Neb. Rev. Stat. § 77-1837 : — REVENUE AND TAXATIONCOLLECTION OF DELINQUENT REAL PROPERTY TAXES BY SALE OF REAL PROPERTY —1837 - Real property taxes; issuance of treasurer's tax deed; when
(1) At any time within nine months after the expiration of three years after the date of sale of any real estate for taxes or special assessments, if such real estate has not been redeemed, the purchaser or his or her assignee may apply to the county treasurer for a tax deed for the real estate described in such purchaser's or assignee's tax sale certificate. The county treasurer shall execute and deliver a deed of conveyance for the real estate described in such tax sale certificate if he or she has received the following:
(a) The tax sale certificate;
(b) The issuance fee for the tax deed and the fee of the notary public or other officer acknowledging the tax deed, as required under section
77-1823;
(c) For any notice provided pursuant to section
77-1832, the affidavit proving service of notice, the copy of the notice, and the copy of the title search required under section
77-1833; and
(d) For any notice provided by publication pursuant to section
77-1834, the affidavit of the publisher, manager, or other employee of the newspaper, the copy of the notice, the affidavit of the purchaser or assignee, and the copy of the title search required under section
77-1835.
(2) The failure of the county treasurer to issue the deed of conveyance if requested within the timeframe provided in this section shall not impair the validity of such deed if there has otherwise been compliance with sections
77-1801 to
77-1863.