New law ensures property tax payments fairly paid

AUGUSTA (Aug 22): According to the state's Bureau of Consumer Credit Protection, if a property owner sells a piece of property in Maine, and the buyer does not pay property taxes the next time they come due, a tax lien may be filed in the Registry of Deeds under the original owner's name. That's because under state law, if a property owner owns the property on April 1 of a given tax year, they are legally... [read full story]