Calaveras County, CA tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •County seat San Andreas. The Tax Collector / Treasurer's Office is at 891 Mountain Ranch Road, Building D, San Andreas, CA 95249, open Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm, closed weekends and holidays. Fax is (209) 754-6355. Lehua Mossa is the current Tax Collector / Treasurer.
• •Online only. Bid4Assets is the sole bidding channel; the county FAQ states all bids must be made online at bid4assets.com and that sealed or mailed bids are not accepted.
• •Next scheduled sale per the Bid4Assets 2026 calendar: Calaveras County, CA Tax Defaulted Properties Auction, November 13th to 16th, 2026. That calendar row was not yet hyperlinked to a storefront when checked, which indicates the auction was scheduled but not yet live.
• •Deposit size varies by sale and should be re-checked each cycle. The January 2026 re-offer required $2,000 plus a $35 processing fee. Publicly indexed material for an earlier Calaveras sale referenced a $2,500 deposit, so do not treat any single figure as permanent.
• •Calaveras-specific friction point for investors: vesting information must be submitted before Bid4Assets will release deposit instructions, so budget extra lead time ahead of the deposit deadline.
• •Sale advertising follows state law. Per the county FAQ, notice of a tax sale must be published three times in successive seven-day intervals before the sale date in a general-circulation newspaper published in the county.
• •Minimum bids are statutory. The FAQ states the minimum price for a parcel offered at public auction for the first time shall be no less than the total amount necessary to redeem the parcel plus costs, and the tax collector may set it higher.
• •Excess proceeds are handled by the county, not the platform. The Auctions page hosts an Excess Proceeds Claim Form for the November 2025 sale and general Excess Proceeds Instructions.
• •Vacant land is common in this inventory and has no street address. The county FAQ directs buyers to Assessor maps and books for approximate location and notes exact boundaries require a survey at the purchaser's expense, which is a strong fit for pre-bid land due-diligence content.
• •The county Auctions page loads its document list via a JavaScript file-browser module, so the PDFs are reachable only by direct URL under /Portals/TaxCollector/Documents/Auction/ when scripting is unavailable.

California rules

Redemption

Tax-defaulted property may be redeemed until the right of redemption is terminated (section 4101). That right terminates at the close of business on the last business day prior to the commencement date of the tax sale, and the start of the auction counts as the sale date no matter when bidding closes. A redemption payment sent by mail must be received in the tax collector's office before that deadline. California has no post-sale redemption period: once the auction opens, a record owner who has not redeemed loses all legal and equitable interest in the property. Two situations revive the right of redemption. The right revives if the property is not sold, and it revives on the next business day if the tax collector approved a credit sale and the buyer did not pay in full by the deadline the tax collector set.California Revenue and Taxation Code 3707 - right of redemption terminates at close of business on the last business day before the saleCal. Rev. & Tax. Code 3707Verified Jul 25, 2026

Deed deposit

The tax collector may require a deposit and must give public notice before the sale of its amount, payment method, and due date, and of whether it is a condition of bidding or applies toward the purchase price. On a sale the tax collector approves as a deferred-payment transaction, the deposit may be $5,000 or 10 percent of the minimum bid price, whichever is greater. Counties set the specific figure, so confirm it on the county page or auction platform.California Revenue and Taxation Code 3706 - sale at public auction to the highest bidder, no bid below the approved minimum priceCal. Rev. & Tax. Code 3706Verified Jul 25, 2026

Surplus proceeds

Sale proceeds first cover statutory distributions, then taxes, assessments, and county costs. Anything left is excess proceeds held in the delinquent tax sale trust fund. A party of interest may file a claim at any time before one year after the tax collector's deed to the purchaser is recorded. Distribution runs first to lienholders of record before the tax deed was recorded, in order of their priority, then to persons with title of record. Excess proceeds not claimed within that year may be transferred to the county general fund.California Revenue and Taxation Code 4675 - claims for excess proceeds within one year of recordation of the tax deed, and claim priorityCal. Rev. & Tax. Code 4675Verified Jul 25, 2026

Governing statute

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code, Division 1, Part 6 (sections 3351 to 3972)California Revenue and Taxation Code 3691 - power to sell tax-defaulted property after five years, three years for nonresidential commercialCal. Rev. & Tax. Code 3691Verified Jul 25, 2026

A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.

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