Every effort is made
by the Greene County
Treasurer’s Office
to avoid
Foreclosure
proceedings to
collect an
outstanding balance
on real estate or
mobile home
taxes. If the
taxpayer should fall
behind, a two-year
Delinquent Tax
Contract
is available.
If the taxpayer does
not set up a
Delinquent Tax
Contract
or does not make
the monthly payments
and/or yearly tax
payments as required
with the Delinquent
Tax Contract and the
real estate taxes
continues to
be delinquent for at
least one and a half
years or longer, the
account is forwarded
to the Greene County
Prosecuting
Attorney's Office to
begin the
foreclosure
process.
After the complaint
is filed, a summons
is delivered to the
taxpayer by
certified mail. A
copy of the
complaint is sent to
any party owning an
interest in the
property. The
taxpayer has 28 days
to respond. As soon
as the complaint is
filed with the Clerk
of Courts,
additional fees
accrue.
Assuming the
taxpayer continues
not to respond to
the summons, a
judgment entry is
filed. If the
situation remains
unresolved, an order
of sale is placed on
the parcel and is
sent to the Greene
County Sheriff to
schedule a sale
date. Once a sale
date is scheduled,
the local newspaper
will advertise the
sale three
consecutive weeks
prior to the sale.
You may also find a
listing of sale
properties on the
sheriff’s website at
www.co.greene.oh.us/sheriff/sh_sales.htm.
Please contact the
Greene County
Treasurer’s Office
at 937-562-5675 for
additional
information.
