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Posted by Laurie Boucher, Richmond, August 7, 2008: My understanding is that once a property is sold the new owner has 1 year (?) to file a plan and stay in tree growth or they are assessed a penalty and given a supplemental tax bill.  Does anyone have an application they require someone to fill out to say they want to withdraw the property from treegrowth? We had a situation where someone bought the property in April 06 and supplemented him in December 06 (less than a year) because the new owner told the tax collector he wanted to withdraw.  There is nothing in writing that told him he had until the following April or would be penalized (except the new application).  Now the person wants all the interest waived because he said he did not authorize the withdrawal. Can you lien a supplemental tax bill? Any suggestions would be appreciated.