The vacant home at 145 Deering Neighborhood Road is among the properties acquired by the city for back taxes.
Photo: City of Sanford
By Zendelle Bouchard
At its April 7 meeting, the Sanford City Council voted to receive four tax-acquired properties due to the nonpayment of real estate taxes. Erin McMann, city treasurer, said the four properties include the following:
- Two small lots of vacant land on Alden Lane and Lakeview Drive that were owned by the same estate. McMann said the lots are not buildable, and the estate just wanted to turn them over to the city.
- 145 Deering Neighborhood Road, which the council declared a dangerous building last December (see that story). The property has been vacant since 2023.
- 30 Leo St., a mobile home in a park off Route 4. McMann told the council that the previous owner may repurchase the property.
Three years of taxes are owed on each of the properties. The city put liens on them in August 2024, and it automatically forecloses if taxes are not paid within 18 months. At any point up until it is sold, the immediate past owner of a tax-acquired property may repurchase it for the taxes, interest and fees owed.
The city is required to notify the past owner 90 days before a tax-acquired property is listed for sale, which must be done through a licensed real estate agent or broker. The property must be listed at the highest reasonable price at which it is anticipated to sell, and the city must allow at least 12 months for it to sell. In all cases, the past owner will receive any excess sale proceeds over the amount of taxes, interest and fees that are due.
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