This dataset contains auction results for properties sold on October 29, 2019 from In Rem 44 – 52. This dataset does not contain auction results for properties acquired by the City of Buffalo and Buffalo Sewer Authority through the In Rem 53 foreclosure proceeding which were sold on October 30 and 31, 2019.
The In Rem auction is run by the Department of Assessment and Taxation with the goal of recovering unpaid property taxes, garbage user fees, water utility bills, or sewer rents by selling the property at auction. Article §28-76 of the City Code states that the department of assessment and taxation, with the assistance of the department of law, shall be responsible for tax foreclosure pursuant to the real property tax law of the state of New York. Article §6-23(f) of the City Code sets out the duties for the director of the real estate department and allows for the sale of properties acquired by the city through tax foreclosure. Article §15-41 allows for foreclosure on unpaid resident user fees.