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Carroll County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Carroll County, IN tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Indiana sells tax lien certificates paying up to 15%, redeemable for 1 year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Jul 30, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Carroll County, seat of Delphi: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Indiana tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026.Tuesday · 2026
Format
In person
Registration
SRI handles bidder registration.
County office
(765) 564-3446
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How Carroll County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Carroll County Treasurer's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale for the county (the Carroll County Auditor issues the tax deed after redemption expires)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Registration
SRI handles bidder registration.
Sale list
SRI property list for the Carroll County tax sale
When it runs
Early October. SRI's Carroll County page lists the next sale as "Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI's knowledge base states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that sale dates are "normally finalized and posted by the end of June".
Registration and deposit

SRI handles bidder registration. Its guidance for a live Indiana sale: "To pre-register for a live sale, you will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then locate the parcel, select "Register for Auction" and follow the prompts. SRI adds that you "can register in person the morning of the sale". SRI's Carroll County sale detail currently shows no published registration window, so confirm the cutoff with SRI or the Treasurer before the sale.

Sale format and venue
This sale is held in person, not online. SRI lists the sale format as "In-person" and the sale location as the "County Courthouse Commissioners' Meeting Room" at the Carroll County Court House, 101 W Main St, Delphi. No online bidding platform applies to the Carroll County tax sale, so plan to attend or send a representative. The SRI property list page for Carroll County returned no parcels when checked in late July 2026, which matches SRI's stated practice of posting listings about a month before the auction. SRI also uses an online platform for its online-format Indiana sales, including sheriff's mortgage foreclosure sales, but those are a separate proceeding from the tax sale and Carroll County's tax sale is not run there. The county's own website does not carry a tax sale page, so SRI's Carroll County page is the operative schedule source. Verify the date, time, and registration cutoff with the Treasurer's Office before bidding. Live in-person auction at the Carroll County Courthouse, conducted by SRI Incorporated for the county
Source: SRI Incorporated county page for Carroll County, Indiana (scheduled tax sale, date, time, location, county officials)· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Carroll County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Carroll County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use SRI property list for the Carroll County tax sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    SRI handles bidder registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Carroll County Treasurer's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale for the county (the Carroll County Auditor issues the tax deed after redemption expires) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Carroll County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from SRI property list for the Carroll County tax sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    SRI handles bidder registration. Its guidance for a live Indiana sale: "To pre-register for a live sale, you will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then locate the parcel, select "Register for Auction" and follow the prompts. SRI adds that you "can register in person the morning of the sale". SRI's Carroll County sale detail currently shows no published registration window, so confirm the cutoff with SRI or the Treasurer before the sale.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Indiana due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Indiana calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Carroll County Treasurer's Office

(765) 564-3446

101 W Main St, Delphi, IN 46923

Official website

County notes

  • County seat is Delphi. The Carroll County Court House is at 101 W Main St, Delphi, IN 46923, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Wednesday 8 am to noon.
  • The Treasurer's Office collects the delinquent taxes and conducts the sale. Reach it at (765) 564-3446 or treasurer@carrollcountyin.gov.
  • The Auditor's Office is at the same courthouse address, phone (765) 564-3172, email auditor@carrollcountyin.gov. SRI lists Beth L. Myers as Auditor and Melinda K Rossetter as Treasurer.
  • SRI's Carroll County page separates Tax Sales from Certificate Sales, Deed Sales and Foreclosure Sales. As of late July 2026 it showed one scheduled tax sale and no scheduled commissioners' certificate sale. Carroll County did hold a commissioners' certificate sale in the recent past, so watch for one between annual tax sales.
  • Parcel research: SRI's Carroll County page links Beacon (beacon.schneidercorp.com) as the county GIS and property tax lookup.
  • SRI's general contact for Indiana sales is (800) 800-9588 and support@sriservices.com.

Indiana rules

Max interest rate
15% of the amount paid maximum, as a flat statutory penalty
Minimum return
10% statutory penalty at redemption
Redemption
The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
Surplus proceeds
The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
Governing statute
IC 6-1.1-24

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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Frequently asked questions

Does Carroll County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Indiana investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Treasurer runs the sale.

When is the Carroll County tax certificate sale?

Early October. SRI's Carroll County page lists the next sale as "Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI's knowledge base states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that sale dates are "normally finalized and posted by the end of June". The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Indiana's redemption rule: 1 year from the date of sale. Call the Carroll County Treasurer's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale for the county (the Carroll County Auditor issues the tax deed after redemption expires) as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Carroll County tax sale list?

Carroll County posts its tax sale list at sriservices.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.

Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.

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