stockholder, officer or director.(b) If any such real estate is acquired by a county pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, and, at the end of six months from and after confirmation of such sale to the county, such real estate is advertised for sale at public auction, as provided in K.S.A. 79-2804f, and amendments thereto, such real estate shall not be sold, either prior to or at such auction, to any person having a statutory right to redeem such real estate, under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2803, and amendments thereto, for an amount less than the original judgment lien and interest thereon, plus the costs, charges and expenses of the proceedings and sale, as set forth in the execution and order of sale issued pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto.(c) If any tract, lot or piece of real estate purchased at public auction pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, is transferred, sold, given or otherwise conveyed to any person who had a statutory right to redeem such real estate prior to such sale pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2803, and amendments thereto, within 10 years of the date of the public auction, such person shall be liable for an amount equal to the original judgment lien and interest thereon from the date of the public auction, except that this subsection shall not apply to any person or such person's assignee who held an interest in such real estate as mortgagee of record at the time of the sale.(d) The provisions of this section shall apply to the sale or conveyance of any real estate by a county land bank established pursuant to K.S.A. 19-26,104, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1971, ch. 305, § 1; L. 1989, ch. 294, § 4; L. 1994, ch. 200, § 3; L. 1995, ch. 254, § 8; L. 1998, ch. 188, § 5; L. 2003, ch. 156, § 7; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2804h (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804h Confirmation of sale of property under 79-2804; affidavit required.

79-2804h. Confirmation of sale of property under 79-2804; affidavit required. No sale of real estate as provided for in article 28 of chapter 79 of the Kansas Statutes Annotated, and amendments thereto, shall be confirmed as provided for in K.S.A. 79-2804, and amendments thereto, until the purchaser at the sale files with the clerk of the court, an affidavit stating that the purchase of the real estate was not made, either directly or indirectly, for any person having the statutory right to redeem, other than any person or such person's assignee who held an interest in such real estate as mortgagee of record at the time of the sale.History: L. 1971, ch. 305, § 2; L. 2003, ch. 156, § 8; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2804i (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2804i Purchase by city of property offered for sale under 79-2804.

79-2804i. Purchase by city of property offered for sale under 79-2804. Cities are hereby granted the authority to buy real estate offered for sale pursuant to K.S.A. 79-2804 if special assessments have been levied by the city on such real estate and remain due and unpaid at the time of such sale. Such authority shall be exercised by a representative of the city, as authorized and directed by the governing body thereof, who may bid at such sale an amount equal to any other bid received not to exceed the amount of the judgment lien, including the unpaid special assessments levied by the city, and interest thereon as provided by law plus the cost, charges and expenses of the proceedings and sale as set forth in the execution of order of sale. If the city is the successful bidder, it shall be required to pay the delinquent real estate taxes plus the costs and expenses of sale, but shall not be required to pay any delinquent special assessments which are a result of improvements made or work done by or on behalf of the city or any interest and penalties on said delinquent special assessments.History: L. 1976, ch. 64, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 400, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2805 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2805 Apportionment of proceeds of sale.

79-2805. Apportionment of proceeds of sale. The proceedings so authorized by this act in the name of the board of county commissioners of the county shall be for the benefit of the state of Kansas, any city, township, school district or other taxing unit interested in such taxes to be recovered. The balance equitably apportioned to each tract, lot or piece of real estate as provided in K.S.A. 79-2803, and amendments thereto, shall be paid by the clerk of the district court to the county treasurer, who shall prorate to each fund, if practicable, its proportionate interest in the entire lien for taxes and interest included in the foreclosure action. If the court shall find such proration impracticable, distribution shall be made among the various funds in such proportion as the court shall direct. If the proceeds of the sale of any particular tract, lot or piece of real estate sold by the board of county commissioners after the county has bid the same in at the tax foreclosure sale shall not equal or shall exceed the amount necessary to pay the entire lien for taxes, interest and costs which were included in the foreclosure action plus any and all subsequent taxes and special assessments and interest on said real estate due and unpaid at the time of such sale, the amount collected shall be apportioned as follows:(a) First in the payment of the advertising, commission and other costs incident to the sale;(b) the balance prorated, if practicable to each fund, in proportion to its interest in the entire lien for taxes and interest which were included in the foreclosure action.If such proration is impracticable such balance shall be prorated to each fund on the basis of the levy made for the year in which such sale is made by the county. Prorations and distributions shall be made only as and when the county receives said funds upon final sale, unless said county decides to use said real estate for county purposes; in that event it shall cause all taxes other than taxes levied by the county to be paid forthwith to the taxing unit that levied the same. The county treasurer at the time of making his or her proration and distribution shall cancel all taxes charged against such real estate which were due and unpaid at the time such sale or resale was made and shall issue his or her receipt therefor.History: L. 1901, ch. 392, § 5; R.S. 1923, 79-2805; L. 1941, ch. 375, § 27; L. 1943, ch. 302, § 6; L. 1945, ch. 362, § 8; April 1.
KS Stat § 79-2808 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2808 Amount of state tax uncollected certified to director of accounts and reports; credit; penalty for unlawful certification.

79-2808. Amount of state tax uncollected certified to director of accounts and reports; credit; penalty for unlawful certification. The county treasurer of any county in which any real estate has been sold for less than the full amount of the taxes, penalties, interest and costs under the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2804 or 79-2804f, shall certify to the director of accounts and reports the amount of the proper proportion of state tax thus uncollected and the county shall be entitled to credit therefor, and the director of accounts and reports and treasurer of state shall credit the county with the amounts of the same: Provided, That any county treasurer who shall willfully certify to the director of accounts and reports any amount for which the county is not entitled to credit shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, be punished by a fine in double the amount thus incorrectly certified.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 28; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 79-2809 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2809 Sale, redemption, conveyance, foreclosure and sale of real estate begun under prior statutes.

79-2809. Sale, redemption, conveyance, foreclosure and sale of real estate begun under prior statutes. All tax foreclosure actions begun prior to the effective date of this act shall be completed in conformity with the laws in effect prior to such date, and in all cases where tax sale certificates are held by persons other than the county, the redemption and conveyance of lands governed thereby shall be governed by the law in force prior to the effective date of this act. In all other cases the provisions of this act shall govern, but no suit for the foreclosure of tax liens on lands first bid off by the county at the tax sale held in September, 1940, or any prior year, shall be filed until the expiration of four years from the date of the first sale from which said land has not been redeemed.History: L. 1941, ch. 375, § 29; Sept. 1.
KS Stat § 79-2810 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2810 Action to enforce lien for delinquent taxes upon real estate bid in by counties over 300,000; county counselor duties; employment and compensation of abstracters.

79-2810. Action to enforce lien for delinquent taxes upon real estate bid in by counties over 300,000; county counselor duties; employment and compensation of abstracters. In counties having a population of more than three hundred thousand (300,000) inhabitants the county counselor or his or her duly authorized deputy shall have the authority to institute an action in the name of the county commissioners against the owners, or supposed owners of real estate which has been or shall be sold and bid in by the county at any delinquent tax sale and shall remain unredeemed on the first day of September of the third year after such sale in the same manner as prescribed by statute to be done by the county attorney.In connection therewith the county counselor is authorized to hire such person or persons as the volume of work dictates and as may be feasible, consistent with the money allowed to the county counselor by the county commissioners.On and after the fifteenth day of September of each year, the county treasurer of said counties shall furnish to the county counselor a list of each tract, lot, parcel or piece of real estate which has been bid in by the county at any delinquent tax service and shall remain unredeemed on the first day of September of the third year after such sale and the name of the owner or supposed owner to whom the last tax statement or statements have been sent. The board of county commissioners of such county shall have the power to employ abstracters who are bonded and licensed under Kansas law to furnish title information necessary to bring such action and said county commissioners shall also be empowered to pay any bonded and licensed abstracters for any such services that have been furnished to the county from and after July 1, 1968.History: L. 1968, ch. 398, § 1; L. 1969, ch. 445, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2811 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2811 County sale for affordable low-income housing; abatement of taxes.

79-2811. County sale for affordable low-income housing; abatement of taxes. (a) If real estate has been or shall be sold and bid by the county, and the redemption period has expired, the board may sell such real estate to provide affordable low-income housing or for community development or economic development purposes which are hereby declared to be public purposes. Any such sale shall not be subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2801 et seq., and amendments thereto.(b) The board of county commissioners may abate any delinquent ad valorem property taxes, special assessments or other special taxes on any property sold pursuant to subsection (a). If such taxes or assessments are not abated, any moneys received from the sale of such property shall be apportioned in the manner provided by K.S.A. 79-2805, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1992, ch. 320, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2812 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 28 - Judicial Foreclosure And Sale Of Real Estate By County|79-2812 Persons not eligible to purchase real estate at tax sale.

79-2812. Persons not eligible to purchase real estate at tax sale. Except as otherwise provided by K.S.A. 79-2804g, and amendments thereto, no person shall be eligible to purchase real estate at any delinquent tax sale conducted pursuant to the provisions of K.S.A. 79-2801 et seq., and amendments thereto, if such person is the record owner of real estate upon which there are delinquent taxes of a general ad valorem tax nature or delinquent special assessments in existence as reflected by the records of the county treasurer.History: L. 1994, ch. 124, § 2; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2901 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 29 - Miscellaneous Provisions|79-2901 Payment of taxes or redemption of lands by mortgagee.

79-2901. Payment of taxes or redemption of lands by mortgagee. In cases where lands are mortgaged, if the mortgagor fails or neglects to pay the taxes, or in case said mortgagor permits any land so mortgaged to be sold for any taxes, the mortgagee may pay said taxes or redeem any land so sold for taxes. And on the payment of any such mortgage, or in the action to foreclose the same, such mortgagee may demand the taxes so paid, with interest thereon with interest at the rate per annum prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2004, and amendments thereto, unless a different rate is provided in the mortgage contract, or include them in any judgment rendered on the mortgage; and any taxes so paid by any mortgagee shall be a lien on such lands so mortgaged until the same be paid except that where the mortgage lien covers only a part of the land upon which taxes were levied or assessed, said mortgagee shall be required to pay only the taxes upon that part covered by said mortgage, and the county clerk shall be required to apportion the taxes due upon the whole of said tract as between said mortgaged portion and that not mortgaged to said mortgagee.History: L. 1876, ch. 34, § 148; R.S. 1923, 79-2901; L. 1933, ch. 315, § 1; L. 1980, ch. 308, § 14; L. 1992, ch. 319, § 13; July 1.
KS Stat § 79-2902 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 79 - Taxation|Article 29 - Miscellaneous Provisions|79-2902 Lands in controversy; payment of taxes; recovery, when.

79-2902. Lands in controversy; payment of taxes; recovery, when. In case taxes are paid by any party whose lands are in controversy in any of the courts of this state, and the party so paying shall fail to recover such land, such party shall be entitled to collect from the parties recovering the taxes so paid, with interest thereon at the rate prescribed by K.S.A. 79-2004, and amendments thereto, and the taxes so paid shall be a lien on any such land.History: L. 1876, ch. 34, § 149; L. 1980, ch. 308, § 15; L. 1992, ch. 319, § 8; July 1.