How the county must tell you about a tax foreclosure sale

(a) The notice of tax foreclosure without suit and tax sale shall contain: (1) The names of the persons assessed; (2) The names of the present owners as shown by the records of the director and the records if any of the assistant registrar of the land court; (3) The character and amount of tax and year or years taxes are delinquent, with interest, penalties, costs, expenses, and charges accrued or to be accrued to the appointed date of sale; (4) A brief description of the property; (5) The time and place of the sale; and REAL PROPERTY TAXES § 19-40 (6) A warning to the persons assessed, and all persons having or claiming to have any mortgage or other lien thereon on that property or any legal or equitable right, title, or other interest in the property, that unless the tax, together with all interest, penalties, costs, expenses, and charges accrued to the date of payment, is paid before the appointed time of sale, the property advertised for sale will be sold as advertised. (b) The procedure for noticing a tax foreclosure without suit and sale shall be as follows: (1) Notice shall be published at least once a week for at least four successive weeks immediately prior to the sale in any newspaper with a general circulation of at least sixty thousand published in the State and any two newspapers of general circulation published and distributed in the County; (2) If the address of the owner is known or can be ascertained by due diligence, including an abstract of title or title search, the director shall send to each owner notice of the proposed sale by registered mail, with request for return receipt. If the address of the owner is unknown, the director shall send a notice to the owner at the owner’s last known address as shown on the records of the department of finance; (3) The notice shall be deposited in the mail at least forty-five days prior to the date set for the sale; and (4) The notice shall also be posted for a like period in at least three conspicuous public places within the County and if the land is improved, one of the three postings shall be on the land. (c) The director may include in one advertisement of notice of sale the notice of foreclosure upon more than one parcel of real property, whether or not owned by the same person and whether or not the liens are for the same tax year or years.