Falling being on home property taxes creates problem with your tax collector but much more urgently with your mortgage lender. Why Your Mortgage Lender Gets Upset With virtually all mortgage contracts, falling behind on your home property taxes puts you in default on the mortgage itself. That means that even if you are current on the mortgage payments your … Read More
Getting Current on Property Taxes on Other Than Your Home
If behind on property taxes on property that isn’t your home, either Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 may buy you the time to save this property.
Catch Up on Home Property Taxes through Chapter 13
If you are behind on property taxes on your home, Chapter 7 often doesn’t give you enough time to catch up. But Chapter 13 likely would.
Clearing Up Unpaid Home Property Taxes
Catching up on property taxes benefits both you and your mortgage lender. Chapter 13 helps you pull this off under much less pressure.
A Fresh Start on Unpaid Property Taxes
Having unpaid property taxes is dangerous, and violates the contract with your mortgage lender. Bankruptcy addresses both issues. Is Chapter 7 “Straight Bankruptcy” Enough Help? It possibly can give you enough of a fresh start with your other debts so that you can catch up on your property taxes. But doing so while keeping your mortgage lender also satisfied is difficult to pull … Read More
Chapter 7 vs. Chapter 13–Property Tax Debt
Bankruptcy helps with your property taxes either by writing off your other debts or by buying you more time to catch up.
Avoid Selling Your Home for Being Behind on Property Taxes
Falling behind on property taxes can have serious consequences, but does not necessarily mean you should hurry to sell your home.
How Bankruptcy Handles Back Property Taxes on Your Home
Being behind on property taxes is usually a breach of your mortgage. Chapter 13 protects you from your mortgage lender so you can catch up.
Special Home-Saving Tools in Bankruptcy – Part 1 – property tax and income tax liens
Save your home by catching up on real property taxes and securing the release of recorded income tax liens.