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Fayette County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Fayette 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 Fayette County, seat of Connersville: 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
Thursday, September 17, 2026.Thursday · 2026
Format
In person
Registration
Register through SRI.
County office
765-825-1013
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How Fayette 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
Fayette County Treasurer, with the annual tax sale conducted for the county by SRI Incorporated. SRI lists both the Fayette County Auditor and the Fayette County Treasurer as the county contacts for the sale.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Thursday, September 17, 2026.
Registration
Register through SRI.
Sale list
SRI property and sale listings, select Indiana then Fayette County
When it runs
Mid to late September. SRI lists the Fayette County tax sale as "Thursday, September 17, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI also states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that "Sales dates are normally finalized and posted by the end of June on our corporate website."
Registration and deposit

Register through SRI. For a live sale SRI says a bidder "will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then select one of the parcels and click "Register for Auction". SRI adds that "you can register at the sale location the morning of the sale" and that "SRI typically arrives onsite about an hour to hour and a half prior to the auction start time." SRI's Fayette listing does not publish a registration window for the 2026 sale, so confirm the cutoff with the Treasurer or SRI before sale day.

Sale format and venue
The Fayette County tax sale is held in person, not online. SRI lists the sale type as "In-person" at the "Commissioners' Meeting Room" at 10:00 AM. SRI does not publish the street address of that room, so confirm the location with the Treasurer's office before traveling. Caution on the auction platform: zeusauction.com does host a Fayette County auction, but that is the sheriff's mortgage foreclosure sale, listed by SRI as an online "Foreclosure Auction" on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. It is a different sale from the tax sale and should not be mistaken for it. Fayette County's own website carries no tax sale page, so SRI's county page is the operative schedule. SRI's listing currently shows one scheduled tax sale and no scheduled commissioners' deed or certificate sale. SRI states that "Property listings are displayed on our corporate website about a month prior to the auction taking place", so the Fayette parcel list should appear in roughly mid August. SRI Incorporated, live in person auction. No online bidding platform is used for this sale.
Source: SRI Services, Fayette County Indiana sale schedule and tax sale detail· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Fayette County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Fayette 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 and sale listings, select Indiana then Fayette County for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register through SRI. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Thursday, September 17, 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 Fayette County Treasurer, with the annual tax sale conducted for the county by SRI Incorporated. SRI lists both the Fayette County Auditor and the Fayette County Treasurer as the county contacts for the sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Fayette County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from SRI property and sale listings, select Indiana then Fayette County. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register through SRI. For a live sale SRI says a bidder "will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then select one of the parcels and click "Register for Auction". SRI adds that "you can register at the sale location the morning of the sale" and that "SRI typically arrives onsite about an hour to hour and a half prior to the auction start time." SRI's Fayette listing does not publish a registration window for the 2026 sale, so confirm the cutoff with the Treasurer or SRI before sale day.

  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)

Fayette County Treasurer

765-825-1013

Fayette County Courthouse, 1st Floor, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331

Official website

County notes

  • Treasurer James Durham, phone 765-825-1013, email treasurer@co.fayette.in.us, Courthouse 1st Floor, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
  • Auditor Jane Downard, phone 765-825-8987, same courthouse address, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331. SRI lists the Auditor alongside the Treasurer as a tax sale contact.
  • The official county website at co.fayette.in.us has no tax sale, certificate sale or delinquent list page. A site search for "tax sale" returns only the Assessor page, so the sale schedule has to be read from SRI, the county's contracted sale administrator.
  • SRI's general contact for Indiana sales is 800-800-9588 and support@sriservices.com.
  • The 2026 tax sale is an in person auction. Investors looking for online bidding should note that only the Fayette County sheriff's foreclosure auction runs on zeusauction.com, not the tax sale.

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 Fayette 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 Fayette County tax certificate sale?

Mid to late September. SRI lists the Fayette County tax sale as "Thursday, September 17, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI also states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that "Sales dates are normally finalized and posted by the end of June on our corporate website." 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 Fayette County Treasurer, with the annual tax sale conducted for the county by SRI Incorporated. SRI lists both the Fayette County Auditor and the Fayette County Treasurer as the county contacts for the sale. 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 Fayette County tax sale list?

Fayette 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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