Any deed, or the certified copy of the record of any deed, purporting to be executed by a tax collector and similar, or in substance similar, to the above, shall be prima facie evidence of a valid title in the grantee to the premises therein purported to be conveyed, encumbered only by the lien of taxes to the municipality which were not yet due and payable on the date notice of levy was first made, easements and similar interests appurtenant to other properties not thereby conveyed, and other interests described therein and of the existence and regularity of all votes and acts necessary to the validity of the tax therein referred to, as the same was assessed, and of the levy and sale therefor, and no tax collector shall be required to make return upon his warrant of his doings thereunder, except that the purchaser may, within ninety days of the recording of the collector's deed, request in writing from the tax collector, an affidavit which complies with the provisions of section 12-167a. The tax collector shall provide such affidavit within thirty days of receipt of such request. The town clerk shall record such affidavit in the land records of such town and shall index the affidavit under the name of the purchaser as grantee. No act done or omitted relative to the assessment or collection of a tax, including everything connected therewith, after the vote of the community laying the same, up to and including the final collection thereof or sale of property therefor, shall in any way affect or impair the validity of such tax as assessed, collected or sought to be collected or the validity of such sale, unless the person seeking to enjoin or contesting the validity of such sale shows that the collector neglected to provide notice pursuant to section 12-157, to such person or to the predecessors of such person in title, and who had a right to notice of such sale, and that the person or they in fact did not know of such sale within six months after it was made, and provided such property was by law liable to be sold to satisfy such tax. The fact that the collector may have charged or received illegal fees upon such sale shall not impair the sale's validity. If the person contesting such fees shows that illegal fees were charged by the collector, the municipality shall refund such illegal fees together with legal interest from the date of their payment in accordance with section 12-129.
(1949 Rev., S. 1840; P.A. 95-228, S. 5, 15; P.A. 99-283, S. 5, 10; P.A. 13-276, S. 32.)
History: P.A. 95-228 added provisions re encumbrances on a title, affidavits on the collector's actions and refunds of illegal fees charged by a collector and made technical changes, effective July 6, 1995, and applicable to tax sale notices posted, filed or published on and after said date; P.A. 99-283 replaced “one year” with “six months” and made changes for gender neutrality, effective June 29, 1999; P.A. 13-276 added provision requiring person seeking to enjoin a sale to show neglect of collector to provide notice.
Does not validate sale, where levy made for one tax and land sold for others. 87 C. 146. Cited. 126 C. 212.
Cited. 46 CA 721. Section reflects legislative support for principle that easements appurtenant run with the land and are not extinguished when title is conveyed pursuant to a tax lien foreclosure. 63 CA 164. Section provides plaintiff standing to contest validity of tax sale by showing that notice was not properly provided to his predecessor in title in accordance with Sec. 12-157(a). 138 CA 1.
Structure Connecticut General Statutes
Chapter 204 - Local Levy and Collection of Taxes
Section 12-122. - Selectmen to estimate town's expenses; tax levy to pay current expenses.
Section 12-122a. - Uniform city-wide mill rate for taxation of motor vehicles.
Section 12-123. - Selectmen to make rate bill when town fails to lay sufficient tax.
Section 12-124. - Abatement of taxes and interest.
Section 12-125. - Abatement of taxes of corporations.
Section 12-125a. - Waiver of taxes on certain property held by suppliers of water.
Section 12-127. - Abatement or refund on proof of exempt status.
Section 12-127a. - Abatement of taxes on structures of historical or architectural merit.
Section 12-128. - Refund of tax erroneously collected from veterans and relatives.
Section 12-129. - Refund of excess payments.
Section 12-129a. - Moratorium on tax payment for persons over sixty-five.
Section 12-129d. - State payment in lieu of tax revenue.
Section 12-129e and 12-129f. - Failure to reapply for benefits. Grants to municipalities.
Section 12-129g. - Appropriation.
Section 12-129h and 12-129i. - Tax relief for special tax. State reimbursement in lieu of tax.
Section 12-129p. - Maximum benefits for homeowner receiving tax relief under section 12-129b.
Section 12-129q. - Grants to property owners in special services districts.
Section 12-129t. - Municipal option to abate taxes on visitable housing.
Section 12-129u. - Municipal option to abate taxes on historic agricultural structures.
Section 12-130. - Collectors; rate bills and warrants. Statements of state aid.
Section 12-130a. - Training, examination and certification of municipal tax collectors.
Section 12-131. - Special forms for assessment lists, abstract books and rate bills.
Section 12-132. - Form and tax warrant.
Section 12-133. - Taxes of subdivisions of towns.
Section 12-134. - Tax account and receipt to bear same number.
Section 12-135. - Execution of tax warrant. Collection by successor of collector.
Section 12-136. - Bonds of tax collectors. Appointment of new collector.
Section 12-137. - Appointment of acting tax collectors.
Section 12-138. - Collector to report to town clerk and assessor mistakes in assessments.
Section 12-139. - Collector's books open to public inspection.
Section 12-140. - Fees, costs and expenses of tax collectors and tax sales.
Section 12-141. - Collection of taxes: Definitions.
Section 12-141a. - Payment of municipal taxes by credit card.
Section 12-142. - Installments; due date.
Section 12-143. - Installment payments; priority of personal property taxes.
Section 12-144. - Payment of taxes of not more than one hundred dollars.
Section 12-144a. - Payment of tax on motor vehicles.
Section 12-144b. - Application of tax payments.
Section 12-144c. - Optional waiver of property tax under one hundred dollars.
Section 12-144d. - Motor vehicle property tax due July first.
Section 12-145. - Notice to pay taxes. Rate of interest when delinquent. Waiver.
Section 12-146. - Delinquent tax or installment. Interest. Waiver of interest.
Section 12-146b. - Withholding of municipal payments for failure to pay property taxes.
Section 12-147. - Payment and deposit of moneys collected by collector. Treasurer to examine books.
Section 12-148. - Identification of taxpayers.
Section 12-149. - Lists of taxpayers to be preserved until settlement with collector.
Section 12-151. - Record-receipt books.
Section 12-152. - Tax on portion of property assessed as a whole.
Section 12-153. - Receipts for partial payments in cases of transfer.
Section 12-155. - Demand and levy for the collection of taxes and water or sanitation charges.
Section 12-156. - Sale of equity or particular estate under tax levy.
Section 12-157. - Method of selling real estate for taxes.
Section 12-158. - Form of collector's deed. Liability of municipalities for breach of warranty.
Section 12-159. - Collector's deed as evidence. Irregularities.
Section 12-159b. - Time for action contesting validity of collector's deed.
Section 12-160. - Poor debtor's oath.
Section 12-161. - Collection by suit.
Section 12-163. - Jeopardy collection of taxes. Written notice.
Section 12-163a. - Receivership of rents for the collection of delinquent taxes.
Section 12-164. - Tax uncollectible after fifteen years. Interest on improvement liens.
Section 12-165. - Municipal suspense tax book.
Section 12-166. - Powers and duties of collector.
Section 12-167. - Reports of tax collectors.
Section 12-169. - Payment of taxes due on Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday.
Section 12-169a. - Motor vehicle property tax check-off for local scholarship fund.