|
|
Article: Electronic Auctions for Delinquent Tax Properties: E-Government in Riverside County, California.
- Article from:
- Government Finance Review
- Article date:
- February 1, 2000
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2000 Government Finance Officers Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
Riverside County, California, was hard-hit in the recession of the 1990s when timeshare owners in its resort communities stopped paying their property taxes. To get delinquent properties back on the tax rolls, the Treasurer's office developed an innovative new plan that uses e-commerce to conduct property sales.
Riverside County is the fourth largest county in California, with a population exceeding 1.4 million. Bordered by densely populated Los Angeles, Orange, San Diego, and San Bernardino counties, it encompasses more than 7,200 square miles and stretches nearly 200 miles from the Colorado River on the east to within 14 miles of the Pacific Ocean on the west. ...