Butler County Clerk’s Office

Delinquent Taxes

Sherry Johnson, Butler County Clerk, pursuant to KRS 424.130, hereby list the Certificates of Delinquency. The list is also available for inspection during the hours of

8:00 to 4:00     Monday – Friday
9:00 to 12:00   Saturday July 29, 2023

Butler County Clerk’s Office 
110 North Main St
Morgantown, KY 42261

This list may also be inspected on the county’s website. The Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of the website is https://butler.countyclerk.us/delinquent-taxes/. The tax sale will be held on August 28, 2023 beginning at 9:00 a.m. All interested participants must register with the County Clerk’s office by the close of business on August 18, 2023. Please contact the County Clerk’s office if you need additional information about the tax sale registration process, the required registration fee or the deposit amounts that will be needed. Taxpayers can continue to pay their delinquent tax bills to the County Clerk’s office anytime prior to the tax sale.

Please Note: All payments must be received in the County Clerk’s office prior to the tax sale date listed in this advertisement. Payments received after the tax sale has been conducted will be returned without exception.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Butler County Clerk’s office at 270-526-5676.

IF YOU HAVE DELINQUENT TAXES PLEASE NOTE:

that after April 15 in the year after the tax bill is due, a CERTIFICATE OF DELINQUENCY will be created constituting a LIEN OF RECORD against the listed property. Payment of this bill is a personal obligation of the taxpayer. The amount due will increase each month with the accrual of additional interest. Thus, payment is very important.

PROPERTY TAX BILL CERTIFICATES OF DELINQUENCY WILL BE CREATED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 16th EACH YEAR.

The sale of delinquent tax bills by the Butler County Clerk’s Office WILL BEGIN IN SEPTEMBER OF MOST YEARS. Any Certificate of Delinquency which is not paid in full by that date may be sold to a third party purchaser.

Certificates of Delinquency from previous years may have already been purchased. Certificates of Delinquency that are eligible to be purchased may be subject to being purchased by a third-party at any time. If purchased the third party purchaser may impose substantial additional administrative costs and fees.

Collection action by the Butler County Attorney’s Office or a third-party may include foreclosure of the property.

TO SEE IF YOUR CERTIFICATE OF DELINQUENCY HAS BEEN PURCHASED PLEASE VISIT THE BUTLER COUNTY CLERK’S DELINQUENT TAX DEPARTMENT OR CALL (270) 526-5676. IF THE CERTIFICATE OF DELINQUENCY HAS BEEN PURCHASED, THE BUTLER COUNTY CLERK’S DELINQUENT TAX DEPARTMENT CAN ALSO GIVE YOU INFORMATION REGARDING THE THIRD PARTY PURCHASER.

For any certificate of delinquency that has not been purchased, payment of the full amount due plus any accrued interest may be made to the County Clerk’s Office.

Payment should be made to:

Butler County Clerk
P.O. Box 449
110 North Main Street
Morgantown, KY 42261

The only acceptable form of payment by mail is money order. Payment may also be made in person at the County Clerk’s office in which acceptable forms of payment are check, cash, and credit card (additional fees may apply). Credit card payments can also be made over the phone (additional fees may apply).

PAYMENT PLAN INFORMATION

If you are unable to pay a delinquent bill in full, you may qualify for a payment plan with the Butler County Attorney’s Office. TAX BILLS THAT WERE SOLD AT THE TAX SALE ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR PAYMENT PLANS.

For information on available payment plans please contact the Butler County Attorney’s Office at (270) 526-5676.