(a) Taxes due. The county treasurer is authorized to collect all taxes due on the manufactured home before signing a Manufactured Home Certificate 936 (OTC Form 936). Taxes due will include:
- (1) The current year's taxes due on a manufactured home;
- (2) The previous year's taxes due from being omitted from the assessment and tax rolls;
- (3) Taxes on the manufactured home that are due and owing from previous years.
(b) Personal property; tax lien.
(1) Personal property lien. The personal property lien shall be a lien on all real and personal property of a delinquent taxpayer for a period of seven (7) years when perfected as follows (See: 68 O.S. §3102):
(A) Within sixty (60) days after taxes on personal property shall become delinquent, the county treasurer shall;
- (i) Mail notice to the delinquent taxpayer,
- (ii) Publish one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the county;
- (B) Thereafter, if not paid within thirtty (30) days of publication, the taxes due will be entered upon the personal property lien docket.
- (2) Personal property lien priority. Personal property liens are superior to all other liens, conveyances or encumbrances filed subsequent thereto, on real or personal property. (See: 68 O.S. §3103)
(c) Deeds in lieu of foreclosure.
(1) The owner of a mortgage, contract for deed or other instrument showing lien on the title of real property who accepts a deed in lieu of foreclosure may have tax liens upon the real property if:
- (A) The grantor is delinquent upon real property taxes; or
- (B) The grantor is delinquent upon personal property taxes. Remember that delinquent personal property taxes entered upon the personal property tax lien docket become a lien on all property of the taxpayer and may become a cloud on the title of real property.
- (2) Taxes upon real property are a lien for seven (7) years from the date upon which a tax becomes due and payable. All taxes levied upon an ad valorem basis for each fiscal year shall become due and payable on the first day of November. (See: 68 O.S. §2913)
Amended at 12 Ok Reg 2603, eff 6-26-95