UNPAID PROPERTY TAXES
Tim LeFever and Ken Mattson have purchased over 120 properties (still own over 100) in Sonoma Valley using multiple LLCs and Limited Partnerships. According to Sonoma County’s web site for property tax information, all but 1 of the properties have delinquent and/or defaulted property taxes (taxes that were not paid by their due date). Property taxes owed are for payments that were due in December 2023, April 2024, December 2024, and April 2025. The total Sonoma County property tax owed total more than $4.1 million.
The property owned is split between the properties owned by KS Mattson Partners, LLC and LeFever Mattson company, including associated corporations. LeFever Mattson and the associated corporations are in chapter 11 bankruptcy. While in bankruptcy, LeFever Mattson is prohibited from paying these property taxes, without the approval of the bankruptcy court. Even so, nearly half a million dollars of the late property taxes owed by LeFever Mattson were late prior to filing bankruptcy. KS Mattson Partners, run solely by Ken Mattson, is not in bankruptcy, so is free to pay property taxes. As of April 28th, 2025, amount of late property taxes:
$1,199,819.45 KS Mattson Partners
$2,936,297.10 LeFever Mattson
$4,136,116.55 TOTAL
$449,981.93 LeFever Mattson property taxes late prior to bankruptcy filing
See the spreadsheet below for detail