Properties sold during the annual real property tax sale shall be conveyed by tax deed. This form of deed is not a warranty deed. Any property sold pursuant to the tax sale is without guarantee or warranty whatsoever as to title conveyed, existence, correctness of ownership, size, boundaries, location, condition, structures or lack of structures upon the land, liens, titles, whether property is in compliance with zoning ordinances, mining and reclamation regulations, building codes, buildable, developable or habitable, or any other matter or thing whatsoever. The county also makes no warranties or representations regarding the accuracy of the assessment of the property or the accuracy of the description of the real estate or improvements thereon, the availability, validity or existence of water rights associated with any of the properties sold during the tax sale, nor as to the purchaser’s right of possession of the property. It is the bidder’s responsibility to determine the liabilities, including other liens and encumbrances, that exist on each property before and after the sale. Properties are sold “as is,” and the county is not liable in any way whatsoever for damages sustained to property purchased from the time of the sale until the recordation of the tax deed to a purchaser.
(Ord. 2022-2-8, passed 2-28-2022)