NOTICE OF PROPERTY
SOLD AT TAX SALE –
OCTOBER 31, 2023
To: The Heirs of:
Glenn D. Masterson,
deceased, & Ruby Lois
Masterson, deceased
Subject Real Estate:
Murry South Addition
0.21 A & 0.92 ac East Side
of SR 116, Bluffton, IN 46714
and south of 1153 N.
Washington Street (Murray), Bluffton, Indiana 46714
Key Parcel No. 010-03631-00
You are hereby notified of the following:
1. On or after October 31, 2024, Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert intend to petition the Wells Circuit Court for a judgment to order the Wells County Auditor to issue a tax deed for the above identified real estate to Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert, husband and wife.
2. The street address, key parcel number and description for the real estate as shown on the certificate of sale is as follows:
Murry South Addition
0.21 A & 0.92 ac East Side of
SR 116, Bluffton, IN 46714
Key Parcel No. 010-03631-00
3. On October 31, 2023, the Wells County Auditor sold the real estate to Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert.
4. Any person may redeem the real estate. The components of the amount required to redeem the real estate are:
a. one hundred ten percent (110%) of the minimum bid for which the real estate was offered at the time of sale, as required by IC 6-1.1-24-5, if the real estate is redeemed not more than six (6) months after the date of sale; or
b. one hundred fifteen percent (115%) of the minimum bid for which the real estate was offered at the time of sale, as required by IC 6-1.1-24-5, if the real estate is redeemed more than six (6) months but not more than one (1) year after the date of sale.
c. In addition to the amount required under subsections a. and b., the total amount required for redemption includes the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the minimum bid on the real estate plus ten percent (10%) per annum on the amount by which the purchase price exceeds the minimum bid on the real estate.
d. In addition to the amount required under subsections a., b. and c., the total amount required for redemption includes all taxes and special assessments upon the real estate paid by the purchaser after the sale plus ten percent (10%) interest per annum on those taxes and special assessments.
e. In addition to the amounts required under subsections a., b., c., and d., the total amount required for redemption includes the following costs, if certified before redemption and not earlier than thirty (30) days after the date of sale of the real estate being redeemed by the payor to the county auditor on a form prescribed by the state board of accounts, that were incurred and paid by the purchaser, the purchaser’s assignee, or the county, before redemption:
(1). The attorney’s fees and costs of giving notice under IC 6-1.1-25-4.5.
(2). The costs of a title search or of examining and updating the abstract of title for the real estate.
5. The purchasers, Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert, are entitled to reimbursement for additional taxes or special assessments on the real estate that have been paid by the purchaser subsequent to the tax sale and before redemption, plus interest.
6. The period of redemption specified in IC 6-1.1-25-4 expires on October 31, 2024. The real estate has not been redeemed. If the real estate is not redeemed by October 31, 2024, the owner of record at the time the tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus, if any.
7. The purchasers, Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert, are entitled to receive a deed for the real estate if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption specified in IC 6-1.1-25-4.
8. The purchasers, Darrell K. Lambert and Cynthia L. Lambert, are entitled to reimbursement for any costs described in IC 6-1.1-25-2(e)[see paragraph 4(e) above].
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