District Properties with Unpaid Taxes to be Sold at Public Auction in September

(Washington, DC) - The District of Columbia Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) announced today that it is advertising for sale at public auction more than 5200 commercial and residential real property tax liens, for unpaid property taxes for the 2008 tax year. The sale runs from 8:30 am to noon and 1 pm to 4 pm September 9-11, at the 941 North Capitol Street, NE, 4th Floor, Training Room A, Washington, DC 20002.

A list of all properties by parcel, square, suffix, and lot number, with the name of the owner of record and the unpaid tax amount, will be advertised:

July 22: The Current Newspapers
July 23: The Washington Post, The Washington Times and The Washington Informer.

To register, prospective bidders must make a deposit of at least 20 percent of their total bid and a $150 Tax Sale fee will be added to each property at the time of the sale. Purchasers are also required to complete Form FR-500, Combined Business Tax Registration Application, prior to registering. The form can be found on OTR’s Web site at www.taxpayerservicecenter.com under “Tax Forms/Publications.”

OTR will conduct four free public seminars to explain the Tax Sale procedures to prospective bidders. The seminars will be conducted at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, Washington, DC, on the 4th floor, on the following dates:

August 19: 10 am to Noon and 2 pm to 4 pm
August 20: 10 am to Noon and 2 pm to 4 pm.

Property owners with unpaid taxes have until the date of the auction to pay the taxes due to avoid having their properties sold. To pay or inquire about the status of a delinquent property, call the OTR Customer Service Center at (202) 727-4TAX (4829) or visit the Customer Service Walk-In Center at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, on the 1st floor.

For more information on the Tax Sale process, visit the Real Property Service Center (www.taxpayerservicecenter.com) under “Tax Sale.”

Last year, 1,366 liens were sold, and a total of $21.3 million in delinquent tax revenue was collected.

Click HERE for a PDF of the complete list of properties.