(1) In all cases where any county claims a lien on real estate for delinquent general taxes or tax notice charges which have not been paid for a period of four years, the county may foreclose the lien by an action in the district court of the county in which the real estate is located.

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Terms Used In Utah Code 59-2-1353

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Property: means property that is subject to assessment and taxation according to its value. See Utah Code 59-2-102
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
  • Tax notice charge: means an amount that:
         (1)(a) a property owner owes to a tax notice charge entity in relation to real property; and
         (1)(b) the county treasurer lists on the property tax notice in accordance with Section 59-2-1317 or another statutory authorization allowing the item's inclusion on the property tax notice. See Utah Code 59-2-1301.5
(2) In this action all persons owning, having, or claiming an interest in or lien upon the real estate or any part of the real estate may be joined as defendants, and the complaint shall contain a description of the property, together with the amount claimed to be due on the property, including interest, penalties, and administrative costs.
(3) If the name of the owner of any real estate cannot be ascertained from the records of the county, the complaint shall state that the owner is unknown to the plaintiff.
(4) It is sufficient to allege in the complaint that a general tax has been duly levied upon or a tax notice charge has been listed for the described real estate, without stating any of the proceedings or steps leading up to the levy of the tax or the listing of the tax notice charge.