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Personal Property
Sheriff sales for personal property are held at least ten days after the notice of sale has been posted, sales of personal property are usually conducted Monday through Friday. The Notice of Sale on personal property are posted on the 1st floor of the El Paso County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio St., El Paso, Texas, 79901, at the Sheriff's Office Headquarters Building, 3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, TX 79938, and in the lobby of the East Montana Sheriff's Substation located at 12501 Montana Ave. 79938.
The sales for personal property are normally conducted at the place of storage, place of sale is indicated on the Notice of Sale.
Requirements at personal property sale are that the purchaser must be present to bid (no sales by phone or advance bidding), and property is sold to highest bidder, cash in hand. Purchaser must make arrangements with storage facility for pick up of the purchased property. In most cases the personal property may be viewed on sale date, prior to the sale.
Real Property
Sheriff sales on real property are held on the first Tuesday of each month at 10:00 A.M. at the El Paso County Courthouse, 500 E. San Antonio St., El Paso, Texas, 79901. All real property sold by the Sheriff's Office is published in either the El Paso Times or El Paso Inc., posted at the El Paso County Courthouse, the lobby of the Sheriff's Office Headquarters Building, and available on line from this web-site.
THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE DOES NOT CONDUCT TRUSTEE FORECLOSURE SALES. These are conducted by the Trustees or Attorneys for the lending institution involved with the loan. Please contact them for further information.
The real property up for sale is listed as Sheriff Sale and may be sold for two reasons:
1. Tax Sale for collection of back property taxes owed.
2. Sale under Writ of Execution or Order of Sale to satisfy a judgment awarded to the Plaintiff.
The following rules apply to those types of sales. You must carefully read this information and evaluate these facts in light of your anticipated use of the property. Any property may be withdrawn from the sale at any time prior to acceptance of the final bid at auction.
1. The property will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder, cash in hand, based on oral bids. Rules governing auctions will apply.
2. The El Paso County Sheriff's Office will accept payment by cashier's check, money order, cash or local personal check. Checks or money orders must be made payable to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office. A separate check must be made for each property. Payment can be made right after the sale or at our office located at 3850 Justice Dr. El Paso, TX 79938, by 2:00 P.M. the day of the sale. If any purchaser fails to pay by 2:00 P.M., he can be fined 20% of the market value of the property plus all costs of the case (court costs, Sheriff's fee, advertising, deed and posting). The Sheriff's Office will then have to resell the property at the County Courthouse at 3:00 P.M.
3. All sales are as is, to the highest bidder on a "Buyer Beware Basis". Any and all questions concerning the property offered should be directed to an attorney. THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE WILL NOT ANSWER LEGAL QUESTIONS.
4. Since the passing of House Bill 335, before the Sheriff can write out a deed of sale, the buyer will need to bring in a release letter from the Tax Assessor Collector. This letter must be brought into the Sheriff's Office Civil Section no later than the Monday after the sale.
It is necessary that bidders satisfy themselves concerning the status of the property and the location and condition of the property prior to sale by checking with the El Paso County Clerk's Office/land deed records located at 500 E. San Antonio St., El Paso, TX. All lawsuit information pertaining to each sale may be reviewed at the respective Clerk's Office or Justice of the Peace Office. The court of jurisdiction and cause number are noted on the Notice of Sheriff's Sale.
Tax Sale Information
Purchasers at the sale will receive a Sheriff's Deed, which is without warranty, expressed or implied. This is NOT a Tax Lien Certificate. The real property is sold. The Sheriff's Office does not sell Tax Lien Certificates. A policy of title insurance may be difficult to obtain.
All tax property purchased at the sale is subject to a statutory right of redemption. This redemption period commences from the date the deed is filed for record with the County Clerk. The purchaser is responsible for filing the deed and has a right to possession during the redemption period. There is a two year right of redemption for homestead property and property appraised as agricultural land. There is a 180 day right of redemption for all other property. El Paso County makes no reservations as to which redemption period applies to any property offered at sale. A person having an ownership interest in the property at the time of the sale may have a right to redeem the property from the purchaser during the redemption period pursuant to Section 34.21 of the Texas Property Tax Code.
Struck-Off Properties
Properties that went to sheriff's sale and were not sold are called struck-off property. The owner of the property is now the taxing unit(s).
When the property is bid, or as we know it, struck-off to the entity the deed will be made out to the taxing entities. The deed will be filed with the County Clerk's office.