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is held on the 1st Friday of each month, at 10:00 am or shortly
thereafter.
(If there is a holiday on that day, then the auction will be held
the following Friday) Auditorium of “A” Building, 2293
North Main Street, Crown Point, IN 46307
Properties are posted on the wall directly across from the office.
North county properties are advertised in the Gary Crusader, (219)
885-4357. South county properties are advertised in the Crown Point
Star Newspaper, (219) 663-4212. The advertisements run 3 consecutive
Thursdays, one month
in advance of the sale date.
From the property sheets posted on the wall you will need to have:
1. Address of property
2. Owners full name (defendant)
3. Cause number
4. Attorney firm (plaintiff)
IF YOU ARE INTEREST IN A PROPERTY – YOU MUST CHECK FOR:
1. State liens & judgments –Clerks Office
The Clerks Office is located down the hall just past the Auditorium.
It is the individuals’ sole responsibility to use the public
access computer in the Clerks Office to obtain case specific information
2. Taxes-Treasure’s Office located on the 2nd floor. Go up
the escalator and turn left, and go into the Treasurers Office for
delinquent taxes.
3. Federal Liens-Recorders Office also located on the 2nd floor-left
from the escalator.
BUYER BEWARE
You may or may not be responsible for Liens and/or Judgments on
a property. You may drive by the property but you cannot go onto
the property, (it may still be occupied). We do not know the bid
amount until the day of the sale. The attorneys that are representing
the mortgage companies will open with the bid.
BIDDERS
You will need to register before the sale. You will need the following
information to register:
1. Picture ID or a VALID drivers license to receive a Bidder Number.
2. You must register on the day of the sale between the hours of:
8:30 am – 9:30 am
3. If you are the successful Bidder, you will have 2 hours after
the completion of the sale to complete the transaction. We only
accept the following for payment:
a. cash
b. cashiers checks
c. money orders
These are to be made payable to: Lake County Sheriff Department
(NO PERSONAL CHECKS WILL BE ACCEPTED)
We request that payment be made with no more than (2) cashiers checks
or money orders on a single property.
4. If you are not back within the 2-hour time frame, the property
will be deeded Back to the Mortgage Company.
5. After receiving your deed to the property, you will take it upstairs
to the Recorders Office and have it recorded.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL AND AS IS - BUYER
BEWARE
THE SHERIFF DOES NOT WARRANT EITHER EXPRESSIVELY OR IMPLIED ANY
TITLE OR LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF ANY REAL ESTATE SOLD AT THE SALE.
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JULY 2008
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