Minnesota Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerMinnesota tax sale timing: County public auctions of newly forfeited land are typically held within about six months after forfeiture and recur year-round by county; parcels are first offered at an initial price based on estimated market value, and unsold parcels are re-offered at a minimum-bid price based on the taxes, penalties, interest and costs. What is sold: Tax deeds. 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 Minnesota 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 Minnesota law.

Rate / penalty: n/a - Minnesota sells no lien certificates to private investors; delinquent parcels are bid in for the State and later sold as tax-forfeited land. Interest and penalties on delinquent taxes accrue to the State/county, not to a buyer.

Redemption: Generally 3 years from the tax judgment sale (at which the county bids in the parcel for the State on the second Monday in May); 1 year for certain targeted-community and other specified properties, and 5 weeks for judicially abandoned / vacant properties (Minn. Stat. 281.17). Once the period expires the property forfeits absolutely to the State; there is no redemption after the public tax-forfeited land sale, though a former owner may apply to repurchase before that sale (Minn. Stat. 282.241).

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