# Property with a city transfer tax lien, need to pay after auction?

**URL:** <https://community.propertyradar.com/t/property-with-a-city-transfer-tax-lien-need-to-pay-after-auction/2417>\
**Category:** Foreclosure Investing\
**Created:** [February 6, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/property-with-a-city-transfer-tax-lien-need-to-pay-after-auction/2417 "2013-02-06T01:45:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![TomC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8dc957/32.png) [@TomC](https://community.propertyradar.com/u/TomC)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:45am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/property-with-a-city-transfer-tax-lien-need-to-pay-after-auction/2417/1 "2013-02-06T01:45:30Z")

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If a property brought off from auction (senior loan) which has a transfer tax lien with city of Oakland, will the new owner need to pay?

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**Author:** ![miket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9de053/32.png) [@miket](https://community.propertyradar.com/u/miket)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2013, 1:16am UTC](https://community.propertyradar.com/t/property-with-a-city-transfer-tax-lien-need-to-pay-after-auction/2417/2 "2013-02-06T01:16:02Z")

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? ?Good question. ?Most title companies make you pay off City garbage liens and abatement liens, so I assume this has the same priority. ?I never have seen this kind of lien. ? Could the lien have been created when borrower transferred title in an effort to block the fcl? ? ?Alameda County does let you record Deeds w.o. paying transfer taxes. ?I would challenge this. ?IF this were allowed to stand, I could see a?deranged?borrower record several deeds showing a high price, each incurring a large transfer tax.