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Source: WNPR.org
Say you’re a cash-strapped city, and scattered around town are houses where owners are behind on their property taxes.
Individually, the owners aren’t in arrears by much, but taken together, you’re talking millions. A city can try to collect those delinquent accounts. Or a city can put a lien on those properties, and then sell those tax liens to a third party.