Jay County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Jay 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 Jay County, seat of Portland: 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
- SRI Incorporated handles bidder signup for this sale.
- County office
- 260-726-7007
On this page
How Jay 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
- Jay County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- SRI Incorporated handles bidder signup for this sale.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
SRI Incorporated handles bidder signup for this sale. Each Jay County parcel on SRI's sale search carries a "Register for this sale" action, and SRI's detail page for the September 2, 2026 sale does not yet show a registration window. Confirm registration steps, deposit rules, and cutoff dates with the Jay County Treasurer's Office at 260-726-7007 or SRI support at 800-800-9588 before the sale.
Sale format and venue
Jay County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Jay 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 Jay County tax sale property list (SRI) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Jay County Treasurer's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Jay County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Jay County tax sale property list (SRI). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
SRI Incorporated handles bidder signup for this sale. Each Jay County parcel on SRI's sale search carries a "Register for this sale" action, and SRI's detail page for the September 2, 2026 sale does not yet show a registration window. Confirm registration steps, deposit rules, and cutoff dates with the Jay County Treasurer's Office at 260-726-7007 or SRI support at 800-800-9588 before the sale.
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
- SRI's sale search showed 63 Jay County parcels scheduled for the September 2, 2026 tax sale, each marked with a status of DELINQUENT.
- The Jay County Auditor's Office is at 120 N Court St, Ste 202, Portland, IN 47371, phone 260-726-7575, email jauditor@jaycounty.in.gov. The Auditor is the office that issues the tax deed once the redemption period runs out.
- Jonelle Foreman is the Jay County Treasurer and Emily Franks is the Jay County Auditor, per both the county website and SRI's county page.
- Neither the Treasurer's page nor the Auditor's page on the county website mentions the tax sale, so buyers should work from SRI's Jay County page and call the Treasurer to confirm.
- The county lists 2026 property tax due dates as May 11 and November 10.
- The Jay County Courthouse switchboard is (260) 726-7575 at 120 North Court Street, Portland, IN 47371.
- jaycounty.net is a legacy Jay County site that still shows a 2020 notice on load. Use in.gov/counties/jay for current office information.
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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Where can I find the Jay County tax sale list?
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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