LaPorte County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the LaPorte 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 LaPorte County, seat of La Porte: 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
- The annual tax lien sale runs in the fall.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register with SRI Incorporated before the sale.
- County office
- 219-326-6808 Ext. 2145
On this page
How LaPorte 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
- LaPorte County Treasurer, acting with the LaPorte County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale and bidder registration
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The annual tax lien sale runs in the fall.
- Registration
- Register with SRI Incorporated before the sale.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register with SRI Incorporated before the sale. The Treasurer's Real Estate Tax Sale page states "Bidders must register with SRI prior to the sale" and points to sriservices.com. The 2025 notice adds that "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," that bidders should bring the completed registration form and a W-9 the morning of the sale, and that bidders should "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time" to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 a business entity must give the LaPorte County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State. For the online Commissioners' Certificate Sale, bidders become a member of the auction site, register for the LaPorte County auction specifically, and complete IRS Form W-9 plus the IC 6-1.1-24-5.3(c) registration statement electronically; the 2026 window ran February 18, 2026 to March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM local time.
Sale format and venue
LaPorte County tax sale list and auction calendar
For LaPorte 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 2025 tax sale advertisement with the full parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
The annual tax lien sale runs in the fall. 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 LaPorte County Treasurer, acting with the LaPorte County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale and bidder registration as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in LaPorte County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from 2025 tax sale advertisement with the full parcel list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register with SRI Incorporated before the sale. The Treasurer's Real Estate Tax Sale page states "Bidders must register with SRI prior to the sale" and points to sriservices.com. The 2025 notice adds that "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," that bidders should bring the completed registration form and a W-9 the morning of the sale, and that bidders should "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time" to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 a business entity must give the LaPorte County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State. For the online Commissioners' Certificate Sale, bidders become a member of the auction site, register for the LaPorte County auction specifically, and complete IRS Form W-9 plus the IC 6-1.1-24-5.3(c) registration statement electronically; the 2026 window ran February 18, 2026 to March 17, 2026 at 12:00 PM local time.
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
- Treasurer Dan Barenie. Main office at 555 Michigan Avenue, Suite 102, La Porte, IN 46350, phone 219-326-6808 Ext. 2145, fax 219-326-7799. A second office is at 300 Washington St, #361, Michigan City, IN 46360, phone 219-874-5611 Ext. 2062. Office and lobby hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Auditor Michael Rosenbaum, 555 Michigan Avenue, Suite 205, La Porte, IN 46350, phone 219-326-6808 Ext. 2004. The Auditor issues the tax deed after the redemption period expires.
- The 2025 judgment application was filed in LaPorte County Superior Court No. 2 under cause number 46D02-2507-TS-001834, with any defense due before 09/22/2025.
- The 2025 notice sets the redemption deadline for certificates sold at that sale as Friday, October 09, 2026, and notes that for certificates struck to the county the period may expire Friday, February 06, 2026.
- Minimum bid includes delinquent and current-year taxes and special assessments, all penalties, $95 for postage and publication costs, other county costs attributable to the sale, and any unpaid costs from a prior tax sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(c).
- The Treasurer publishes two bidder education documents linked from its page: Facts For Lien Purchasers (https://laporteco.in.gov/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/FACTS-FOR-LIEN-PURCHASERS.pdf) and a Lien Buyer Handout for the certificate sale.
- The county notice states that subsequent tax sale notices are posted at https://laporteco.in.gov/residents/county-treasurer/real-estate-tax-sale, so that page is the place to watch for the current year's date.
- The official county site is laporteco.in.gov. The older laportecounty.org address redirects there but currently serves an expired TLS certificate, so use laporteco.in.gov directly.
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
Does LaPorte County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the LaPorte County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the LaPorte 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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