Lane County Tax Foreclosure Settlement

Coverage depends on a listed Lane County property and the claimant’s ownership or lien interest, including qualifying successor interests.

• The class includes people or entities who owned, had an ownership interest in, or held a valid lien on qualifying tax-foreclosed property.
• Heirs, successors, and assignees may also qualify.
• The statutory redemption period must have expired from October 12, 2017 through December 30, 2025, and the property must fit the sold, retained, or donated-property terms in the notice.

The notice does not state a fixed individual payment. A valid claimant receives a property-based share after approved deductions.

• The $1,348,311.60 fund represents 100% of surplus proceeds from most eligible sold properties, plus stated interest, fees, and administration costs.
• A claimant’s payment is based on the qualifying property’s share of the net fund.
• If more than one valid claim is tied to one property, those claims share the amount allocated to that property.
• The final amount cannot be calculated until all claims are submitted and validated.

A claim is required for payment. The notice warns that paid claim-preparation services are unnecessary because the administrator and Class Counsel can provide help without an added fee.

• Submit online at www.LaneTaxForeclosureSettlement.com by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on February 22, 2027.
• Or mail the completed form to the Lane County settlement administrator at the address in the notice.
• Read the Claim Form carefully and provide every item it requests.

The notice requires a completed claim and all information requested by the Claim Form, but it does not list the supporting documents or other proof required to establish ownership, lien, heir, successor, or assignee status.

• Do not assume the form alone will be enough.
• Review the Claim Form for the records it requests.
• Contact the Claims Administrator or Class Counsel for free help if the proof requirements are unclear.

A class member who does not submit a timely valid claim receives no settlement payment. Unless the person excludes themselves, the Court’s judgment will still bind them.

• No timely valid claim means no payment.
• Doing nothing does not preserve the right to bring the released claims separately.

Excluding yourself means receiving no payment while preserving the ability to pursue your own covered claims against Lane County.

• Mail an individually signed exclusion request postmarked by November 24, 2026.
• Include your name, address, telephone number, the eligible property’s address, parcel number or legal description, the county, the year of post-foreclosure sale, and a statement that you want exclusion.
• The notice does not permit exclusion by phone, email, or a group request.

You may object only if you stay in the class. A timely objection does not prevent you from submitting a claim.

• A written objection must be postmarked by November 24, 2026 and include the information listed in the notice.
• The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for December 2, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. in Portland, Oregon.
• You do not have to attend the hearing. The date or time may change.

Payments are not made until the Court grants final approval and any appeals are resolved. The notice gives no payment date.

• The Final Approval Hearing is scheduled for December 2, 2026.
• Appeals, if any, may delay payment.