Fulton County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Fulton 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 Fulton County, seat of Rochester: 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
- Early September, annually.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register online with SRI at https://sriservices.com/.
- County office
- 574-223-2913
On this page
How Fulton 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)
- Run by
- Fulton County Treasurer's Office, acting jointly with the Fulton County Auditor's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Early September, annually.
- Registration
- Register online with SRI at https://sriservices.com/.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register online with SRI at https://sriservices.com/. The notice states: "If you are interested in bidding on the tax sale for an Indiana county, you may register online at https://sriservices.com/. This registration is good for all counties that SRI services. You need to register only once for all counties." Print and bring the completed registration form and a W-9 to the sale. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale. The notice asks bidders to "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time" to receive a bid number before the start. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity registering to bid must supply the Fulton County Treasurer with a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State.
Sale format and venue
Fulton County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Fulton 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Fulton County 2026 Notice of Real Property Tax Sale and delinquent parcel list (PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Early September, annually. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Fulton County Treasurer's Office, acting jointly with the Fulton County Auditor's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Fulton County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Fulton County 2026 Notice of Real Property Tax Sale and delinquent parcel list (PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register online with SRI at https://sriservices.com/. The notice states: "If you are interested in bidding on the tax sale for an Indiana county, you may register online at https://sriservices.com/. This registration is good for all counties that SRI services. You need to register only once for all counties." Print and bring the completed registration form and a W-9 to the sale. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale. The notice asks bidders to "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time" to receive a bid number before the start. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity registering to bid must supply the Fulton County Treasurer with a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State.
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.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
unsold certificates
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)
County notes
- The Treasurer's Office page states the office "is required by statute to collect delinquent taxes through the tax sale process" and links to a dedicated Tax Sale Information page at https://www.co.fulton.in.us/338/Tax-Sale-Information, whose only quick link is SRI Services.
- The Fulton County Auditor's Office is at 125 E 9th Street, Suite 108, Rochester, IN 46975, phone 574-223-2912, email auditor@co.fulton.in.us. The Auditor certified the 2026 delinquent list and lists SRI Incorporated under its quick links.
- Both offices are open Monday through Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.
- The 2026 notice sets redemption at 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within six months of the sale date, or 115% if redeemed more than six months after the sale, plus any overbid amount and 5% per annum interest on the overbid. Subsequent taxes and special assessments paid by the purchaser also carry 5% per annum interest.
- Redemption on 2026 certificates sold at the sale expires Thursday, September 02, 2027. For certificates struck to the county, the notice says redemption may expire Thursday, December 31, 2026.
- Minimum bid equals delinquent taxes and special assessments, taxes and special assessments due and payable in the sale year, all penalties, a $25 postage and publication charge plus other tax sale costs assessed by the auditor, and any unpaid costs from a prior tax sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(c).
- If a parcel sells above the minimum bid and is not redeemed, the notice says the divested owner of record may have a right to the tax sale surplus.
- The county does not warrant street addresses or common descriptions, and states a misstatement in the key number or street address does not invalidate an otherwise valid sale.
- Neither the county website nor the notice publishes a street address for the Commissioners' Meeting Room. County offices, including the Treasurer and Auditor, are at 125 E 9th Street, Rochester, IN 46975; confirm the exact room and building with the Treasurer before the sale.
Indiana rules
- 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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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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