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Tax Sales

What is a tax sale?

A Tax Sale happens when a Municipality sells a property for unpaid taxes, in accordance with the Ontario Municipal Act.   Information and legislation regarding the process of a tax sale can be found in the Municipal Act, 2001 including Ontario Regulation 181/03.

Below are the current tax sale listings and required forms.  Tender Packages for each property are available for a fee of $10 and can be picked up in office, or requested by email at erobinson@mcdougall.ca 

Please continue to check here for updates or contact erobinson@mcdougall.ca for any questions related to the tax sale dates. 

FORM 6

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

Municipal Act, 2001

Ontario Regulation 181/03, Municipal Tax Sale Rules

 

SALE OF LAND BY PUBLIC TENDER

 

THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MCDOUGALL

 

Take Notice that tenders are invited for the purchase of the lands described below and will be received until 3:00 p.m. local time on November 25, 2020, at the McDougall Municipal Office, 5 Barager Blvd, McDougall Ontario.

 

The tenders will then be opened in public on the same day as soon as possible after 3:00 p.m. at the McDougall Municipal Office, 5 Barager Blvd, McDougall.

 


INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING A TENDER

A tender, and the envelope that it is submitted in, must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the Municipal Tax Sales Rules. Here are steps to follow to ensure that your tender complies with those rules.

1.     Determine your tender amount

The minimum tender amount in the tax sale advertisement is generally the "cancellation price” (taxes, penalty, interest, etc) as of the first day of advertising. Your tender must be this amount or more. If you are the successful tenderer, you will also be required to pay Land Transfer Tax and any applicable HST. As well, you will be required to pay "accumulated taxes", being any further taxes, interest or penalty that have accumulated since the first day of advertising.

2.     Prepare Form 7 (TENDER TO PURCHASE)

A tender shall be in Form 7. It must be typewritten or legibly handwritten in ink. There is a Form 7 in your tender package. Please proceed as follows:

a.    In the section of Form 7 that says "Re: Sale of: (description of land)”

Enter in the description of the land, including the roll number, file number and municipal address, if that information is available. You should use the same description that is shown on your TITLE SEARCH SUMMARY, if you purchased one, or on the tax sale ad.

b.    Fill in the remaining information on Form 7.

NOTE: Double and triple check the information that you enter. Be sure there are no mistakes!

3.     Prepare a deposit

a.    At least 20%

Your tender must be accompanied by a deposit of at least 20 per cent of the amount you tender.

(Example: If you tender $5,000.01 – 20% of $5,000.01 is $1,000.002 – therefore $1,000.00 would be less than 20% of the amount you tendered - $1,000.01 would be the minimum deposit required)

b.   Form of Deposit

Deposit is made by way of money order, or by way of bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada), a trust corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act or a credit union within the meaning of the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 1994.

c.    Deposit money order, bank draft or certified cheque must be made out in favour of the municipality

d. Warning If after the tender(s) have been opened, the municipality sends you a notice that your tender has been accepted, you must pay the full amount owing within 14 days of the notice being sent to you. If you do not pay the balance as required, for any reason, your deposit will be forfeited to the municipality.
                   

4.     Prepare a Tender envelope

Your tender must be submitted in a sealed envelope, addressed to the treasurer, indicating on it that it is a tax sale and provides a short description or municipal address of the land sufficient to permit the treasurer to identify the parcel of land to which the tender relates.

The tender envelope in this tender package is already properly pre-addressed. All you have to do is the following:

a.     If a municipal address has been given for the property, enter that address under the heading Tax SaleFor.

b.     If there is no municipal address given, or if the municipal address will not be sufficient to permit the treasurer to identify the parcel to which the envelope relates, it will be necessary to include a short description of the property. You should use the property description that is shown on your TITLE SEARCH SUMMARY, if you purchased one, or on the tax sale ad.

5.      One parcel only

A tender shall relate to only one parcel of land. If there are two or more properties in a sale and you wish to submit tenders for two properties, you must submit two completely separate tenders. You must fill out two separate Form 7s and have two separate deposit cheques or money orders. Each Form 7, along with the deposit for that property, must be submitted in a separate envelope.

6.      No additional terms or conditions

The treasurer will reject every tender that includes any term or condition not provided for in the Municipal Tax Sales Rules.

7.     Submitting your tender

You can submit your tender in person, or by courier, or by mail. Your tender must be received by the treasurer on or before the time and date indicated in the advertisement for tax sale. If your tender is received late it will be rejected. In the event of a postal strike or other work slowdown, mail might not be delivered in a timely manner. If the mailing address includes a Post Office Box, there is no guarantee the municipality will collect their mail before 3 pm on the day of the sale. It is the tenderer’s responsibility to ensure the tender is delivered to the treasurer by 3 pm on sale day.

8.     If you wish to withdraw your tender

A tender is withdrawn if the tenderer's written request to have the tender withdrawn is received by the treasurer before 3 p.m. local time on the last date for receiving tenders. The envelope containing a withdrawn tender will be opened at the time of the opening of the sealed envelopes.

9.      Cancellation of sale

A tax sale can be cancelled by the treasurer at any time before a tax deed or notice of vesting is registered on title.

 

© Ontario Tax Sales Inc. 2020

TENDERER’S CHECKLIST FOR SUBMITTING A VALID TENDER

 

Have you done your homework?

The municipality makes no representation regarding the title to the property or any other matters relating to the lands to be sold. The property may be worth much more or much less than the minimum tender amount.

 

The responsibility for researching this property to see if it is a good investment and researching the legislated requirements and provisions of the tax sale procedure is up to you. Have you investigated title and conducted a search for executions to see what will stay on title and become your responsibility after the tax deed is registered? In most cases, if the property is subject to a crown interest at the time the tax deed is registered (such as a mortgage, lien or execution), it will continue to be subject to that crown interest when you become the owner. Is the land subject to easements, restrictions &/or adverse possession of abutting owners? Does the property condition, land use, zoning, etc. fit in with your plans for the property? Is it accessible without trespassing on someone else’s property?

 

If your tender is accepted and you do not pay the balance of the tender amount owing on time for any

reason, your deposit will be forfeited to the municipality as set out in the Municipal Tax Sale Rules.

 

 

YES

 

NO

 

Requirements for "Submitting a Tender” pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001 and

The Municipal Tax Sale Rules

 

 

Envelope is sealed

 

 

Envelope indicates it is for a Tax Sale

 

 

An identifiable description of the land or municipal address is shown on the envelope

 

 

Envelope is addressed to the Treasurer (or Deputy Treasurer)

NOTE: Tenders must be addressed to the person who holds the position of Treasurer, or Deputy Treasurer under Section 286(2), even if their Title is different.

 

 

Tender is submitted in Form 7

NOTE: Form 7 must be addressed to the person who holds the position of Treasurer, or Deputy Treasurer under Section 286(2), even if their Title is different.

 

 

Form 7 is typewritten or legibly written in ink

 

 

Form 7 describes/relates to one parcel only (Description on envelope not sufficient on its own. Property must also be described on the Tender Form 7)

 

 

Only one Form 7 per envelope

 

 

Tender includes only the terms and conditions as provided for in the Municipal Tax Sales Rules

 

 

Your Tender Amount is equal to or greater than the Minimum Tender Amount given for the property in the ad

 

 

Deposit is at least 20% of the amount you tender

NOTE: Deposit of 20% must always be rounded up to the "HIGHER” cent (ie. Example: If you tender $5,000.01, 20% of $5,000.01 is $1,000.002. and $1,000.00 would be less than 20%. You must round up. $1,000.01 would be the minimum deposit required)

 

 

Deposit is made by way of money order, or by way of bank draft or cheque certified by a bank or authorized foreign bank within the meaning of section 2 of the Bank Act (Canada), a trust corporation registered under the Loan and Trust Corporations Act or a credit union within the meaning of the Credit Unions and Caisses Populaires Act, 1994

 

 

Deposit money order, bank draft or certified cheque is made out in favour of the municipality

 

If you answered "NO” to any of the above questions, the Tender shall be rejected!

© Realtax Inc. 2020

 



Form 7
Municipal Act, 2001
TENDER TO PURCHASE
THE CORPORATION OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF MCDOUGALL

To:Name:Erin Gignac-Robinson, BComm., CPA, CGA Treasurer
Address:5 Barager Blvd McDougall ON P2A 2W9
Telephone:705-342-5252

Re: Sale of: (provide description of land, including the street address and municipality in which the land is located, or if there is no street address, the location of the land; and, the property identifier number (PIN) assigned to the land in Ontario’s land registration system)
 

1.I/we hereby tender to purchase the land described above for the amount of $……………….…………….

(…dollars)
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules.

2.I/we understand that this tender must be received by the treasurer’s office not later than 3:00 p.m. local time on November 25, 2020, and that in the event of this tender being accepted, I/we shall be notified of its acceptance.

3.I/we enclose a deposit in the form of a certified cheque/bank draft/money order for the sum of $…………….……..

(…dollars)

in favour of The Corporation of the Municipality of McDougall representing 20 per cent or more of the tendered amount which will be forfeited if I/we are the successful tenderer(s) and I/we do not pay the balance of the tendered amount, any taxes that may be applicable, such as a land transfer tax and HST and any accumulated taxes within 14 days of the mailing of the notice by the treasurer notifying me/us that I/we are the highest tenderer.

This tender is submitted pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001 and the Municipal Tax Sales Rules.


Dated at……………………………………….……………………, this………..……….. day of, 2020.

Name of TendererName of Tenderer
Address of TendererAddress of Tenderer
Email &/or Phone Number of Tenderer (optional)Email &/or Phone Number of Tenderer (optional)
Pursuant to subrule 6(2) of the Municipal Tax Sales Rules, this tender shall relate to only one parcel of land.
MUNICIPAL ACT, 2001 / ONTARIO REGULATION 181/03 - THE MUNICIPAL TAX SALES RULES