last parcels in most recent mass foreclosure to be sold aug. 24
HENDERSON, KY, August 15, 2022- The final three parcels in the most recent mass foreclosure action filed by the City of Henderson
will be sold by the Master Commissioner at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 24.
The sale will take place at the Henderson County Courthouse, Fiscal Courtroom, which is located on the third floor of the
courthouse at 20 N. Main St.
All are vacant lots. Here is a list of the properties and a few more details about them:
* 5 Winstead Ave., vacant lot, 35 by 160, Residential-3.
* 203 Hicks St., vacant lot, 52 by 132, Residential-3.
* 1028 Pringle St., vacant lot, 50 by 150, Residential-3.
This is the third time in a little more than six years that the City of Henderson has pursued a mass foreclosure action to
recover back taxes and code enforcement liens.
Before the City's mass foreclosure actions in 2016 and 2019, there had not been any foreclosure proceedings since 1989. That
1989 action was done solely on tax liens.
There were 20 suits included in the most recent mass action, which is a benchmark according to City Attorney Dawn S. Kelsey.
Two properties in the mass foreclosure suit were resolved, leaving 18 to be sold by the Master Commissioner. Fifteen of them
have already been sold on previous sale dates.
"We are allowed by statute to do a mass foreclosure where we can put numerous counts in one lawsuit," Ms. Kelsey said. "It saves
the City money and time and expedites the foreclosure process."
The goal for mass foreclosure, she added, is to recoup some of the expenses generated by maintaining these properties and
hopefully also spur redevelopment that will get them back on the tax rolls.
"When we get a judgment, they go into a Master Commissioner's public sale and then will be available to whomever comes and
bids on them," Kelsey said. "We want them to be productive."
When they are sold, she said, the properties come with a clear title.
In recent years the City has put into place a progressive plan to "clean up the city and remove condemned properties."
Unmaintained, dilapidated and abandoned property is a civic problem across the United States.
The City is addressing and managing the issue through the creation of a Code Enforcement Board that started in July 2017.
If you signed up to be on the notification list and haven't received notification of this sale, or if you would like to be
added to the list to be notified of future Master Commissioner sales related to the City's mass foreclosure, you may call the
City Attorney's office at (270) 831-4944.
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