Iowa Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerIowa tax sale timing: Annual tax sale on the third Monday in June in every county (Iowa Code ch. 446), with adjourned sales for unsold parcels thereafter. What is sold: Tax lien certificates. Registration and deposits are due before the sale — in most counties, the day before — so the list posting date matters as much as the sale date.

Verified Iowa sale dates are added as counties publish their lists — members get them by text and email the moment they post. The sale rhythm below is from Iowa law.

Rate / penalty: 2% per month / 24% per year, fixed by statute (Iowa Code 447.1); the rate is not bid down - bidders compete by bidding down the undivided interest percentage in the parcel they would take on a deed, and many counties assign contested parcels by random / rotational selection among registered bidders.

Redemption: The holder may serve a notice of expiration of the right of redemption after 1 year and 9 months from the sale; redemption ends 90 days after completed service of that notice (Iowa Code 447.9, 447.12), so the effective minimum hold is about 2 years.

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Rules: Iowa tax sale laws · Playbook: Iowa investing guide