What do I do if the executor of my grandfather's will has allowed property foreclosed and taxes not paid/?

Question

Property Value is just under $100,000 and the amount owed on them is about 18,000

Answer 1

When you say "executor" I assume you mean there is a full probate already, that the "executor" has been issued his Letters of Testamentary and the will has been admitted into probate. If the taxes have not been paid as a result of negligence on the part of the executor you can file a petition with the court to have the executor removed and yourself (or someone else that makes sense) made administrator (basically the same as executor). However, if the taxes have not been paid simply because there is not enough assets in the estate to pay them than its probably not worth bothering with.

As long as someone holds Letters from the probate court they really have the right to make decisions (such as to abandon property) as long as their Letters don't limit their authority.

Answer 2

First, decide if there is anything worth doing.  If there was no equity in the property, there would be no point in the estate making payments.  If there are property taxes due, the buyer will inherit them.