[biosurfer1]

So I have posted before my problems about my deliquent property taxes that the escrow agent missed and did not pay.

Well things took a turn for the worse today. I went in to pay the current property taxes and learned this is more serious than I was told. A little background... I bought the house in December of last year and recieved this years tax info a few weeks later. First installment had been paid and I owed the second due April 10th, as expected.

In late January, I recieved a notice that there were deliquent taxes from the 2006 roll year that had not been paid. I called the escfrow agent and she told me they had been paid and probably had not cleared yet. This being my first house, I thought that was fine and would give it some time. A week later I called the county and they said nothing had been paid and nothing was waiting to clear either. The escrow agent DID send a check, but that was the one for the first installment of this year, and it had already cleared, but the deliquent taxes were still due.

I called the escrow agent several times and never got a call back. When I did get a hold of her, she tried to blow me off by saying just send her the info. Well that was not going to happen so I took time off work that Friday and went down there. After some checking, etc, she said they had missed it and it would be taken care of...this was Feb 1st. I have called once every two weeks to see if it had been paid and still hasn't. I called 3 weeks ago and after leaving several messages again not getting a call back, I finally got a hold of her and she blows me off saying its not my problem and they are taking care of it.

So today I went in to pay my taxes and they asked me if I knew there were deliquent taxes and I said yes, but they were being taken care of by the escrow agent, but I asked if it was true that it was not my problem, and they said for sure that it WAS my problem and there was nothing tying them to owing the taxes, and that I should consult a property lawyer. Well that got me nervous. I wasn't going to let it go, but figured since they were due before I bought the house, I would not be held accountable for the taxes, but I am. I was also told that I cannot pay the next installment of taxes until deliquent taxes are paid. Not to mention the taxes have gone up every month they have not been paid.

I am in the process of contacting the regional manager of the escrow office I used since the lady I worked with was the branch manager, so no one in the office was above her.

Do I need to get a local attorney for this? Is there something I can say/do to get them off their asses to pay the bill? Getting a lawyer is going to cost me money, will I have no option but to sue if I have to get one? I think its bull**** it will cost me money to get them to pay a bill that was not mine in the first place.

Any help would be appreciated!