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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73209</law_id><section_number>58.1-3965.2</section_number><catch_line>Additional authority to sell land for certain delinquent special taxes or special assessments</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="58.1">Taxation</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="III">Local Taxes</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="39">Enforcement, Collection, Refunds, Remedies and Review of Local Taxes</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="1" identifier="4">Sale of Delinquent Tax Lands</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>In addition to the authority provided by subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="When land may be sold for delinquent taxes; notice of sale; owner's right of redemption" href="/58.1-3965/">58.1-3965</a>, a locality may provide, as part of any <span class="dictionary">ordinance</span> adopted pursuant to Article 6 (&#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Localities may consider petitions for creation of authority" href="/15.2-5152/">15.2-5152</a> et seq.) of Chapter 51 of Title 15.2 (i) to create a community development authority or (ii) to <span class="dictionary">levy</span> special taxes or special assessments on real property within any district covered by the community development authority or on abutting property within the district, that proceedings be instituted to sell any such real property when any special tax or special assessment described under subdivision A 3 or A 5 of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="Additional powers of community development authorities" href="/15.2-5158/">15.2-5158</a> imposed on the property is delinquent on the first anniversary of the date on which the tax or assessment became due.
		No proceedings shall be instituted under this section to sell real property that is a single family residence if the owner of the property is the <span class="dictionary">resident</span> on such first anniversary date. No proceedings shall be instituted under this section to sell an individual residential unit in a multi-unit structure or building if the owner of the unit is the <span class="dictionary">resident</span> of the unit on such first anniversary date.
		Proper notice in accordance with subsection A of &#xA7;&#xA0;<a class="law" title="When land may be sold for delinquent taxes; notice of sale; owner's right of redemption" href="/58.1-3965/">58.1-3965</a> shall be required, and the sale shall be made in accordance with <span class="dictionary">law</span> and subject to all other applicable provisions of this article.</p></section></text><history>2011, c. 324.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
