The Benton County Circuit Clerk plans to offer 50 Bella Vista
properties at a judicial sale at 10 a.m. Friday, May 18, on the
steps of the Benton County Courthouse in Bentonville. To view a
preliminary list of properties,
click here.
SALE LIST
Lots will be auctioned in the order they are listed on the sale
sheet. An oral bid accepted at public auction is a legal and
binding contract to purchase. Do not bid on a lot unless you
intend to purchase it. Membership lots cannot be built upon and
unimproved lots may or may not be suitable for building. All
lots confer membership to the owner. It is your responsibility
to know what kind of lot you’re buying before the auction.
WARRANTY
There are no warranties of title. We have done our best to name
all possible defendants, but the POA, its directors, employees
or agents do not warrant title. The POA encourages all
prospective purchasers to do their own title research.
MINIMUM BID
The minimum bid amounts will be the POA’s opening bid on each
property.
TAXES
All lots will have taxes paid through 2010 only. Purchasers will
be responsible for the 2011 taxes and all future taxes.
2012 Judicial
Auction Dates
May 18
June 29
July 27
September 28
November 30
If you would like to be informed about upcoming judicial
auctions,
join our mailing list.
RIGHT OF REDEMPTION
Lots are subject to the right of redemption by the owner or
owner’s agent one (1) year from the date of sale. If the
property is redeemed, you will receive payment of the purchase
price plus six percent (6%) interest, plus any accrued
assessment or taxes.
TERMS
You may pay with cash, check or money-order (the Circuit Clerk
does not take credit, debit or check cards). Money orders and
checks should be made payable to the Benton County Circuit
Clerk. You may pay in full or pay 10 percent (10%) down, you
will be charged 10 percent (10%) interest on the unpaid balance.
POA MEMBERSHIP CARDS
Once you pay the entire amount owed, you can take your receipt
from the Circuit Clerks office to the Membership Services
Department to get your POA membership card.
ASSESSMENTS
Monthly assessments of $16.00 will start to accrue on the 1st
day of the month following the date of the sale.
Assessments may be paid monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or
annually. Assessments are due the first day of the month and
considered delinquent on the last day of the month. Six percent
(6%) interest may be charged on assessments that are delinquent
30 days or more. Payments may be mailed to:
Bella Vista Village Property Owners Association
Attn: Membership Services Department
101 Town Center NE
Bella Vista, AR 72714-2403
Please include your subdivision/block/lot with your remittance.
COMMISSIONER’S DEED
It may take up to six months to get your deed. The POA will mail
it to you as soon as we receive it from the Circuit Clerk’s
office.
COMPLETING YOUR PURCHASE
You may pick up your auction form, turn in your number and pay
for your purchase after all lots have been presented for
auction. Please do not approach the table or the podium until
the auction is completely over. After the auction is finished
you may line up at the table to receive your paperwork to take
in to the Circuit Clerk’s office and complete your transaction.
POA staff and the Circuit Clerk staff will be unable to assist
you until the auction is finished.
RESOURCES FOR GETTING ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE LOTS:
Underlined below is a link to the Benton County GIS Web site.
This is a site that can give you more information about the
properties up for auction. When you get to the page click “I
accept” at the bottom of the page. When you get to the GIS page
with the map of the county, use your cursor to drag a box around
the Bella Vista area. Check the box on the right side of the
page that says 2009 Aerials and then put the parcel number
(Listed under “PARCEL” on the auction list. Example:
16-12345-000) in the box that says Parcel ID on the lower right
side of the page (you will need to scroll down) and hit enter.
After you get to a picture of the property, go to the folder on
the right that says Transportation. Click that folder and then
click what looks like a tag in front of “Roads” and it will
label the streets for you. Then you can zoom out to get a better
idea of where the property is in relation to lakes, golf
courses, major thoroughfares, etc. Below the photo will be some
information about who owns it. There will also be the word
Report, underlined and in blue. Click on this link and it will
take you to the Arkansas County data available on that property,
which will include tax information on the lot and its value as
appraised by the county.
All information acquired from this site is provided by Benton
County as a service to the public and the Bella Vista Village
POA is not responsible for its accuracy.
