tax liens

Genesee County conducted an auction of properties with tax liens at Bontrager's in Batavia on May 20.  Here are the results of the auction.

Jurisdiction Address Sale Price Amount Owed Town of Batavia 3526 Galloway Road $15,000.00 $22,328.48 Town of Batavia Arena Parkway $4,800.00 $3,154.64 Town of Elba 4954 Barrville Road $59,000.00 $14,979.52 Town of Pavilion 11061 S. Lake Road $37,000.00 $7,682.82 Village of Alexander 3292 Buffalo St. $32,000.00 $15,980.95 Village of Le Roy 25 Lincoln Ave. $35,000.00 $10,432.54 Village of Le Roy 30 Lake St. $38,000.00 $6,028.49 Town of Bethany 10513 Bethany Center Road $76,000.00 $26,773.12 Village of Le Roy 20 1/2 Pleasant St.* $1,900.00 $3,780.63 Village of Le Roy 22 Pleasant St.* $4,000.00 $3,743.57 Village of Le Roy 23 Mill St.* $300.00 $212.24 Village of Le Roy 25 Mill St.* $300.00 $348.59

*The previous owner of these properties turned over title to these properties to the county voluntarialy. 

At the same auction, the City of Batavia auctioned off three properties:

• 27 Central Ave., buyer Ryan Macdonald, $10,000
• 327 Ellicott St., buyer Brakel LLC, $50,000 
• 122 Ross St., buyer East West Property Ventures LLC, $36,000

Jeff Freeman was the high bidder this morning at an auction by the city of a house at 109 Walnut St.

Freeman agreed to pay $33,000, beating out three or four other bidders.

The purchase must be approved by the City Council before it is final.

Freeman said he plans to complete renovations on the house and then provide it as rental.

It is a single-family home and auctioneer Todd Jantzi, of Bontrager's, noted that the city sold the house once before at auction, in 2011. That buyer subsequently sold the property and the new buyer began renovations, and got very far along before abandoning the project for unknown reasons.

The house has been painted upstairs and down, has new carpeting and flooring throughout and a new kitchen, but lacks fixtures.

The city foreclosed on the property to satisfy unpaid taxes.

City staff has proposed using the auction money to fund Vibrant Batavia for another year, but that would require City Council approval first.

Properties there were foreclosed on by either the city or county in the past year for failure to pay property taxes were auctioned off today at Bontrager's.

We'll post the results of the auction once they are available to us.

(UPDATED 7:30 p.m.): Here are partial results from today's auction. They are for county-owned properties and do not include city-owned parcels. Those figures were not available today.

Note that the selling prices are listed along with the approximate amount of taxes and penalties owed. ***However, included in the amount DUE is interest, but that needs to be removed, as it was not earned. So the final amounts DUE are not available today, but they will be less than shown below.

GENESEE COUNTY PROPERTIES

PARCEL #1:       SELLING PRICE: $450               ***DUE: $768

Town of Batavia: Shepard Road (corner w/Batavia Bethany Townline Road), .62-acre lot, Tax Map No. 20.-2-30

 

PARCEL #2:     SELLING PRICE: $4,750            ***DUE: $5,650

Town of Batavia:  7697 Lewiston Road, .5-acre lot w/ commercial building,Tax Map No. 3.-1-6.112

 

PARCEL #3:      SELLING PRICE: $6,000            ***DUE: $3,150

Town of Pavilion: 10179 South Street Road, .78-acre lot w/burnt mobile home,Tax Map No. 6.-1-10.12

                                   

PARCEL #4:     SELLING PRICE: $5,000         ***DUE: $2,400

Town of Pembroke: Cleveland Road, 1-acre lot, Tax Map No. 16.-1-12.2

 

PARCEL #5:     SELLING PRICE: $650              ***DUE: $655

Town of Stafford: East Bethany -- Le Roy Road, 1.1-acre lot, Tax Map No.12.-1-46  

 

PARCEL #6:      SELLING PRICE: $33,000         ***DUE: $12,338

Town of Stafford: 8476 Route 237, single-family residence, .41-acre lot, Tax Map No. 7.-1-54

 

PARCEL #7:      SELLING PRICE: $28,000        ***DUE: $20,107

Village of Le Roy: 31 Mill St., storage/distribution, .27-acre lot, Tax Map No. 7.-2-1.1

   

PARCEL #8:      SELLING PRICE: $24,500         ***DUE: $15,660

Village of Le Roy:  63 Church St., single-family residence, .29-acre lot , Tax Map No.  6.-1-47

Bontrager's ran auctions Saturday for properties seized by the city and the county for failure to pay taxes and other fees.

County results:

Address Town Type Delinquency Value Sale Price 6287 Knowlesville Rd. Alabama Single family $3,037 $37,800 $9,000 Bowen Rd. Alexander Vacant land $3,493 $29,000 No sale Route 98 Alexander Vacant land $1,064 $3,400 $1,000 11098 Route 98 Alexander Single family $6,342 $61,500 $22,000 6859 Route 237 Byron Single family $10,247 $45,300 $22,000 6371 Freeman Rd. Byron Single family $10,439 $50,000 $29,000 6062 Oak Orchard Rd. Elba Mobile home $1,141 $4,000 $1,100 5054 Hundredmark Rd. Elba Seasonal residence $2,851 $7,000 $1,200 7150 Weatherwax Rd. Elba Single family $1,970 $5,000 $7,000 7011 W. Main Rd. LeRoy Commercial $128,512 $375,000 $240,000 9339 Warsaw Rd. LeRoy Mobile home $2,314 $19,500 $2,800 10875 South Lake Rd. Pavilion Mobile home $9,837 $86,000 $36,000 1448 Indian Falls Rd. Pembroke Single family $6,288 $83,200 $32,000 8576 N. Lake Rd. Pembroke Old church residence $3,977 $30,000 $17,000 Alleghany Rd. Pembroke Vacant land $3,227 $21,300 $74,000.00 Genesee St. Pembroke Vacant land $551 $500 $500.00 Clinton St. Rd. Stafford Vacant land $2,084 $2,700 $1,800.00 6224 Route 5 Stafford Vacant land $20,309 $6,200 $3,400.00 Spring St. Bergen Village Vacant land $1,424 $5,300 Combined below 29 LeRoy St. Bergen Village Vacant land $2,084 $8,900 $5,100.00 42 South St. LeRoy Village Single family $23,693 $77,000 $37,500.00 19 Munson St. LeRoy Village Single family $14,769 $76,700 $43,000.00 9266 Robbins Rd. LeRoy Village Single family $27,086 $28,000

$13,000.00

City Results

Address Type Delinquency Value Sale Price Buyer 214 Ellicott St. Commercial $13,396 $70,000

$47,000

Robert Hiscuit

Ellicott Street, rear Vacant land $2,923 $31,000

$300

Harry Silliman

Hall, City Centre Commercial $1,146 $10,000

$600

Peycol Properties 

30 Hutchins Place Vacant land $2,458 $3,600     26-28 Hutchins Place Vacant land $17,421 $35,000

$10,500

James Pontillo

South Main St. Vacant land $88 $100

$1,100

Mary K Longhini

159 Bank St. Single family $22,017 $72,000

$24,000

Jeffrey Freeman

33 Clinton St. Single family $37,630 $79,000

$39,000

Scott Mase

42 Lyon St. Single family $24,479 $69,000

$23,000

RGH Realty

54 Oak St. Single family $31,817 $60,000 $21,000 RGH Realty 210 Ross St. Single family $32,532 $68,000

$38,000

Jeffrey D Freeman

214 Swan St. Two family $32,532 $68,000

$28,000

Jeffrey D Freeman

141 Liberty St. Vacant land $9,325 $6,800

$700

Terance L Cranston

Here's a list of the properties to be auctioned off to the highest bidder by Genesee County as part of a tax lien auction at 10 a.m., March 14, at Bontrager's on Wortendyke Road. For more on the auction, which includes City of Batavia tax foreclosures as well, visit bontragerauction.com

Address Town Type Delinquency Value 6287 Knowlesville Rd. Alabama Single family $3,037 $37,800 Bowen Rd. Alexander Vacant land $3,493 $29,000 Route 98 Alexander Vacant land $1,064 $3,400 11098 Route 98 Alexander Single family $6,342 $61,500 6859 Route 237 Byron Single family $10,247 $45,300 6371 Freeman Rd. Byron Single family $10,439 $50,000 6062 Oak Orchard Rd. Elba Mobile home $1,141 $4,000 5054 Hundredmark Rd. Elba Seasonal residence $2,851 $7,000 7150 Weatherwax Rd. Elba Single family $1,970 $5,000 7011 W. Main Rd. LeRoy Commercial $128,512 $375,000 9339 Warsaw Rd. LeRoy Mobile home $2,314 $19,500 10875 South Lake Rd. Pavilion Mobile home $9,837 $86,000 1448 Indian Falls Rd. Pembroke Single family $6,288 $83,200 8576 N. Lake Rd. Pembroke Old church residence $3,977 $30,000 Alleghany Rd. Pembroke Vacant land $3,227 $21,300 Genesee St. Pembroke Vacant land $551 $500 Clinton St. Rd. Stafford Vacant land $2,084 $2,700 6224 Route 5 Stafford Vacant land $20,309 $6,200 Spring St. Bergen Village Vacant land $1,424 $5,300 29 LeRoy St. Bergen Village Vacant land $2,084 $8,900 42 South St. LeRoy Village Single family $23,693 $77,000 19 Munson St. LeRoy Village Single family $14,769 $76,700 9266 Robbins Rd. LeRoy Village Single family $27,086 $28,000

Below are the results of the auction Saturday at Bontrager's of properties seized by Genesee County for non-payment of property taxes. Treasurer Scott German said the amount of taxes owed has been calculated not to include accrued interest, but the figure is still preliminary. The list of city properties sold is not yet available.

Address Type Acres Assessed Taxes Sale Price 6550 Alleghany Road, Alabama Single Fam. .48 $73,300 $14,773 $30,000 2725 Attica Road, Alexander Single Fam. .48 $72,800 $10,721 $23,000 3366 Dodgeson Road, Alexander Single Fam. 1.3 $69,000 $17,611 $44,000 3457 West Main Street Road, Batavia Single Fam. 3.8 $90,600 $11,643 $70,000 East Main Street Road, Batavia Vacant .4545 $100 0 $300 7573 South Lake Road, Bergen Single Fam. .4386 $70,000 $11,799 $51,000 5785 E. Bethany-Le Roy Rd, Bethany Single Fam. .5 $111,600 $15,136 $47,000 10474 Bethany Center Road, Bethany Single Fam. .28 $75,700 $12,661 $64,000 County Line Road Vacant Lot 4.5 $20,300 $3,320 $12,500 6920 Transit Road, Elba Vacant Lot 2.08 $4,400 $1,400 $8,000 6616 Snyder Road, Elba Single Fam. 1.11 $15,000 $5,799 $9,000 4973 Barrville Road, Elba Single Fam. .4 $29,000 $3,390 $18,000 East Main Road, Le Roy Vacant Lot .54 $800 $1,036 $300 Meiser Road, Pembroke Vacant Lot .45 $20,000 $3,284 $4,000 Sliker Road, Pembroke Vacant Lot 1 $34,000 $4,977 $10,000 866 Gabbey Road, Pembroke Single Fam. .41 $55,200 $5,867 $15,000 Angling Road, Pembroke Vacant Lot 1 $15,000 $2,517 $3,100 5762 Route 5, Stafford Restaurant 4.36 $284,000 $42,263 $70,000 3321 Church St., Alexander 3 Fam. .99 $124,800 $20,769 $48,000 West Main Street, Le Roy Vacant Lot 44.4 $50,000 $938 $42,500 106 Lake St., Le Roy 2 Fam. .53 $87,200 $25,604 $35,000 86 Wolcott St., Le Roy Single Fam. .24 $39,000 $6,576 $18,000 21 Lathrop, Le Roy Single Fam. .1894 $68,200 $11,109 $41,000 12 Maple Ave., Oakfield Vacant Lot .2055 $15,300 $21,552 $1,800

 

About 150 people registered for yesterday's auction of foreclosed properties at Bontrager's on Wortendyke Road.

The county was owed about $310,000 in back taxes for the properties included in the auction. The properties sold for a total of $665,000. Those figures are preliminary, said County Treasurer Scott German.

The city also had a handful of properties up for auction, but those figures are not available at this time.

All of the properties auctioned were seized by either the county or city for failure to pay property taxes for a number of years.

We'll provide more details when they become available.

Bontrager's owner and auctioneer Todd Jantzi.

A successful bidder.

The city realized a nearly $91,000 profit on the sale at auction of three properties that were seized last year because of delinquent property taxes.

Back taxes on the three properties totaled $66,686 and they sold for $157,500.

The names of the buyers were not released in a memo given to the City Council prior to Monday's meeting.

The properties sold were:

• 339-341 Ellicott St. ($23,062 taxes owed, sold for $44,500)
• 10 Swan St. ($18,730 in taxes, sold for $72,000)
• 61 Oak St. ($24,894 in taxes, sold for $41,000)

This time things worked out in the city's favor, City Manager Jason Molino said. Sometimes properties at auction go for less than the unpaid taxes.

The county's tax lien auction yielded $ 290,900 in revenue. It was held at Bontrager's Auction Center, Wortendyke Road, Town of Batavia.

Location Accessed Value Taxes Due Buyer and price paid 1281 Bloomingdale Road, Alabama $69,300 $6,222.13 Nikola Gurov,  $12,000 3544 W. Main St. Road, Batavia $38,000 $5,359.81 Steven A. Barraco, $12,000 7645 Dublin Road, Bergen $17,200 $12,298.92 Peter Hollands, $45,000 6865 McElver St., Byron $67,600 $13,312.08 Angeline J. Petrillo, $41,000 6896 Route 262 $12,500 $39,652.25 John L. Sackett Jr., $5,000 1322 McVean Road, Darien $83,900 $8,682.67 Corfu Darien Properties, $16,500 East Hundredmark Road, Elba $5,200 $752.85 CY Properties, LLC, $10,000 Batavia Oakfield Townline Road, Oakfield $5,600 $1,317.98 David Tullar, $6,000 Telephone Road, Pavilion $7,800 $1,169.86 Douglas N. Waite, $4,000 Telephone Road, Pavilion $1,000 $736.73 Rodd Lee Froebel Jr., $300 Boyce Road, Pembroke $20,100 $3,316.99 David Brumsted, $35,000 Boyce Road, Pembroke $40,300 $4,532.38 Casey & Jesse Stocking, $40,000 Angling Road, Pembroke $5,500 $988.47 Patsi Vigneri & Sons, $11,000 Anglng Road, Pembroke $8,500 $1,197.84 Patsi Vigneri & Sons, $13,5000 Ellinwood Road, Pembroke $74,000 $20,964.30 63.6 acres, vacant land Horseshoe Lake Road, Stafford $100 $442.55   27 Le Roy St., Bergen $55,000 $7,932.49 Raymond Nichols, $6,000 West Main Street, Le Roy $10,000 $2,495.87 Robert Uberty, $1,000 West Main Street, Le Roy $6,100 $1,454.60 Andrew J. Ashley, $2,600 27 South Pearl Street, Oakfield $50,800 $5,660.89 Raymond Nichols, $18,000

Not included on the list we published Jan. 23:

• 22.-1-86, on Maple Road, Pembroke, which sold to Steven A. Barraco for $4,000;
• 22.-1-87, at 315 Maple Road, Pembroke, which sold to Ricky Roy Reiss for $8,000.

County Treasurer Scott German has released the list of properties in Genesee County slated to be auctioned off as a result of unpaid tax liens.

There are 20 parcels with a total assessed value of $579,500. The total unpaid taxes on the 20 parcels is $174,259.28.

The auction is set for 10 a.m., March 3, at Bontrager's Auction Center, Wotendyke Road, Batavia.

Location Accessed Value Taxes Notes 1281 Bloomingdale Road, Alabama $69,300.00 $6,222.13   3544 West Main Street Road, Batavia $38,000.00 $5,359.81   7645 Dublin Road, Bergen $17,200.00 $12,298.92   6865 McElver Street, Byron $67,600.00 $13,312.08   6896 Route 262 $12,500.00 $39,652.25 .78 acres of land with more than $22,000 in fire clean up costs 1322 McVean Road, Darien $83,900.00 $8,682.67   East Hundredmark Road, Elba $5,200.00 $752.85 9.3 acres of vacant land Batavia Oakfield Townline Road, Oakfield $5,600.00 $1,317.98 No house on the property Telephone Road, Pavilion $7,800.00 $1,169.86 8.3 acres, vacant land Telephone Road, Pavilion $1,000.00 $736.73 No house on the property Boyce Road, Pembroke $20,100.00 $3,316.99 50.2 acres, vacant land, two parcels Boyce Road, Pembroke $40,300.00 $4,532.38 88.9 acres, vacant land Angling Road, Pembroke $5,500.00 $988.47 10.9 acres, vacant land Anglng Road, Pembroke $8,500.00 $1,197.84 15.3 acres, vacant land Ellinwood Road, Pembroke $74,000.00 $20,964.30 63.6 acres, vacant land Horseshoe Lake Road, Stafford $100.00 $442.55 No house on property 27 Le Roy Street, Bergen $55,000.00 $7,932.49   West Main Street, Le Roy $10,000.00 $2,495.87 No house on property West Main Street, Le Roy $6,100.00 $1,454.60 No house on property 27 South Pearl Street, Oakfield $50,800.00 $5,660.89  

 

There are eight properties in the City of Batavia that could be put up for auction for non-payment of property taxes, other charges and fees. All eight properties have reportedly been delinquent for three consecutive years.

No date has been announced for the auction.

The properties are:

• 24 Franklin St., a single family home, delinquent $17,244; assessed value $67,700
• 12 Hall St., a single family home, delinquent $12,501; assessed value $29,000
• 1 Pearl St., a single family home, delinquent $27,294; assessed value $48,000
• 3 Walnut St., a single family home, delinquent $18,962; assessed value $54,900
• 48 Walnut St., a single family home, delinquent $29,746; assessed value $54,900
• 109 Walnut St., a single family home, delinquent $27,381; assesed value $52,000
• 11 Watson St., a single family home, delinquent $11,598; assessed value $49,900
• Oak Street, rear, vacant land, delinquent $341; assessed value $1,000

When a property in a town or village is seized in a tax lien foreclosure, by law and by courtesy, the county ensures towns, villages and school districts receive the back taxes owed those jurisdictions. 

The county also reimburses some related expenses the local jurisdiction might incur, including, up 'til now, demolition costs on condemned buildings.

But that can get expensive, so County Treasurer Scott German proposed to the Genesee County Legislature on Wednesday that the county stop guaranteeing towns and villages that demolition costs will be covered.

German is asking the legislature to pass a resolution, followed by a letter from County Attorney Charles Zambito to mayors and supervisors, declaring that the county will no longer cover the cost of demolition on tax lien foreclosed buildings.

Some costs could be covered, German said, if the property fetches more at auction than is owed in delinquent taxes, but for parcels without buildings, that rarely happens.

German told the Ways and Means Committee that, for example, on a parcel that is less than an acre, it might bring $3,000 at auction, but the demolition cost on a building might be $20,000.

The way things have been, the county ends up paying the entire bill, even though it had no part in contracting for the demolition.

"Who can blame them for going in and taking care of demolition, but it shouldn’t be a county cost," Legislator Mary Pat Hancock said.

Under state law, the county must reimburse school districts and towns for taxes owed when it forecloses on a property, and the county has provided those reimbursements to villages, even though not mandated by law.

The city takes care of its own tax lien foreclosures.