Question : I purchased a home from a sheriffs sale in Georgia. It has a mortgage. What are my rights now?
What did I purchase, since the previous owners still had a mortgage?
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Best answer:

Answer by efflandt
It depends whether you bought it at a foreclosure auction or a tax sale. If it was a foreclosure auction, then the previous owner may still be responsible for a deficiency, but any mortgages should be erased from your standpoint. Although, any property tax liens may still stand.

If you bought a property tax lien, then you have to follow procedures for that, and if neither the owner nor lender pays the tax and penalties within any redemption period, eventually you should be able to get clear title to it. But I have not researched how that is handled in Georgia.