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December 20, 2024 - 2:00 p.m., Washington County Government Center, Rm LL14.
Contact the Washington County Department of Property Records and Taxpayer Services for a complete list of terms for sale and for additional information.
Information regarding upcoming auction dates will be available on our website, by phone, or in our office. Washington County Tax Forfeited property auctions are held at the Government Center located at 14949 62nd St N, Stillwater, MN 55082.
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A valid picture identification (i.e., driver’s license, passport, etc.) will be required to obtain a bidding card.Tax Forfeited Land
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Check the Sale Information, here.
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To be notified when an upcoming auction is scheduled, you can subscribe to our free email notification service to have auction information automatically emailed to you 3 weeks prior to the auction.
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A successful bidder may write a personal check at the time of sale. Any changes regarding terms of payment for a property are outlined in the published "Terms of Sale" for each auction.Tax Forfeited Land
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If property is purchased in the current year, the taxes will become due and payable the following year, and each year thereafter (For example; If property is purchased in 2024, taxes will be due and payable in 2025).
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After full payment of the purchase price and extra costs are paid in full a State Deed will be issued by the Minnesota Dept. of Revenue and recorded in the Property Records division of Washington County Property Records & Taxpayer Services department. You may wish to consult with an attorney in order to clear title.
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Repurchase is permitted prior to the public sale. For the purpose of repurchase, "prior" shall mean by the end of the business day prior to the sale.
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No. Absentee bidding is not allowed.Tax Forfeited Land
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Minnesota Statutes, section 282.016, paragraph (a) states that a county auditor, county treasurer, county administrator of the district court, county assessor, supervisor of assessments, or deputy or clerk or an employee of such officer, a commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or an assistant to such commissioner, must not become a purchaser, either personally or as agent or attorney for another person, of the properties offered for sale under the provisions of this chapter in the county for which the person performs duties. A person prohibited from purchasing property under this section must not directly or indirectly have another person purchase it on behalf of the prohibited purchaser for the prohibited purchaser's benefit or gain. (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), such officer, deputy, clerk, or employee or commissioner for tax-forfeited lands or assistant to such commissioner may (1) purchase lands owned by that official at the time the state became the absolute owner thereof or (2) bid upon and purchase forfeited property offered for sale under the alternate sale procedure described in section 282.01, subd. 7a.Tax Forfeited Land
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All properties not sold at auction will be available for purchase the next day in the Taxpayer Services Division on a first come, first serve basis. All parcels will be sold at their established appraised value.Tax Forfeited Land
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No, Minnesota Tax Lien Judgment Certificates are no longer sold. The "certificate of sale" process was abolished by the Minnesota Legislature in 1974.Tax Forfeited Land