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Dear Senator Dardenne:

You have asked for an opinion from this office as to the following:

When a person buys immovable property at a tax sale, but does not take possession of the property, does the purchaser incur any personal liability for environmental problems or torts on the property during the redemption period and/or prior to such time as the purchaser is vested with full ownership of the property?

It is the opinion of this office that a tax purchaser would be responsible for his property and would be liable therefore as would any purchaser at any sale. Consequently, such an owner would…