TITLE TO THE PROPERTIES THAT ARE BEING AUCTIONED AT THIS DELINQUENT TAX SALE ARE BEING SOLD AS IS. EACH PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY OR ASSURANCE AS TO QUALITY OR QUANTITY, THAT A PURCHASER WILL RECEIVE A GOOD TITLE TO THE PROPERTY, RECEIVE ALL OF THE INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY OR THAT THE PROPERTY IS FREE OF LIENS. A PURCHASER ASSUMES ALL OF THE RISKS AS TO THE CONDITION OF THE TITLE TO AND LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY SOLD. IF YOU ARE THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER ON A PARCEL OF PROPERTY AT THIS AUCTION, ANY TAX DEED THAT THE COUNTY SUBSEQUENTLY ISSUES TO YOU WILL NOT REPRESENT, WARRANT, OR GUARANTEE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED ANY PARTICULAR INTEREST WHATSOEVER IN THE PROPERTY THAT YOU PURCHASED.

PRIOR TO THE SALE YOU SHOULD REVIEW ALL AVAILABLE PUBLIC RECORDS ON EACH PROPERTY ON WHICH YOU PROPOSE TO BID. IF YOU ARE A SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND PURCHASE PROPERTY AT THIS AUCTION, THEN PRIOR TO TAKING ANY ACTION REGARDING THE PROPERTY YOU PURCHASED, HAVE A TITLE EXAMINATION PERFORMED BY A QUALIFIED PERSON SPECIFICALLY ACTING ON YOUR BEHALF (SUCH AS A LAWYER EXPERIENCED IN LOCAL REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS) TO DETERMINE WHAT INTEREST, IF ANY, YOU MAY HAVE RECEIVED AS SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO ANY LIENS.

THE TAX DEED THE COUNTY WILL DELIVER TO A SUCCESSFUL BIDDER SIMPLY SIGNIFIES THAT THE RELEVANT PERSON WAS THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AT A DELINQUENT TAX SALE ON A DESCRIBED PROPERTY. THE TYPE AND QUALITY OF THE LEGAL INTEREST, IF ANY, A SUCCESSFUL BIDDER RECEIVES IN A PROPERTY AT THIS DELINQUENT TAX SALE IS SUBJECT TO ANY AND ALL DEFECTS IN TITLE WHICH MAY EXIST OF RECORD.

YOUR ACCEPTANCE BELOW SIGNIFIES THAT YOU HAVE READ AND UNDERSTOOD THIS DISCLAIMER AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, AND THAT YOU, THE APPLICANT, YOUR SUCCESSOR(S), ASSIGN(S), EXECUTOR(S), PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE(S), AND ANYONE CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY AS A RESULT OF YOU BEING THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AT THE DELINQUENT TAX SALE, HEREBY KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY RELEASE AIKEN COUNTY, AND ANY AND ALL AGENTS ACTING ON THE COUNTY'S BEHALF, FROM ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OF ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION WITH THE DELINQUENT TAX SALE, ALL PROCEDURES RELATING TO THE TAX SALE, AND ANY TAX DEED THAT THE COUNTY MAY ISSUE TO YOU OR YOUR ASSIGNEE FOR THE PROPERTY YOU PURCHASE AS SUCCESSFUL BIDDER AT THE DELINQUENT TAX SALE, AND FURTHER WAIVE ALL CLAIMS TO SUCH MATTERS.