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Kansas tax sales: the season preview

What's actually for sale

Kansas sells tax deeds. Even though there is no redemption after the sale, K.S.A. 79-2804b allows a legal challenge to set aside the sale for procedural defects for 12 months after court confirmation, so title is not fully settled in year one. A sheriff's deed issues only after the court confirms the sale, which can take up to about 90 days in some counties.

The rate that decides your return

n/a - Kansas sells no lien certificates to private investors; the county bids in delinquent parcels itself and later forecloses judicially. Interest and penalties on delinquent taxes accrue to the county, and the sheriff-sale buyer acquires the property itself.

The clock you're investing against

Sale schedule: No statewide sale date; counties file judicial tax foreclosure actions periodically (commonly one sale cycle per year per county) and the sheriff sells after judgment, on a court-set date, with notice published for three consecutive weeks and the sale at least 30 days after first publication (K.S.A. 79-2804).

Redemption: No post-sale redemption. The owner may redeem at any time before the sheriff's sale; the county generally may not file its judicial foreclosure action until the parcel has remained unredeemed on September 1 of the second year after it was bid in by the county (September 1 of the first year for certain abandoned / low-value categories) - K.S.A. 79-2801 and 79-2401a.

Where the sales happen

County-specific: some counties run the sheriff's sale online via GovEase (e.g., Shawnee County) or CivicSource (e.g., Sedgwick County historically); many counties still hold in-person sheriff's sales at the courthouse.. Lists post on the county's schedule, change as owners redeem, and registration typically closes before sale day — the investors who see the list first set the market.

Deep dives: Kansas laws · Kansas investing guide · Kansas sale calendar. Law verified 2026-10-30.