Martin County, IN tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Martin 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 Martin County, seat of Shoals: 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
- Annually in September at 10:00 AM local time.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Register once with SRI at https://sriservices.com/, which covers every county SRI serves.
- County office
- (812) 247-3701
On this page
How Martin 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
- Martin County Treasurer and Martin County Auditor, with the sale administered by SRI Incorporated
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annually in September at 10:00 AM local time.
- Registration
- Register once with SRI at https://sriservices.com/, which covers every county SRI serves.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register once with SRI at https://sriservices.com/, which covers every county SRI serves. Print the registration form and W-9 from the SRI site and bring both to the sale. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale, and the county notice asks bidders to arrive at least 30 minutes before the 10:00 AM start to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 a business entity must provide the Martin County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State in order to register.
Sale format and venue
Martin County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Martin 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 Martin County Treasurer tax list, filterable to parcels eligible or certified for tax sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Annually in September at 10:00 AM local time. 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 Martin County Treasurer and Martin County Auditor, with the sale administered by SRI Incorporated as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Martin County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Martin County Treasurer tax list, filterable to parcels eligible or certified for tax sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register once with SRI at https://sriservices.com/, which covers every county SRI serves. Print the registration form and W-9 from the SRI site and bring both to the sale. Bidders without internet access may register the morning of the sale, and the county notice asks bidders to arrive at least 30 minutes before the 10:00 AM start to receive a bid number. Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1 a business entity must provide the Martin County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State in order to register.
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 official page routes all tax sale questions to SRI Incorporated, listing "Tax sale information" as a link to sriservices.com. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 am to 4 pm.
- Payment terms and any deposit are not stated in the county's published notice. Confirm accepted funds and settlement timing with the Treasurer before bidding.
- For the 2025 sale the Auditor and Treasurer applied for the judgment and order of sale on or after 08/22/2025, and any defense had to be filed with the Martin County Circuit Court and served on both offices before that date.
- Redemption on certificates sold at the 2025 sale runs to Thursday, September 10, 2026. Certificates struck to the county could expire as early as Thursday, January 08, 2026.
- The minimum bid includes delinquent taxes and special assessments, taxes and assessments due and payable in the year of the sale, all penalties, $25 for postage and publication, other county costs attributable to the sale, and unpaid costs from a prior sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(c).
- Martin County Auditor Michelle Norris, (812) 247-3731, 129 Main St, Shoals, IN 47581, certifies the delinquent list and her office handles tax sale processing and deeds.
- The Treasurer's online tax list carries a county disclaimer that it is not for official use, so confirm parcel status with the office before bidding.
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 Martin County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Martin County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Martin 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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