A property taken by the city last year after property taxes weren’t paid will be sold at public auction.

City officials are placing 801 Washington St., one side of a duplex, on the block for a minimum bid of $20,000. The auction is slated at 11 a.m. Feb. 14 in the City Council chambers, 330 Ford St.

The winning bidder would be responsible for $6,800 in unpaid taxes, said City Comptroller Philip A. Cosmo.

The property was originally divided into two apartments, but city staff members determined the apartments would not meet code requirements.

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