When does the county "lower the boom" ...

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I think it only applies to Japanese nationals living in Japan. A realtor told me that it had to do with international law and treaties between the United States and Japan that make it virtually impossible for Hawaii counties to seize these properties for back taxes. We looked at one property where the back taxes owed were far more than the asking price and the buyer had to pay the back taxes. Mainland owners can be sent registered letters informing them of their status, Japan residents can't.

Carol