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Aitkin County Tax Forfeited Land Sale
This sale is now closed. Any properties that did not sell are no longer available for purchase. We will be having another auction this fall.
PUBLIC AUCTION
October 30, 2009
10:00 AM
at
the 40 Club Convention Center
1 mile west of stoplights on
Hwy 210
Aitkin, Mn. 56431
218-927-7364
Web site – co.aitkin.mn.us
then click on land sale
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That I shall sell to the highest
bidder, the following described parcels of land forfeited to the
State for nonpayment of taxes, which have been classified and
appraised as provided by law. Said sale will be governed by
resolution of the County Board as given at the end of this notice,
authorizing the same, and shall commence at 10:00 AM on the
30th day of October, 2009. Any lands not sold at such
sale, may be at any time within 4 months following the opening of
said sale, be sold by the County Auditor at a price not less than
the appraised value thereof.
KIRK PEYSAR, Auditor,
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WHEREAS, The
classification of the following county owned and tax-forfeited lands
to be offered for sale has been made by the County Board in
accordance with Minnesota Statues 282, and
WHEREAS, The
classification and sale of said lands has been submitted for
approval by the Town Boards of the town or by the governing body of
the municipality in which they lie, in so far as the lands located
within said town or municipality are concerned, and
WHEREAS, The County
Board has made appraisals of the lands classified as
non-conservation and of the timber and timber products thereon, and
has made appraisal of timber and buildings on such lands as have not
been classified, and a list of such lands and timber, timber only
and of buildings so appraised has been filed with the County Auditor
for the purpose of offering lands, timber and buildings, so listed,
for sale at not less than the appraised value of the land, timber,
and buildings combined, with said appraisals of each property
following, and
WHEREAS, The
County Board is by law designated with authority to provide for the
sale of such lands on terms:
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED,
That such parcels shall be sold on the following terms, to
wit: That on sales amounting to $500.00 or less per parcel, the
purchase price shall be paid in full at the time of purchase;
that sales amounting to more than $500.00 per parcel, the
purchaser shall pay at least 10% of the purchase price or $500.00
per parcel, whichever is greater, of the land; and 100% of the
purchase price of the timber and buildings,
with the privilege of paying the balance with a minimum of
$100.00 per year (not to exceed 10 years) or in ten annual equal
installments, plus interest at the rate according to Minnesota
Statutes 282.01, Subdivision 4, on the deferred balance; and
provided further that the purchase price of the timber products when
listed separately, shall be paid in cash at the time of said sale.
Any remaining balance may be paid at any time. If the property is
purchased on a contract for deed, a $46.00 fee will be required at
the time of purchase for the recording of the contract. All contract
for deeds on property on this sale will be required to be recorded.
Provided that in case any parcel of land bearing standing timber,
buildings or timber products is sold at public auction for more than
the appraised value, the amount bid in excess of the appraised value
shall be allocated between the land, buildings, and timber in
proportion to the respective appraised value thereof and the excess
amount bid and allocated to the timber value and/or building shall
be paid in cash at the time of the sale.
The purchaser of tax-forfeited land at such sale shall be
entitled to immediate possession, subject to the provision of any
existing lease made in behalf of the State, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That notice of such sale of lands, timber and buildings be given by
publication in the official newspaper of the County as provided by
law; that the County Auditor of Aitkin County offer such parcels of
land for sale in the order in which they appear in said NOTICE OF
SALE, and that such sale shall commence at
10:00
A.M. on Friday,
the
30th
day of
October
, 2009 and continue until all parcels classified
as non-conservation and timber only, buildings on parcels not
classified, are offered to the highest bidder for sale. This sale
will be conducted at the 40 Club Convention Center which is located
just west of the stop lights in Aitkin on Hwy 210.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
As required by Minnesota Statutes 284.28,
there will be added to the sale price of any tax-forfeited
lands sold, an amount equal to three percent
of the total sale price.
Said additional amount to be deposited in the State Treasury
and credited to the State Real Estate Assurance Fund, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That the Land Commissioner may withdraw any description on the list,
later subject to the approval of the County Board, when it may
appear to be in the public interest to do so, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
Minnesota Statutes 282.014, imposes a $25.00 fee upon purchasers of
tax-forfeited land for issuance of a State Deed.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
As required by Minnesota Statutes 282.01, Subdivision 6, all State
Tax Deeds must be recorded with the County Recorder prior to issuing
the Deed to the purchaser, therefore a recording fee for each State
Deed issued must be paid to the Aitkin County Recorder by the
purchaser when tax-forfeited land is paid for in full, as required
in MS 357.18,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
As required by Minnesota Statutes 287.22, all State Tax Deeds
are subject to State Deed Tax which must be paid by the purchaser.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, Aitkin County is not responsible for
location of or determining property lines or boundaries.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
That all lands sold hereunder are sold subject to the Zoning
Ordinance adopted by the County Board, and all lands are sold
subject to railroad and highway easements, power and pipeline
easements, any recreational easements,
and subject to all flowage rights, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That except in the case of Deeds issued for
platted property and Deeds issued to correct errors in either legal
description or grantees, the Deeds issued for these parcels will
contain a restrictive covenant which will prohibit enrollment of the
land in a State Funded program providing compensation of marginal
land or wetlands.
Aitkin County does not discriminate on the basis of race, color,
national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment and
the provision of services. Prospective bidders who require special
accommodations to participate in this sale should inform the Land
Department as soon as possible and more than three working days
before the sale. You may write to Aitkin County Land Department at
209 2nd St. NW Room 206 Aitkin, MN.
56431 or call 218-927-7364
WHICH RESOLUTION, Being seconded by Commissioner Bailey was
duly adopted. Commissioners present: 5Vote results: All voting yes
J Mark Wedel, Chariperson of Aitkin County Board of Commissioners
Brian Napstad, Galen M. Tveit, Laurie Westerlund, Paul Bailey
Dated at Aitkin, Minnesota, the 8th day of
September ,2009.
September 8, 2009