Arizona Laws 48-604. Certificate of sale; lien
A. After making the sale, the superintendent shall execute, in duplicate, a certificate of sale stating the description of the property sold, the name of the owner thereof as given on the record of the assessment, that the property was sold for a delinquent assessment, specifying the improvement for which the assessment was made, the amount for which the property was sold, the date of sale, the name of the purchaser, and the time when the purchaser will be entitled to a deed. The superintendent shall file one copy of the certificate in his office, and deliver the other to the purchaser, or if the municipality is the purchaser, to the clerk, who shall file it in his office.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 48-604
- Clerk: includes any person or official who performs the duties of clerk of the city or town. See Arizona Laws 48-571
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- improvement: includes any or all of the improvements mentioned and authorized to be made in this and article 1 of this chapter and the construction, reconstruction and repair of all or any portion of the improvements, and all labor, services, incidental expenses and material necessary or incidental to the construction, reconstruction or repair. See Arizona Laws 48-571
- Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
- Lot: includes any portion, piece, parcel or subdivision of land, and includes property owned or controlled by any person as a railroad right-of-way. See Arizona Laws 48-571
- Owner: means the person in whom, on the day the action or proceeding is commenced, appears the legal title to the lot by deed recorded in the recorder's office, or the person in possession of the lot under claim of title, or exercising acts of ownership over the lot for the person, or as the personal representative of the owner. See Arizona Laws 48-571
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- superintendent: includes any person who, under whatever official name, is charged with the care or supervision of the streets of the city or town. See Arizona Laws 48-571
B. On filing the copy of the certificate in the office of the superintendent, the lien of the assessment shall vest in the purchaser, and is only divested by a redemption of the property, as provided in this article.
C. The superintendent shall also enter on the record of the assessment, opposite the description of each lot offered for sale, a description of the part thereof sold, the amount for which it was sold, the date of sale, and the name of the purchaser.