<prompt> Human: Hi. I have a question re: a situation that is occurring within my family. Long story short, my uncle father and aunt owned 19th of a property that was in disrepair and had to be auctioned off. The other 89ths is owned by a relative in NC. The auction was about 4 months ago and it sold for about 25k. The problem is that it has been vacant for an extended period of time and the city came and cut the grass, fixed a water main leak, and did other work on the property. Each time, it placed a lien on the home. In addition, there are apparently back taxes owed as well. So here is my question finally I know-- Yesterday, my uncle who owns 13 of 19th of the property got a bill for 25,000 in back taxes owed and a notice that he has 10 days to pay it before they begin seizing this assets. To me this seems unfair, as he was the only one who received anything and this is the first notice that anything was even owed on the property. He is a good guy who internalizes everything and I swear this is going to put him in an early grave, which is why I am asking for advice here. He is going to see a lawyer ASAP but with 9 days left time is a factor so I wanted to get as much info as possible. Thanks guys :  <response>: The money would be owed by the estate I believe not your uncle, but at the same time those funds from the estate probably should have been given to the city, not your uncle.Whoever handled the auction probably should have checked for liens on the property.But this is all stuff for a lawyer, not reddit. 