HCC §35-27
County-bought land must be sold with unpaid assessments
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗If the County takes a property through foreclosure, it must sell that property quickly. The new buyer must pay all past-due assessments and future assessments from the sale date, because the property still carries the assessment lien.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Assessment obligation for parcel of land acquired by County
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
If a parcel of land subject to an assessment is acquired by the County by foreclosure, the parcel of land shall be sold as soon as practicable, and the purchaser of the parcel of land shall take title subject to the lien of the assessment and shall be required to pay the assessments then due as part of the purchase price and the assessments becoming due from and after the sale date. (2004, ord 04-94, sec 1.)35-27 Article 4. Proceedings to Change Authorized Supplemental Services, Improvements and Assessment.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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