Town auctions off 5 properties-foreclosure sale

Greenburgh sold 5 properties at a foreclosure auction this past week and recovered $544,624- the delinquency amount. The Town Board will need to approve the sales. Under NY Real Property Law Section 1142 if any of the properties are the resident’s primary residence, the residents are entitled to any surplus resulting from the sale of the property which would need to be held in escrow as surplus. We anticipate two additional foreclosure sales within the next year.

WRITING LETTERS TO EVERYONE IN TOWN WHO STILL OWES BACK TAXES ENCOURAGING THEM TO WORK OUT A TAX PAYMENT PLAN

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I am writing a letter to everyone in town who still owes back taxes letting them know about the sale and warning them that the town is serious about collecting back taxes. They till have time to work out payment plans and I am happy to connect them to non profits that may be able to help them.

Over the years I have written numerous letters to everyone who owes back taxes –hoping that they can avoid foreclosure. And, offering to meet with them and help them come up with a strategy to avoid foreclosure.

IF YOU OWE BACK TAXES YOU CAN AVOID FORECLOSURE BY TAKING ACTION NOW!

A NICE NOTE FROM A WOMAN WHO IS ALL CAUGHT UP AND AVOIDED FORECLOSURE…

On April 17^th Venita Howard (Receiver of Taxes) and I received a nice note from the Santos family (they gave me permission to use their name).
“I am writing to thank you both for your recent letter and for offering us the opportunity to enter into a payment plan agreement for our outstanding taxes. Your outreach and willingness to work with us has made an inconvenient situation much more manageable. I am pleased to share that since we have entered into the payment agreement, we have successfully paid off the outstanding taxes. Because of your assistance, we were able to avoid foreclosure, which means more than we can express.”

Venita Howard, the Receiver of Taxes and I are more than willing to help residents avoid foreclosure. We want to make this as stress-less a process as possible.

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor