Metropolitan Life Insurance took back the most, 17, but there were no tax foreclosures.

New York City owns more than 100,000 apartments through tax foreclosures, many of them vacant and boarded up.

His family lost the building in a tax foreclosure 20 years ago.

So far, many owners who lose their properties through tax foreclosures are finding ways to redeem them.

The building, acquired by the city through tax foreclosure, was offered to first-time buyers who inspected it during an advertised open house.

The second priority is to step up efforts to help owners keep buildings from falling into tax foreclosure.

New York City did the same with property seized in tax foreclosures.

Two ranches were sold in tax foreclosures, but the Freemen have refused to leave.

The neglect continued, however, and by the 21st century the house had become county property through tax foreclosure.

They live in some of the nearly 3,000 buildings the city has taken over through tax foreclosures.