100 Surrendered Properties to Go on County's Auction Block
</element><element id="paragraph-1" type="body"><![CDATA[There isn't another "find" like last year's St. Nicholas Hotel on this year's surrendered Perry County property list, but there are a number of attractive properties that include a couple of corner lots in Du Quoin and a "fixer upper" house at 461 East Park Street.
Perry County, as Trustee, has completed their tax deed proceedings on real estate properties that were delinquent for 2006 and mobile homes that were delinquent for 2007 and prior real estate taxes. The County will now offer for sale the real estate and mobile homes obtained to the public. They will offer approximately 100 real estate items and 4 mobile home items through a sealed bid auction sale. All sealed bids must be in the Perry County Treasurer's Office located in the Perry County Government Building, Route 127 South, Pinckneyville, Illinois 62274 no later than the close of business on Sept. 13, 2010.
The sale of these lots and mobile homes should be a major benefit to both the Taxing Districts and the neighboring property owners. This sale will place the real estate and
mobile homes into the hands of individuals who have an interest in owning them. The county hopes that these new owners will both maintain the property and the mobile homes and keep the taxes paid. By eliminating abandoned properties, the appearance of the neighborhood should improve and the value of adjoining properties should increase.
The required minimum bid on real estate is $638.00, and on mobile homes is $695.00. All items will be sold to the highest sealed bid received on or before Sept. 13, 2010.
Complete bidder's packets and sale catalogs are now available at the Perry County Treasurer's Office or online at www.iltaxsale.com.
For further sale information, contact the Auction Sale Department of the Perry County Tax Agent's Office. The telephone number is 1-800-248-2850 or 618-656-5744 or visit us at www.iltaxsale.com. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday through Fridays.