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Dearborn County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Dearborn 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 state rules plus what the county publishes on Jul 30, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Dearborn County, seat of Lawrenceburg: 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.

Format
In person
Registration
Registration runs through SRI.
County office
(812) 537-8811
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How Dearborn 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
Dearborn County Treasurer's Office
Frequency
annual
Registration
Registration runs through SRI.
Sale list
Auditor tax list, Eligible for Tax Sale filter
When it runs
Mid September, at 10:00 a.m. The county's tax sale page sets the front end of the calendar: "On or before July 1 of each year, the County Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor, a list of real property with delinquent taxes that are eligible for tax sale." SRI, the vendor Dearborn County points bidders to, states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and lists the Dearborn County tax sale on September 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., matching mid September dates in each of the four prior years.
Registration and deposit

Registration runs through SRI. Its knowledge base says that for a live sale you "Register at https://www.sriservices.com" by creating an account, finding the parcel of interest and clicking "Register for Auction," or you may "register at the sale location the morning of the sale." SRI also advises bidders to "be sure to read all the documentation associated with the sale when you are registering."

Sale format and venue
Dearborn County runs a live, in-person tax sale rather than an online auction, so no online bidding platform is confirmed for this county. SRI lists the sale at the county administration building at 165 Mary Street in Lawrenceburg, in the Henry Dearborn Room on the first floor. Verify the format and location with the Treasurer's Office before travelling. SRI's Zeus Auction site conducts online sales for other Indiana counties, which can leave the impression that every SRI county bids online. That is not the case here. The county page notes that delinquent property taxes must exceed $25 to be certified, and that a parcel is not removed from the certified list "unless all delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties due on the delinquency, interest, and costs directly attributable to the tax sale have been paid in full." The Auditor's Office maintains the eligible-for-sale list and issues the tax deed after redemption expires. Live in-person auction administered by SRI Incorporated for the county
Source: Dearborn County, Indiana - Treasurer's Office, Tax Sale Information· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Dearborn County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Dearborn 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 Auditor tax list, Eligible for Tax Sale filter for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration runs through SRI. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Dearborn County Treasurer's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Dearborn County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Auditor tax list, Eligible for Tax Sale filter. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration runs through SRI. Its knowledge base says that for a live sale you "Register at https://www.sriservices.com" by creating an account, finding the parcel of interest and clicking "Register for Auction," or you may "register at the sale location the morning of the sale." SRI also advises bidders to "be sure to read all the documentation associated with the sale when you are registering."

  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)

Dearborn County Treasurer's Office

(812) 537-8811

165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025

Official website

County notes

  • Dearborn County's own tax sale page is published by the Treasurer's Office and carries the statutory framework plus contact details, but it lists no sale date and no auction platform. Its only outbound link is to SRI at https://sriservices.com/ with the instruction to scroll to Dearborn County.
  • The delinquent and eligible-for-sale list is served by the Auditor's datapitstop site. Open the Tax List page and use the "Eligible for Tax Sale" filter. The page also offers "Sold at Tax Sale" and "Comm Sale Sold" views, which are useful for tracking prior-year outcomes and commissioners' certificate sales. That host serves over plain HTTP only; the HTTPS version does not respond.
  • The Treasurer's Office page names Hayley M. Hatfield as County Treasurer and gives the mailing address as Dearborn County Treasurer, 165 Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. The Auditor's Office handles deductions, tax rates and tax sales on the record-keeping side and is a separate office in the same building.
  • Data quality is medium rather than high because the county's own tax sale page does not publish the sale date or the bidding format. Those come from SRI, the county's contracted sale administrator, so reconfirm the current-year date with the Treasurer's Office before relying on it.
  • Property tax due dates for 2025 payable 2026 are May 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 per the Treasurer's Office page, which is the delinquency clock that feeds the following year's certification.

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 Dearborn 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 Dearborn County tax certificate sale?

Mid September, at 10:00 a.m. The county's tax sale page sets the front end of the calendar: "On or before July 1 of each year, the County Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor, a list of real property with delinquent taxes that are eligible for tax sale." SRI, the vendor Dearborn County points bidders to, states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and lists the Dearborn County tax sale on September 17, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., matching mid September dates in each of the four prior years. 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 Dearborn County Treasurer's Office 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 Dearborn County tax sale list?

Dearborn County posts its tax sale list at auditor.dearborncounty15.us. 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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