When the county holds the tax certificate, the certificate may be redeemed any time before a tax deed is issued or before the property is placed on the list of lands available for sale.
When someone other than the county holds the tax certificate, the certificate may be redeemed at any time before a tax deed sale.
The redemption period ends at the time of the tax deed sale.
Notice is provided by the clerk to address of the owner as it appear on the actual record of conveyance of the property to the owner.
Answered on Jan 25th, 2013 at 3:49 PM