I'm curious how tax liens on a property are resolved if the property is foreclosed. People who dare to buy property at foreclosure auctions are warned to to find out about liens on the property. But what happens if a mortage company company wins the auction? Would the state or federal government seize the property from the mortgage company to get back taxes? Or do state and federal agencies wait until the mortgage company sells the property to some hapless private citizen and then seize the property from him?