Taxes must be in arrears for a minimum of three years before the property is registered for Tax Sale. It must pass through public process for one year before a public sale may occur.
* Notices and declarations are prepared for final notice.
* Advertising in the local paper, The Stratford Beacon Herald, must be done for a period of four consecutive weeks.
* After the four week advertisement, submissions are to be provided by public tender, to minimum bid.
* If no one submits to the minimum bid, the City has the option to vest the property in their name.
* If there is a successful purchaser, the sale is processed as general real estate transation to be closed 14 days after the tender opening.