CA Property Tax

[hhyakfish]

Hi All,

We are planning on filing for Chapter 7 BK very shortly. Currently, we are not behind on any payments but have used our last penny trying to keep up. We have finally come to terms that we are going to give up our house in the BK. We also have a mortgage and property taxes that are due on 4/10/2010 paid outside of escrow. My question is, if we file for BK, do we have to pay for the property taxes? Thanks for your help.

[nikkidbl]

Hi, I went through foreclosure recently so I can maybe shed some light. You don't have to pay property taxes if you plan to let the house go into foreclosure, the mortgage company will pay them after you're already behind in your mortgage payments.
We stopped paying our mortgage in April '09. Around July/August we received a notice from the County, informing us that the property taxes had been paid. The mortgage company (BOA) paid for them, we just called BOA and asked them Anyway, save your money, is what I'm trying to say.