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Perry County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Perry 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 Perry County, seat of Tell City: 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
Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/.
County office
812-547-4816
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How Perry 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)

In person
Run by
Perry County Treasurer and Perry County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/.
Sale list
2026 Notice of Real Property Tax Sale, 72 parcels with owner names and minimum amounts
When it runs
The 2026 notice reads "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, August 26, 2026" in the Commissioners' Meeting Room. The prior year's notice set the sale for 09/03/2025 at 10:00 AM in the same room, so the sale lands in late August or early September. SRI Incorporated states that Indiana tax sales are "typically held in late August through October" and that dates are normally posted by June 30.
Registration and deposit

Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/. One registration covers every county SRI serves, so you register once. The county notice says to bring the completed registration form and a W-9 to the sale and to "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time to be assured you will receive your bid number before the start of the sale." Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to bid at the Perry County Tax Sale must provide the Perry County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State in accordance with IC 5-23.

Sale format and venue
Perry County runs the certificate sale live in the county Commissioners' Meeting Room, not online. The 2026 notice states the sale "will be held on 08/26/2026 at the Commissioners' Meeting Room and that sale will continue until all tracts and real property have been offered for sale," then adds that "At the discretion of local officials, the tax sale may switch to an online format," in which case it would run as an electronic sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)(10) at Zeus Auction (zeusauction.com) at the same date and time. No online sale is confirmed for Perry County in any given year, so plan on attending in person and verify with the Treasurer's office. The notice says "All location updates will be posted at www.sriservices.com prior to the tax sale" and that subsequent notices appear at www.perrycounty.in.gov. Under IC 6-1.1-24-3(e) the published descriptions may omit properties that appeared on the certified list in consecutive years, and the notice directs bidders to sriservices.com for the complete property list. The 2026 notice lists 72 parcels and is dated 07/27/2026; the 2025 notice listed 33. The list URL above is the year-specific advertisement, so check the county home page for the current year's version. In person at the county Commissioners' Meeting Room, sale administered by SRI Incorporated
Source: Perry County, Indiana Notice of Real Property Tax Sale, dated 07/27/2026· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Perry County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Perry 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use 2026 Notice of Real Property Tax Sale, 72 parcels with owner names and minimum amounts for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Perry County Treasurer and Perry County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Perry County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2026 Notice of Real Property Tax Sale, 72 parcels with owner names and minimum amounts. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/. One registration covers every county SRI serves, so you register once. The county notice says to bring the completed registration form and a W-9 to the sale and to "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time to be assured you will receive your bid number before the start of the sale." Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to bid at the Perry County Tax Sale must provide the Perry County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State in accordance with IC 5-23.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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)

Perry County Treasurer

812-547-4816

2219 Payne Street, Tell City, IN 47586

Official website

County notes

  • Redemption deadlines in the 2026 notice: "The period of redemption shall expire on Thursday, August 26, 2027 for certificates sold in the tax sale. For certificates struck to the county, the period of redemption may expire Monday, December 28, 2026."
  • Redemption cost stated in the county notice: 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within six months of the sale date, or 115% if redeemed after six months, plus the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the minimum bid, plus 5% per year interest on that overbid amount.
  • The Auditor and Treasurer applied for the court judgment on or after 08/07/2026, and both "specifically reserve the right to withhold from the sale any parcel which has been listed in error, or which otherwise becomes ineligible for sale" before or during the sale.
  • Perry County Auditor Kristinia L Hammack signed the 2026 notice. The Auditor issues the tax deed after the redemption period expires. Auditor's office: 812-547-6427, 2219 Payne Street, Tell City, IN 47586.
  • The minimum bid includes an auditor-prescribed amount that covers "twenty-five dollars ($25) for postage and publication costs" plus other county costs attributable to the sale, per the 2026 notice.
  • The Auditor's Office page links to a legacy SRI tax sale domain that no longer resolves. Use sriservices.com for current Indiana listings and bidder registration.
  • Perry County Treasurer's page directs taxpayers to lowtaxinfo.com/perrycounty for property and tax bill lookups and to paygov.us for online payment. Those are payment and lookup tools, not the auction.

Indiana rules

Max interest rate
15% of the amount paid maximum, as a flat statutory penalty
Minimum return
10% statutory penalty at redemption
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.
Governing statute
IC 6-1.1-24

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Perry County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Indiana investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Treasurer runs the sale.

When is the Perry County tax certificate sale?

The 2026 notice reads "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, August 26, 2026" in the Commissioners' Meeting Room. The prior year's notice set the sale for 09/03/2025 at 10:00 AM in the same room, so the sale lands in late August or early September. SRI Incorporated states that Indiana tax sales are "typically held in late August through October" and that dates are normally posted by June 30. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Indiana's redemption rule: 1 year from the date of sale. Call the Perry County Treasurer and Perry County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Perry County tax sale list?

Perry County posts its tax sale list at perrycounty.in.gov. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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