Home Foreclosures: 16.4.4 Redemption in Bankruptcy
The amount necessary to redeem after a tax sale can also be paid as a secured claim in the chapter 13 bankruptcy process.343 The chapter 13 case must be brought before the debtor’s interest in the property has been terminated under state law.344 Several courts have held that because a tax lien is not consensual, the claim associated with the lien can be modified.345 Thus, for example, a debtor can pay the redemption amount with interest over the du