Delaware Code (Titles 8, 9, 25, 30)
9 Del. C. § 8705
Lien of taxes
# (a)
All taxes assessed against real estate by New Castle County shall continue a lien against such real estate for 10 years from July 1 of the year for which the taxes were levied, but if the real estate remains the property of the person who was the owner at the time that it was assessed, then the lien shall continue until the tax is collected.
# (b)
All taxes assessed against real estate by Sussex County shall continue a lien against such real estate for 10 years from July 1 of the year for which the taxes were levied, but if the real estate remains the property of the person who was the owner at the time that it was assessed, then the lien shall continue until the tax is collected. The lien of taxes shall have priority over all other liens.
# (c)
The priority of such liens in any of the 3 counties shall be as given in Title 25.
# (d)
All taxes assessed against real estate by Kent County shall continue a lien against such real estate for 10 years from July 1 of the year for which the taxes were levied, but if the real estate remains the property of the person who was the owner at the time that it was assessed, then the lien shall continue until the tax is collected. The lien of taxes shall have priority over all other liens.
Amendment history
15 Del. Laws, c. 476; 16 Del. Laws, c. 141; 19 Del. Laws, c. 556; 20 Del. Laws, c. 373, § 1; 40 Del. Laws, c. 135, § 1; 55 Del. Laws, c. 85, § 25B; 57 Del. Laws, c. 762, § 24B; 60 Del. Laws, c. 607, §§ 1, 2; 65 Del. Laws, c. 60, § 1; 82 Del. Laws, c. 225, § 2
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In this title (40 sections)
- 9-8605 · Collection at offices of tax collecting authority; hours
- 9-8606 · Notice of time and place for collection in hundreds and…
- 9-8607 · Bills and receipts; New Castle County
- 9-8608 · Receipts and receipt books; Kent County
- 9-8609 · Duplicate receipts
- 9-8610 · Written demand for delinquent taxes in New Castle County…
- 9-8610 · Written demand for delinquent taxes in New Castle County…
- 9-8611 · Publication of delinquent taxes; Kent County
- 9-8612 · Liability between landlord and tenant
- 9-8613 · Liability of tenant for life
- 9-8614 · Officials conducting sale of property to notify receiver; pay…
- 9-8615 · Penalties for fraudulent tax receipts
- 9-8616 · Removal from county to escape tax; penalty
- 9-8617 · County warrants not acceptable for payment
- 9-8618 · Refund of county taxes paid in error; refund after assessment…
- 9-8619 · Quarterly property tax reporting; New Castle County [Expires…
- 9-8701 · Collection permitted from personal property or real property
- 9-8702 · Proceedings against guardian or trustee
- 9-8703 · Remedies cumulative
- 9-8704 · Survival of prior liens
- 9-8705 · Lien of taxes
- 9-8706 · Extension of tax lien in Kent or Sussex Counties
- 9-8707 · Distress
- 9-8708 · Actions for recovery in New Castle County — Appeals; attachment
- 9-8709 · Actions for recovery in New Castle County — Judgments;…
- 9-8710 · Actions for recovery in Kent and Sussex Counties; judgments;…
- 9-8711 · Attachment of wages
- 9-8721 · Monition method established
- 9-8722 · Praecipe; judgment; monition
- 9-8723 · Form of monition
- 9-8724 · Posting of monition; sheriff’s return; alias or pluries…
- 9-8725 · Issuance and form of writ of venditioni exponas
- 9-8726 · Sales subject to approval of Department of Finance or Chief…
- 9-8727 · Title of property sold
- 9-8728 · Petition by purchasers for deed of conveyance
- 9-8729 · Redemption by owner
- 9-8730 · Petition by owner after redemption for entry on judgment record
- 9-8731 · Regularity of proceedings under venditioni exponas
- 9-8732 · No proceedings unless tax is a lien upon property;…
- 9-8733 · Fees and costs