Redemption Period.
Milwaukee City Charter § 19-23
in effect19-23. Redemption Period.
The owner or occupant of any land sold subsequent to January 1, 1938, for city taxes by the city treasurer, or any other person, may within 5 years from the date of the certificate of sale, redeem the same, or any undivided interest therein, by paying to the city treasurer, for the use of the purchases, his heirs or assigns, the amount of the taxes for which such land was sold, and all subsequent charges thereon authorized by law, or such portion thereof as the interest redeemed shall amount to, with interest on the amount of the taxes at 1% per month or fraction thereof from January 1 after the tax year, and all other taxes and charges thereon imposed subsequent to such sale and paid by such purchaser, or his assigns, prior to such redemption, with interest thereon at said rate; and in all cases any such person may in like manner redeem any such lands, or undivided interest therein, at any time before the tax deed executed upon such sale is recorded; but when so redeemed, such deed shall be void.
(HISTORY: Section 19-23 am. Ch. Ord. 435, File # 76-576, Oct. 5, 1976.)
Source: City of Milwaukee Legislative Reference Bureau, Milwaukee City Charter and Code of Ordinances (city.milwaukee.gov master PDFs)URL: https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/ccClerk/Ordinances/City-Charter/CH19.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/26/2026