City of Logan cuts a deal with Texas-based Property Tax Lien Investor- Tax Ease Liens.

 Authored by Lachin Hatemi M.D.

City of Logan in Ohio is also cut a deal with Texas Based company- Tax Ease Liens. Hocking county treasurer Diane Sargent agreed to sell 512 property tax liens to the Tax Ease Liens. 

Founded in 2003, Tax Ease is an investment company focused on working with state and local taxing authorities to provide millions of dollars in revenue by paying the tax obligations of delinquent debtors.

At least 14 counties in Ohio are participating in this program, including Ashtabula, Belmont, Delaware, Clinton, Fairfield, Gallia, Morrow, Montgomery, Licking, Portage, Shelby, Marion, Summit and Tuscarawas.

According to Sargent and previous county treasurer Kay Cook, this is the first ever tax lien sale of this kind in Hocking County.

We expect these numbers to increase. If you receive a collection letter from a collection agency or Attorney regarding your delinquent property tax bill, we would love to hear about it.

Contact me at lachinhatemi@gmail.com and share your story.

Tuscarawas County in Ohio joins forces with Tax Ease Liens

        Authored by Lachin Hatemi M.D.

The city of New Philadelphia in Tuscarawas county is one of many quiet and friendly cities in the state of Ohio. Recently some of the homeowners in Tuscarawas county received a letter from city treasurer regarding delinquent real-estate taxes.

City declared that they reached an agreement with Texas Based company Tax Ease Liens to sell the property tax liens if they left unpaid. This is a development that homeowner should really concern about.

We have been following Tax Ease Liens for couple years now. They are known to saddle small property tax liens with exorbitant attorney fees. Do not surprise if you get a letter from Tax Ease Liens attorney asking for thousands of dollars to satisfy your delinquent property taxes.

If you get that letter, please contact me at LachinHatemi@gmail.com and remember you are not alone.

Tax Ease lien will proceed to foreclose on your property if you do not take that notice seriously.

If your property is sold in a foreclosure auction, any proceeds will first go to the Tax Ease liens to pay their crazy attorney fees. So do not take them lightly, take action to fight back.

Akron Ohio also joins the property Tax Lien Racket

Akron, Ohio is one of the many local government that chose to do business with Tax Ease Liens of Ohio, a company that buys property tax liens as investments. Such an agreement provides essential funding for the cities but it comes at a terrible cost.

There is already a class action lawsuit started in Louisville Kentucky against Tax Ease Liens and I hope Kristen Scalise decides to reconsider her decision to work with Tax Ease Liens.

These Tax Lien investors are known to charge consumers more that 3-4 times the original tax obligation. Such practices will have a devastating effect on small communities like Akron Ohio and fore many homeowners face foreclosure.

Legal Aid of Louisville is fighting against Tax Ease liens and American Tax Funding

Legal Aid society of Louisville is now helping homeowners in Louisville to fight against Property Tax Lien investors such as: Tax Ease Liens, American Tax Fundings and many others.

This was recently mentioned in an article in Louisville Courier Journal.

You can contact Legal Aid Office for help. Here is the Name and contact information of the attorney handling this case.

What: Property tax lien clinic
When: 1:30 p.m. Saturday
Where: Shively Community Center, 3920 Dixie Highway
Purpose: Jefferson County homeowners who owe property taxes can explore their options and set up a payment plan for past-due 2012 bills with the county attorney’s office. Other services include help filing for homestead or disability property tax exemptions and resources for senior citizens.
Agencies involved:
Legal Aid Society, Network Center for Community Change, Jefferson County attorney’s ofice, Metropolitan Housing Coalition, AARP, Kentucky Equal Justice Center, Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency
Cost: Free and open to the public
RSVP: Call the Legal Aid Society at (502) 584-1254
to make a reservation.

Fairfield County Ohio sold out to Tax Ease Liens

Fairfield County of Lancaster OHIO decided to sell 3.5 million dollars worth of tax liens to the Tax Ease Liens. Tax Ease liens will be able to collect 18% interest on these liens.

I guess Fairfield County officials does not know that they are doing deal with the devil. There is an ongoing class action lawsuit against Tax Ease Liens in Kentucky.

Tax Ease is not your friendly ethical company, they are famous for padding their bills with crazy attorney fees. They suck the blood out of the communities they operate in. I hope Fairfield county officials knkows how this company operates.

Following the money trail in the Property Tax Lien Scam

A lot of opportunistic out of commission/out of favor real estate attorneys are now catching up on property Tax lien investors. They simply buy a $100 so that they can charge $5000 in attorney fees.

This is one of the least known scams in this business. But people started to fight against it. I highly suspect a large portion of the attorney fees goes back to the original investor, like Tax Ease liens.

There is no way Tax Ease will only make 5% of what their attorneys make. But this would be relatively easy to find out. Just follow the money trail and figure out how taxes are being paid on these unethical revenues.

Follow the money trail and you would understand why the attorney fees are considered "unreasonable".

Now there is a class-action lawsuit against Tax Ease Liens

Now there is a class action lawsuit against TAX EASE LIENS because of their crazy, unfair attorney fees. These fees were sometimes as high as 50 times more that the limits enforced by the Kentucky Statues. I hope "Tax Ease Liens and it's attorneys" exit this business and pay back all the damage and grief they caused to Kentuckians.

I have a hard time believing that non of those attorney fees went back to the original investor. I guess IRS needs to correlate the tax returns filed by attorneys and scandalous fees they charge.

Here is the contact information of the lawyer and law firm which can defend your right against Tax Ease Liens. Please contact me to get more information about this lawsuit.

John H. Dwyer, Jr.

ZIELKE LAW FIRM, PLLC

1250 Meidinger Tower

462 S. 4th Ave.

Louisville, Kentucky 40202

Email: JDwyer@zielkefirm.com

Phone: (502) 589-4600

Direct: (502) 214-3140

www.zielkefirm.com

 Please Jump to see more about this class action lawsuit