tax-delinquent land — Washington County, AR (parcel 520-02697-000)

Listing description

What the seller provided

Tax-delinquent parcel 520-02697-000 in Washington County, AR, certified to the Commissioner of State Lands and offered at the statewide tax auction. Legal description: PT LOT 7 BLOCK 9 FURTHER DESCRIBED IN 2018-28402 AS: Part of Lot numbered Seven (7) of Block Nine (9) being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot numbered Seven (7), less and except part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Twelve (12), Township Seventeen (17) North, Range Twenty-Nine (29) West, being further described as: Beginning at the Northwest (NW) corner of said Forty (40) acre tract; thence North 84 °33'13" West 55.24 Feet; thence South 03 °24'35" West 883.31 Feet; thence South 75°13'50" East 50.99 Feet; thence North 03°24'56" East 88.87 Feet; thence South 86°35'24" East 293.46 Feet; thence North 03°24'36" East 444.16 Feet; thence North 74 °30'00" East 273.41 Feet; thence North 15 °30'00" West 316.98 Feet; thence South 89°31'52" West 445.20 Feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 8.16 acres, more or less., Village Estates addition, block 009. Section 12, Township 17N, Range 29W. Delinquent owner of record: Courtney G Fortson Grant Trust. Delinquent since tax year 2021; taxes owed $271.93. Starting bid $286.00; current bid $1,015.00 after 22 bids. Online bidding opened 2026-10-09 and closes 2026-11-08. The starting bid is the delinquent taxes, penalties and costs; you buy the state's interest in the land. Bid or purchase on the COSL online auction.

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Tax sale (deed)

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• Some states give the former owner a redemption window after the sale; the deed is not final until it lapses.
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Record details

Acreage

0

County

Washington

Subdivision

Village Estates

Township

17N

Parcel number

520-02697-000

Legal description

PT LOT 7 BLOCK 9 FURTHER DESCRIBED IN 2018-28402 AS: Part of Lot numbered Seven (7) of Block Nine (9) being more particularly described as follows, to-wit: Lot numbered Seven (7), less and except part of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Twelve (12), Township Seventeen (17) North, Range Twenty-Nine (29) West, being further described as: Beginning at the Northwest (NW) corner of said Forty (40) acre tract; thence North 84 °33'13" West 55.24 Feet; thence South 03 °24'35" West 883.31 Feet; thence South 75°13'50" East 50.99 Feet; thence North 03°24'56" East 88.87 Feet; thence South 86°35'24" East 293.46 Feet; thence North 03°24'36" East 444.16 Feet; thence North 74 °30'00" East 273.41 Feet; thence North 15 °30'00" West 316.98 Feet; thence South 89°31'52" West 445.20 Feet to the Point of Beginning, containing 8.16 acres, more or less.

Owner of record

Courtney G Fortson Grant Trust

Taxes due

$271.93

Sale type

S2

Delinquent since

2021

Block

009

Listed date

Oct 9, 2026, 1:00 AM

Range

29W

Sale format

Online auction

School district

500

Section

12

Tax code

39-1