LEGAL NOTICE - Town of Southbury, Connecticut
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ESTATE FOR TAXES
THURSDAY, JUNE 25, 2026
Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157 (1949 rev., s.1838; PA 82-141 (3,4); PA 84-146 (9); PA 95-228 (3, 15); PA 96-180 (21,166); PA 97-139 (f); PA 99-283 (4,10); PA 02-103 (37); PA 13-276 (30); PA 14-139 (3); PA 15-156 (5)
TAX COLLECTOR OF THE TOWN OF SOUTHBURY, CONNECTICUT, having made lawful demand for the payment of taxes due me as the Tax Collector for the Town of Southbury, and payment having been neglected and refused, I WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION the following described properties, separately, to satisfy taxes and interest and all charges accrued thereon.
The amounts due are good through Thursday, June 25, 2026. Additional interest and collection costs will be added prior to the sale. Taxes due for the October 1, 2025, Grand List will also be added to the sale in accordance with the jeopardy provisions in CGS 12-163. Minimum bids on all remaining properties will be posted on Wednesday, June 24, 2026.
SAID SALE will take place at the Southbury Town Hall, Room 205A, Southbury, CT 06488 on Thursday, June 25, 2026, beginning promptly at 10:00 AM.
None of the properties being sold is guaranteed buildable under current zoning regulations. All properties are subject to restrictions, covenants, and appurtenances of record that may appear. The Town of Southbury and its officials make no representations, warranties, or guarantees concerning the suitability or character of any property offered for tax sale. All properties are subject to additional taxes, interest, fees, and other charges authorized by law accruing subsequent to the date of the notice of sale, including jeopardy collection of taxes and charges due on the October 1, 2025, Grand List, as per CGS 12-163. Such will be added to the amounts indicated as due and owing.
Potential bidders are advised of the possible existence of environmental contaminants on the properties. Each tax sale property is sold “as is.” Potential bidders assume full and complete responsibility for ascertaining the suitability and character of each property, for any and all costs incurred pursuant thereto, and for all costs and/or liability incurred as a consequence of bidding.
TERMS OF SALE: This is a public auction and property will be sold to the highest bidder for each individual property. The minimum bid on each property will be the amount of taxes, interest, lien fees and other costs due as of the date of the sale. The tax collector reserves the right to organize the tax sale in the most efficient manner, and to potentially offer properties with lower minimum bids due after other properties have been sold. The tax collector reserves the right to adjourn the sale at any time.
Registration of bidders will begin at 9:15 AM in Room 205A at the Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street South, Southbury, CT 06488. Bidders must have a $1,000 deposit using a bank check or certified check (made payable to: Town of Southbury Tax Collector – ONLY – no checks will be accepted payable to the Town and another person/company) for each property to be bid upon. The minimum deposit will be $1,000 payable using a bank check or certified check. ***CASH WILL NOT BE ALLOWED. Anyone not in line by 9:45 AM will not be able to register to bid. The highest bidder must pay the balance of the bid price by 2:00 PM on Monday, June 29, 2026, or that person shall forfeit the deposit and right to purchase the property.
A Tax Collector’s Deed shall be lodged in the Town Clerk's Office and shall remain unrecorded for sixty (60) days from the date of the sale. If the property is not redeemed during the sixty-day period, then on or about Wednesday, August 26, 2026, title shall pass “free and clear” of other liens and encumbrances at that time, except certain items such as easements and other taxes. If title passes to the successful bidder, they will be responsible for payment in full to satisfy any amount due. More information concerning the Sale may be found in CGS 12-157.
This notice hereby constitutes a legal levy of my Tax Collector's Warrant(s) on the below described real estate. Dated at Southbury, Connecticut, this 18th day of June 2026.
Azra Sholtes, CCMC, Tax Collector, Town of Southbury
1) Property assessed from 2010 through 2024, presently in the name of CRUVER WARREN & WAYNE AKA WAYNE TOSETTI to satisfy taxes of $53,922.83 plus all charges accrued thereon. Property described as Assessor's Map 20B, Block 60, Lot 21, Unit 25, 230 POMPERAUG TRAIL.
2) Property assessed from 2017 through 2024, presently in the name of YAKAL CARA ROGERS to satisfy taxes of $28,530.96 plus all charges accrued thereon. Property described as Assessor's Map 19A, Block 44, Lot 47, Unit 53, 512 BERKSHIRE ROAD.