LaGrange County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the LaGrange 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 LaGrange County, seat of LaGrange: 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 scheduled for September 15, 2026.Tuesday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- County office
- (260) 499-6315
On this page
How LaGrange 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
- LaGrange County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
The Treasurer's tax sale notice tells bidders to "arrive by 9:30 a.m. to register to participate in the sale." GUTS asks that bidders "fill out and submit their Bidder Registration form by Noon the day before each county's sale" so the auction can begin promptly at 10 a.m. The GUTS bidder registration form is completed, signed, then scanned and emailed to saritak@g-uts.com or faxed to 317-769-3329, and asks for SSN or federal ID, driver's license number, contact details, and the name to appear on the tax sale certificate and deed. Bidders affirm under penalty of perjury that they owe no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, or other county obligations. All business entities must provide a certificate of authority or proof of registration in good standing with the Indiana Secretary of State to the County Treasurer. Bidders also acknowledge they must have sufficient funds at the time of registration or purchase, depending on county policy.
Sale format and venue
LaGrange County tax sale list and auction calendar
For LaGrange 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 LaGrange County tax sale advertising list and bidder forms (GUTS) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Tax sale scheduled for September 15, 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use LaGrange County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in LaGrange County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from LaGrange County tax sale advertising list and bidder forms (GUTS). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
The Treasurer's tax sale notice tells bidders to "arrive by 9:30 a.m. to register to participate in the sale." GUTS asks that bidders "fill out and submit their Bidder Registration form by Noon the day before each county's sale" so the auction can begin promptly at 10 a.m. The GUTS bidder registration form is completed, signed, then scanned and emailed to saritak@g-uts.com or faxed to 317-769-3329, and asks for SSN or federal ID, driver's license number, contact details, and the name to appear on the tax sale certificate and deed. Bidders affirm under penalty of perjury that they owe no delinquent property taxes, special assessments, or other county obligations. All business entities must provide a certificate of authority or proof of registration in good standing with the Indiana Secretary of State to the County Treasurer. Bidders also acknowledge they must have sufficient funds at the time of registration or purchase, depending on county policy.
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 is Connie J. Brower. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with a fax line at (260) 499-6401.
- The county calendar labels the September 15, 2026 sale "2026 Tax Sale (2024 payable 2025)", so the parcels offered carry 2024 taxes payable in 2025 and earlier.
- Property tax installments are due May 10 and November 10 each year, and a missed installment draws a 5 percent penalty if cured within 30 days with no other delinquencies, otherwise 10 percent.
- The Treasurer's FAQ points property research to beacon.schneidercorp.com for parcel and tax payment lookups, and to lowtaxinfo.com/lagrangecounty for viewing and paying bills.
- GUTS serves only a handful of Indiana counties (Boone, Brown, Clinton, and LaGrange appear on its 2026 list), so its LaGrange County block is the single vendor page carrying this county's sale documents.
- GUTS also maintains separate certificate sale and deed sale sections, but neither currently lists LaGrange County, so the annual tax sale under IC 6-1.1-24 is the only sale confirmed for this county.
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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