In re Garth

MEMORANDUM OPINION

RONALD S. BARLIANT, Bankruptcy Judge.

The Debtor in this Chapter 13 case attempted to redeem his property after it was sold at a pre-petition real estate tax sale. Central Equity Corp., the tax purchaser, contends that the attempted redemption was ineffective and, since the redemption period has now expired, that it is entitled to a tax deed. The matter is before the Court on the Debtor’s motion to enjoin the Illinois taxing authorities from transferring the property to the tax purchaser. The Court must decide whether the Debtor’s attempts to redeem were effective in spite of…