Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-205 – Distribution of funds. (a) All moneys collected by the Commissioner of State Lands from the sale or redemption of tax-delinquent lands shall be distributed as follows: (1) (A) First, to the Commissioner of State Lands, the penalties, the collection fees, the sale costs, and the other costs as prescribed by
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-204 – Sales set aside. (a) In the event the sale is set aside by legal action or if the land is proven to be nonexistent or double assessed, the purchaser shall be entitled to reimbursement of moneys paid. (b) The Commissioner of State Lands shall have the authority to set aside
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-203 – Conveyance to purchaser — Contest. (a) If the tax-delinquent land is sold, the Commissioner of State Lands shall convey the tax-delinquent land by issuing a limited warranty deed to the land. (b) (1) Except as provided in subdivision (b)(2) of this section, an action to contest the validity of a
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-202 – Procedure to sell. (a) (1) Bidders may bid at the sale or mail their bid to the office of the Commissioner of State Lands. (2) Bids shall be delivered at the appropriate place before the deadline established in the notice of the sale. (b) (1) If at the scheduled public
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-201 – Publication of notice — Fee. (a) (1) The Commissioner of State Lands shall publish a notice of sale of land upon which the ad valorem property taxes have not been paid in a newspaper having general circulation in the county where the land is located. (2) The publication fee for
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-109 – Redemption of tax-delinquent lands not transferred. (a) (1) A county collector may charge a fee of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for the issuance of each certificate of land redemption for each parcel of tax-delinquent land redeemed in the county collector’s office. (2) The fee under this subsection shall be
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-107 – Publication of delinquent list. (a) (1) (A) The county collectors of this state shall cause the list of the delinquent lands in their respective counties to be prepared and a copy of the list to be delivered to a legal newspaper of the county by no later than December 1
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-106 – Recording of delinquent list. (a) (1) The county collectors of this state shall cause a list of the delinquent lands in their respective counties, as corrected by the county collectors, to be entered in a permanent record appropriately labeled. (2) The list shall be a permanent public record and open to
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-105 – Collection fee. The Commissioner of State Lands shall charge a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) collection fee for each deed issued by the Commissioner of State Lands, whether the land is redeemed or sold. Sale or Forfeiture of Real Property Remember: The law often changes, and this website does not offer a complete
Ark. Code Ann. § 26-37-104 – Costs of notices. (a) All costs of notice shall be added to the costs to be collected from the purchaser or redeemer. (b) Costs of notice shall include, but not be limited to, certified mail costs, newspaper and catalog costs, and title work. Sale or Forfeiture of Real Property Remember: The