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Bill Schrimpf
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Reno, NV
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IRS Tax Lien - lien belogs to previous owner

Bill Schrimpf
  • Real Estate Agent
  • Reno, NV
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Questions—Can the owner of a property discharge an IRS tax lien against a property if the lien was related to the previous property owner debt?  Did the previous owner potentially commit any crimes by selling the property and not disclosing the liens?

My client bought a vacant lot about 18 months ago in an off-market transaction using a quit claim. He did not do a title or records search. He is now trying to sell the lot. The person that previously owned the lot, owed the IRS about $123,000 and the IRS placed a lien against the property.  The transaction appears to be an arms-length transaction.  

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