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Sullivan County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Sullivan 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 Sullivan County, seat of Sullivan: 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) 268-6410
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How Sullivan 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
Sullivan County Treasurer's Office, with the Sullivan County Auditor's Office administering the sale and handling redemptions
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Tuesday, September 29, 2026.
Sale list
SRI Sullivan County tax sale property search
When it runs
Annual, in late September. SRI Services, the vendor the county's tax sale page points bidders to, lists the next Sullivan County tax sale as "Tuesday, September 29, 2026" with "Sale Hours" of "10:00 AM", marked "In-person". Confirm the date with the Treasurer's Office before making travel plans, since Indiana counties set the date locally each year.
Registration and deposit

The county states that "Bidders must register to be eligible to bid." Registration runs through the county for this in-person sale, and SRI lists no registration window for the September 29, 2026 sale, so ask the office when bidder registration opens and what forms it wants. Call the Sullivan County Treasurer's Office at (812) 268-6410 for questions about taxes due on parcels going to sale, and the Sullivan County Auditor's Office at (812) 268-4491 for redemption questions.

Sale format and venue
Sullivan County holds its annual tax sale in person at the courthouse rotunda, not online, so plan to attend or send a representative. The county describes the redemption period as one year, with the redemption amount equal to the total taxes due and paid by the tax sale bidder plus 10 percent, and an additional 5 percent per annum on the amount bid above the taxes actually due, accruing daily. After 30 days a winning bidder may file costs for attorney fees not to exceed $500 and title search fees not to exceed $300. Winning bidders may not enter the property during the one year redemption period and must give the legal notices required by law to take title if the owner does not redeem. Sullivan County also runs a separate online sheriff foreclosure auction through the Zeus Auction Program, which is a different sale from the tax lien sale; do not treat a Zeus foreclosure listing as a tax sale parcel. As of the July 2026 check, SRI's search returned no parcels yet for the September 2026 tax sale, which is normal this far ahead of the advertising window. In person at the Sullivan County courthouse in Sullivan. SRI Services lists the sale location as "Courthouse Rotunda" and marks the sale "In-person". No online bidding platform is confirmed for this county's tax sale; verify with the office before relying on remote bidding.
Source: SRI Services, Inc. - Sullivan County, Indiana county page (scheduled tax sale date, sale hours, in-person designation, sale location, Auditor contact)· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Sullivan County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Sullivan 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 SRI Sullivan County tax sale property search 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 Sullivan County Treasurer's Office, with the Sullivan County Auditor's Office administering the sale and handling redemptions as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Sullivan County

  1. Start with the live sale list

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

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    The county states that "Bidders must register to be eligible to bid." Registration runs through the county for this in-person sale, and SRI lists no registration window for the September 29, 2026 sale, so ask the office when bidder registration opens and what forms it wants. Call the Sullivan County Treasurer's Office at (812) 268-6410 for questions about taxes due on parcels going to sale, and the Sullivan County Auditor's Office at (812) 268-4491 for redemption questions.

  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)

Sullivan County Treasurer's Office

(812) 268-6410

100 Courthouse Square, Room 201, Sullivan, IN 47882

Official website

County notes

  • Sullivan County's tax sale is conducted in person at the courthouse rotunda in Sullivan. SRI Services marks it "In-person" and lists no online bidding site for it.
  • The Treasurer's Office answers questions about taxes due on parcels headed to the tax sale at (812) 268-6410. The Auditor's Office answers tax sale redemption questions at (812) 268-4491 and, per its own page, administers the county tax sale.
  • The county's tax sale page directs bidders to SRI Services for further answers about the Sullivan County tax sale, and SRI publishes the sale date, hour, and location for the county.
  • SRI lists zero commissioners' certificate sales and zero deed sales for Sullivan County at present, so the annual tax sale is the only tax lien sale on the county's calendar.
  • Sullivan County's online sheriff foreclosure auction on the Zeus Auction Program is a separate mortgage foreclosure sale, not the tax lien sale. Sullivan County Auditor's Office mailing address is 100 Courthouse Square, Room 202, Sullivan, IN 47882, phone (812) 268-4491.

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 Sullivan 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 Sullivan County tax certificate sale?

Annual, in late September. SRI Services, the vendor the county's tax sale page points bidders to, lists the next Sullivan County tax sale as "Tuesday, September 29, 2026" with "Sale Hours" of "10:00 AM", marked "In-person". Confirm the date with the Treasurer's Office before making travel plans, since Indiana counties set the date locally each year. 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 Sullivan County Treasurer's Office, with the Sullivan County Auditor's Office administering the sale and handling redemptions 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 Sullivan County tax sale list?

Sullivan 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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