Hi,
I received a letter from our County - Treasurer and Tax Collector saying that a lien has been recorded against me and i need to pay the unpaid taxes before August 31, 2009. This is regarding the two houses I had which went to foreclosure already last 12/13/2007 and 7/3/2008 respectively. I am getting this bill for tax year 2005 and 2006 respectively. I bought the house last 06/17/2005 and 05/19/2006 respectively. Am i liable this unpaid taxes? During foreclosure, isn’t the lender should clean and pay all the taxes to get the title cleaned up and ready to transfer to the rightful owner?

Below is the letter that I received:

The records of San Joaquin County Tax Collector show that a lien has been recorded against you pursuant to sections 2191.2 and 2191.4 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code.
From and after time of filing a Certificate of Lien for record, the total amount of unpaid tax, penalty and interest that is required to be paid constitutes a lien upon all real and personal property and/or business interest owned or that may subsequently be acquired by you.

To avoid further legal action by this department, we suggest that you pay, or contact this office to arrange for payment of your account, on or before August 31, 2009. Supplemental collection steps could include seizure and sale of your property and/or summary judgment.
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Please help how should i answer this as I really have no money to pay those unpaid taxes.
Thanks.
How come my original lender were able to sell it to a new buyer in Auction/foreclosure without cleaning or paying all the taxes due. My sister had a house foreclosed also in 2003 but she did not receive this kind of lien. Could it be a mistake from the county also?

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