City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish Online Tax Sale (2024)

Terms and Conditions of Sale

All bidders must complete a Property Tax Sale Buyer Registration form, be at least (18) years of age and meet the legal requirements in accordance with LA RS 47:2162 which forbids the purchase of a tax sale title by any tax collector or tax assessor for the political subdivision, either directly or indirectly. All registrations will be conducted online beginning May 17th 2021 at 10AM. Each perspective bidder must complete the registration form by the close of business by 3pm, Friday June 4th 2021. No registrations will be accepted on the day of the sale. Please call the Tax Division at (337) 236-5880 to obtain further registration information.

This sale is “BUYERS BE AWARE”. All properties listed for sale and sold at this tax sale are offered and sold on an “as is” basis only. The Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collectors of Lafayette Parish & the City of Lafayette make no warranty of any kind including Warranty of Title on the properties and improvements offered and sold. The purpose for the tax sale is to collect all unpaid taxes and/or liens due to the City of Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and the City of Carencro as directed or permitted by LA Revised Statutes and Joint services agreements..

Bids will be accepted starting on Wednesday, June 9th at 9am and ending on Thursday, June 10th, 2021 at 12noon. The initial bid price will be no less than the total amount due for taxes and other charges, together with interest, penalties, and expenses of sale. Any property not sold at the Tax Sale will be immediately adjudicated to the City of Lafayette, the Parish of Lafayette, and/or City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and the City of Carencro . You must enter a Tax Budget Amount. This is an estimate of the total amount of tax liens you wish to purchase. The tax sale system will monitor your activity and maintain a balance available. You may bid in excess of your tax budget amount. Regardless of the tax budget amount entered, you are not required or committed to purchase any tax liens.

Each parcel will be offered for sale to all bidders beginning with an opening bid of 100% undivided interest. Bidders may bid down a percentage of undivided interest in whole percentage points from 99% to 1%. Regardless of bid down interest, the successful bidder will still remit the total amount due. You will receive emails throughout the tax sale informing you of the current status of your bids. If you are outbid by another bidder, you may elect to rebid with a lesser percentage of undivided interest.

Each winning bid constitutes an agreement by the winning bidder to purchase a tax sale certificate according to the terms of sale and applicable law. Any breach of said agreement by any bidder may, at the discretion of the City of Lafayette Tax Collection and the Lafayette Parish Tax Collector, result in retraction of the bid and prohibition from participation in future sales.

Once a property has been awarded to the successful bidder the transaction is final. There are no refunds. Successful bidders must remit the total amount of back taxes, interest, and costs due to the City of Lafayette Tax Collection and the Lafayette Parish Tax Collector within 24 hours of the close of the Tax Sale. Payment methods accepted are electronic check, certified fund deposit, or cash deposit. A Tax Sale Certificate shall be voided and the winning bid removed if it is determined that the tax sale purchaser was ineligible to bid at the tax sale or if any parcel was erroneously sold. In these instances, the certificate holder will be reimbursed the principal amount originally paid.

You are purchasing a lien on the property that is created by the taxes and/or other liens due to the Parish of Lafayette, and/or the City of Lafayette, City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and City of Carencro. The tax sale certificate does not convey title to the purchaser. If the sale remains unredeemed after the statutory period, the purchaser may begin action to obtain a tax sale deed. A tax sale purchaser is responsible for all future taxes assessed on the property until the property is redeemed. Failure to pay post-tax sale taxes may result in the property being sold at a future tax sale.

NOTICE TO MORTGAGE CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given to all parties holding mortgages upon real estate located in the Parish of Lafayette, and/or the City of Lafayette, City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and City of Carencro, on which the taxes for the year 2020 have not been paid, that they should take appropriate action to protect their interest.

Redemptions: A redemption restores the title of the property as it was before the tax sale thereby reversing the tax sale. LA RS 47:2243 states that all redemptions shall be made through the tax collector of the appropriate political jurisdiction. All redemptions done during the redemptive period for City of Lafayette taxes must be conducted by the City of Lafayette. Redemptions for the Parish of Lafayette, City of Scott, City of Youngsville, City of Carencro and City of Duson must be conducted by the Lafayette Parish Tax Collector. Redemptions by third parties are invalid. In accordance with the Louisiana Constitution, Article 7, Section 25(B)(1) the property sold shall be redeemable for three years after the date of recordation of the tax sale by paying the price given, including costs, five percent penalty thereon, and interest at the rate of one percent per month until redeemed.

Disclaimer: The purpose of this document is to provide general information and guidelines relative to tax sale and tax sale redemptions and is not to be construed as a legal opinion of the statutes governing tax sales or redemptions. Please consult legal counsel to fully understand the tax sale process and to protect your interest as a tax sale buyer. The City of Lafayette, the Parish of Lafayette, and/or City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and the City of Carencro and/or its suppliers provides no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of the furnished data. While every effort is made to ensure that the content is accurate, we do not warrant that the data available will be error free or that this site will always be available for use. In no respect shall the City of Lafayette, the Parish of Lafayette, and/or City of Youngsville, City of Scott, City of Duson and the City of Carencro and/or its suppliers incur any liability for any damages, including, but not limited to, direct, indirect, special, or consequential damages whatsoever arising out of, resulting from, or any way connected to the use or performance of this website, whether or not based upon warranty, contract, tort, negligence, or otherwise.