Tax Lien Services
Local governments must collect property taxes so that school and other public services are not interrupted. When property owners don't pay their tax bills, InVesta helps local governments by paying the delinquent obligations in full and without delay so that funding continues to flow to important public services.
In exchange, the government transfers tax collection rights to InVesta. InVesta then helps tax delinquent property owners by offering payment plans and other arrangements that enable property owners to avoid foreclosure.​
Here’s one example this process works in one of the municipalities we work with, Fulton County, Ga.
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Property owner is delinquent in paying state, county, city and/or school taxes to Fulton County.
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To ensure timely collection of tax obligations, the county files a lien against tax delinquent properties.
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InVesta pays the full amount of taxes owed to the county, and in exchange the county transfers the lien and all rights to collect the delinquent taxes to InVesta.
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InVesta sends notice to the property owner with information on how to pay the delinquent taxes. All interest and penalties are fixed by state law - not InVesta.
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Property owner works with an InVesta representative to pay the balance due in one of two ways:
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Property owner immediately pays in full to avoid additional interest and penalties that are set by state law
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Alternatively, if time is needed, work with our servicing team to set up payment plan arrangements
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Once all payment obligations are fulfilled, InVesta records a lien release in the public record to ensure it is clear that InVesta no longer holds lien rights against your property.