Arabasz v. Schwartzberg

Opinion by

Judge ROY.

Defendants, George Simons and Patricia Schwartzberg, Manager of Revenue and Ex-Officio Treasurer of the City and County of Denver (the City), appeal from the summary judgment entered in favor of plaintiff, Joseph W. Arabasz, voiding a treasurer’s deed issued to Simons for property which had been owned by Arabasz prior to the tax sale. We reverse and remand with directions.

Arabasz was the owner of residential property located in Denver. In July 1991, Ara-basz failed to pay the second half of his 1990 property taxes, the taxes became delinquent, and the City sold the tax hen…