MCC §3.48.235
Property tax lien attaches and lasts six years
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗This section says that any property tax owed becomes a lien (a legal claim) on the property. The lien starts on July 1st of each tax year and lasts for six years. If the county starts foreclosure during that time, the lien continues until the case ends or the sale is done.
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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Generally
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Every tax due upon real property, as defined by section 3.48.005 , shall be a paramount lien upon the property assessed, which lien shall attach as
of July 1st in each tax year and shall continue for six years. If proceedings for
the enforcement or foreclosure of the lien are brought within the applicable period
hereinabove designated, the lien shall continue until the termination of the proceedings
or the completion of such sale.
(Ord. 1076 § 3 (part), 1980: prior code § 6-1.37(part))
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026
Published by the County of Maui through Municode.
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