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Livingston County Tax Sale: 15 Properties on the Block Thursday, November 5

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The sale, in numbers

The published list opened at 20 properties; 5 have already been withdrawn, redeemed or sold out, leaving 15 live for the November 5 sale. One data note, stated plainly: the county's published list for this sale does not carry amounts due or minimum bids for these parcels, so neither do we. The report for this sale is the complete parcel list exactly as the county published it — no estimated amounts, no invented figures. What you are buying is completeness and currency: every parcel, kept current as the county's list changes, instead of a stale PDF pulled weeks before the sale.

The county publishes assessed values with this list — median $85,800 across 15 parcels — so a conservative ceiling estimate (65% of assessed, labeled Estimate) can be set parcel by parcel: $55,770 on the median parcel. Assessed value is the county's figure, not a market appraisal.

• 15 properties live on the published list (20 originally published)
• Median published assessed value $85,800 — a conservative ceiling estimate (65% of assessed, labeled Estimate) of $55,770 on the median parcel
• Sale date: Thursday, November 5, 2026 — in person — see the county page for the venue exactly as published

What kind of property is on the list

The county's list, by property type: single family residence are the largest group at 7, 3 manufactured housing, 1 rural vacant, 1 three family residence, 1 apartments.

• 7 single family residence
• 3 manufactured housing
• 1 rural vacant
• 1 three family residence
• 1 apartments

How this New York sale works

New York counties hold and foreclose their own tax liens under RPTL Article 11, then resell the foreclosed parcels at public auction. There is no lien certificate for individual investors and no redemption after the foreclosure judgment — the redemption window (2 years by default from the lien date, longer for some residential and farm property under local law) runs before the county takes title, not after you buy. What you win at this auction is the property itself.

Before Thursday: how to work this list

Start from the full list on the Livingston County page linked below and work it down to a bid list before sale day: screen for the areas and property types you actually buy, verify each finalist against county records, and confirm registration, deposit and payment rules with the county tax sale office well before November 5. The sale is tomorrow; the buyers who win it are the ones who did the sorting in advance, not the ones scrolling on sale day. Set each finalist's ceiling from the property and the published assessed value where the county provides one — never from the amount owed alone.

Questions

Why doesn't the report show amounts owed?
The county's published list for this sale does not include amounts due for these parcels. We publish data exactly as the county releases it and never invent figures — the report is the complete, current parcel list; amounts can be confirmed per-parcel in the county's tax records.

Can the owner redeem after a New York county auction?
No. Redemption under RPTL Article 11 runs before the in rem foreclosure judgment — 2 years from the lien date by default. Parcels at this auction have already passed through foreclosure; the resale carries no further redemption.