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Spencer County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Spencer 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 Spencer County, seat of Rockport: 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
Tuesday, September 29, 2026.Tuesday · 2026
Format
In person
County office
(812) 649-4556
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How Spencer 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
Spencer County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual sale each September. SRI's Spencer County sale page lists the current tax sale as "Tuesday, September 29, 2026" with sale hours of "10:00 AM".
Sale list
Spencer County tax sale property list (SRI)
Registration and deposit

SRI's Spencer County tax sale detail page gives the sale date, the 10:00 AM start and the Commissioners' Room location but publishes no registration window for the September 29, 2026 sale, and the sale is held in person rather than online. Confirm registration, deposit and bidder certification requirements with the Spencer County Treasurer at (812) 649-4556 or with SRI Incorporated at (800) 800-9588 before the sale date.

Sale format and venue
Spencer County holds its Indiana tax sale in person at the courthouse Commissioners' Room in Rockport, so no online bidding platform applies to the September 29, 2026 sale. The Spencer County Auditor's page directs bidders to SRI Incorporated's site and says to select Spencer County from the dropdown to view upcoming sale listings; SRI's Spencer County page carries the sale date, hours and location, and lists the Treasurer (Elaine Jones, 812-649-4556) and the Auditor (Gina Mullen, 812-649-6004) as the county contacts. SRI also runs the Zeus Auction online platform used by some Indiana counties, and sale format can change from year to year, so verify the format for each sale year with the Treasurer's office. The SRI property list for this sale was still empty when checked, which is normal before the statutory advertisement runs. No commissioners' certificate sale of unsold parcels is currently scheduled for the county on SRI's page. Caution on third-party listings: Bid4Assets publishes a page titled "NOTICE OF SALE: Spencer County, Indiana - Live Tax Lien Sale" that can read like an online auction, but its own text states it is providing the notice strictly as a courtesy, that it is not conducting the auction and is not affiliated with the sale, and that bidders should contact the county office that conducts it. In person at the Spencer County Commissioners' Room in Rockport, administered for the county by SRI Incorporated
Source: SRI Incorporated, Spencer County Indiana sale calendar and county contacts· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Spencer County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Spencer 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 Spencer County tax sale property list (SRI) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Tuesday, September 29, 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Spencer County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Spencer County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Spencer County tax sale property list (SRI). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    SRI's Spencer County tax sale detail page gives the sale date, the 10:00 AM start and the Commissioners' Room location but publishes no registration window for the September 29, 2026 sale, and the sale is held in person rather than online. Confirm registration, deposit and bidder certification requirements with the Spencer County Treasurer at (812) 649-4556 or with SRI Incorporated at (800) 800-9588 before the sale date.

  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)

Spencer County Treasurer

(812) 649-4556

200 Main Street, Room 7, Rockport, IN 47635

Official website

County notes

  • Treasurer's office hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm Monday through Friday, in Room 7 on the second floor of the courthouse at 200 Main Street, Rockport. Additional office numbers are (812) 649-6007 and (812) 649-6008, with a toll free line at (800) 975-8813 and email treasurer@spencercounty.in.gov. Source: county-treasurer.
  • Property taxes are billed by April 15 each year, with spring installments due May 10 and fall installments due November 10, which sets the delinquency clock that feeds the September sale. Source: county-treasurer.
  • The Spencer County Auditor is at 200 Main Street, Room 6, Rockport, IN 47635, phone (812) 649-6004, email auditor@spencercounty.in.gov. The Auditor's page states the office manages county tax sales and points buyers to SRI Incorporated's site for upcoming sale listings. Source: county-auditor.
  • SRI's Spencer County page names Auditor Gina Mullen at 812-649-6004 and Treasurer Elaine Jones at 812-649-4556, and gives SRI support as (800) 800-9588 and support@sriservices.com. Source: sri-county-page.
  • The sale detail page for September 29, 2026 lists sale hours of 10:00 AM and the sale location as the Commissioners' Room, with no cause number and no registration window posted yet. Source: sri-county-page.
  • SRI's county page showed one scheduled tax sale and zero scheduled certificate sales and zero deed sales for Spencer County when checked, alongside a separate sheriff foreclosure auction set for September 15, 2026 at the Spencer County Sheriff's Office, 120 North 2nd Street, Rockport. The foreclosure auction is a mortgage foreclosure sale, not the tax sale. Source: sri-county-page.
  • The county's own website carries no dedicated tax sale page; sale specifics come from SRI Incorporated, the vendor the county's Auditor page designates for tax sale listings. Sources: county-auditor, sri-county-page.
  • The county Treasurer also runs a separate legacy parcel and tax lookup at treasurer.spencercounty74.us, which serves an HTTPS certificate for datapitstop.us and so fails secure fetches; it carries property tax records and a judgments list, not the tax sale list.

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 Spencer 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 Spencer County tax certificate sale?

Annual sale each September. SRI's Spencer County sale page lists the current tax sale as "Tuesday, September 29, 2026" with sale hours of "10:00 AM". 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 Spencer County Treasurer 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 Spencer County tax sale list?

Spencer County posts its tax sale list at sriservices.com. 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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