Do I still get a tax lien when I buy at a tax sale?

You will receive a collector’s deed subject to the right of redemption. Once you foreclose on the collector’s deed, all previous title rights are extinguished, and you own the property free and clear. The only liens that survive foreclosures are those filed by governmental agencies in relation to the environmental protection act.

In the event that the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has not been properly noticed regarding property on which the IRS has placed a lien, such IRS liens will survive the foreclosure process.

CAVEAT:
The Tax Collector has the right to cancel the sale up to the time of the sale.