Norwalk will conduct a tax sale, or auction, of tax-delinquent properties on Sept. 20 beginning at 3 p.m. in the Norwalk City Hall Concert Hall at 125 East Ave.
The tax sale ”“ the city”™s ninth ”“ was originally planned for July 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic. According to Lisa Biagiarelli, the city”™s tax collector, 64 properties were available as of July 23.
Biagiarelli”™s office has collected nearly $6.3 million on tax sale properties since November 2019. Those properties have been removed from the sale.
Norwalk”™s eight previous tax sales collectively yielded more than $44 million. Its last tax sale, held in July 2018, generated more than $5 million in tax revenue.
The city reportedly expects to raise as much as $2.3 million at this year”™s auction. Those up for bid include single-family residential properties; multifamily residential properties; residential condominium units; commercial/professional condominium units; various types of commercial properties; retail facilities; mixed-use commercial/residential buildings; nonconforming lots; garage units; and vacant land that may or may not be buildable.
An informational packet describing the tax sale process may be purchased in the Norwalk tax collector”™s office for $25. The packet includes a complete description of the process, instructions for potential bidders, and copies of the relevant state statutes.
A list of the properties can be found here.
