When a sale is ordered in the suit, and is made and reported, the clerk and master of the court, so making the sale, shall report what public taxes are a lien upon any tract so sold in favor of the state, county, or any municipality, and the court shall see that this is done, and any taxes, if the sale is confirmed, shall be first paid out of the proceeds of the sale before the delinquent assessments are paid.
Structure 2021 Tennessee Code
Title 54 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries
Chapter 12 - Road Improvement Districts
Part 4 - Collection of Assessments
§ 54-12-405. Bonds to Be Paid Only by Assessments Levied on the Lands Within the District
§ 54-12-411. Assessments Become Liens Upon Land
§ 54-12-412. Bill in Chancery to Sell Land for Collection of Delinquent Assessments
§ 54-12-416. Public Taxes to Be Paid Before the Delinquent Assessments
§ 54-12-418. Sale for Cash Subject to Redemption Within Two Years — Manner of Redemption
§ 54-12-419. Attorney's Fee Charged as Part of Judgment
§ 54-12-423. Assessments Collectible Only Out of the Assessed Land
§ 54-12-424. Compensation of Trustee for Collecting and Paying Out, and for Certified Copies