I am going to file a chapter 7 and was wondering will I have to pay the property taxes for a property that I am going to surrender? Or can I put that in the bankruptcy? Please advise.
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In most places the property taxes attach to the land, so they will not follow you as a debt. They stay behind with the house. The taxing authority will place a lien on the property when the taxes are unpaid and the bank will pay those same taxes when the property next switches hands.There are two secrets for success in life:
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