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Warren County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Warren 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 Warren County, seat of Williamsport: 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
Friday, October 2, 2026.Friday · 2026
Format
In person
County office
(765) 764-5888
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How Warren 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
Warren County Treasurer, with the sale scheduled and listed through SRI Incorporated
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Friday, October 2, 2026.
Sale list
SRI tax sale property search, Warren County
When it runs
Once a year in the fall. SRI's county page for Warren County lists one sale: "Tax Sale", "Friday, October 2, 2026", "Sale Hours 12:00 PM", format "In-person", "Sale Location: Lower Level Of The Courthouse". SRI's sale records put the recent Warren County tax sales in the same window, on October 3, 2023, September 20, 2024, and October 8, 2025, so plan on late September or early October.
Registration and deposit

SRI's sale record for Warren County shows the registration period as data not available, and the county Treasurer page publishes no bidder packet. Indiana requires bidders to register before the sale, and a business entity must give the treasurer a certificate of good standing or proof of registration from the Indiana Secretary of State. Call the Warren County Treasurer at (765) 764-5888 to confirm the registration cutoff, the forms required, and whether registration is taken at the courthouse on sale day. SRI's support line for its Indiana sales is (800) 800-9588.

Sale format and venue
This is a live courthouse auction, not an online sale. SRI's county page marks the October 2, 2026 tax sale "In-person" and gives the location as the lower level of the courthouse, so a bidder has to attend in person or send a representative. As of July 30, 2026 the parcel list for that sale had not been posted on SRI's property search, which showed no properties for Warren County; the list normally appears closer to the sale date. Bidding goes up from the statutory minimum and the winning bid is due to the treasurer at the sale. In person at the Warren County Courthouse, lower level, in Williamsport. No online bidding platform is used for this county.
Source: SRI Services county page for Warren County, Indiana (scheduled tax sale date and start time, in-person format, sale location, county website, treasurer and auditor contacts)· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Warren County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Warren 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 tax sale property search, Warren County 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

    Friday, October 2, 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 Warren County Treasurer, with the sale scheduled and listed through SRI Incorporated as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Warren County

  1. Start with the live sale list

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

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    SRI's sale record for Warren County shows the registration period as data not available, and the county Treasurer page publishes no bidder packet. Indiana requires bidders to register before the sale, and a business entity must give the treasurer a certificate of good standing or proof of registration from the Indiana Secretary of State. Call the Warren County Treasurer at (765) 764-5888 to confirm the registration cutoff, the forms required, and whether registration is taken at the courthouse on sale day. SRI's support line for its Indiana sales is (800) 800-9588.

  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)

Warren County Treasurer

(765) 764-5888

Warren County Courthouse (Second Floor), 125 N. Monroe Street, Suite 6, Williamsport, IN 47993

Official website

County notes

  • The Warren County Treasurer page lists "Facilitate Tax Sale, Certificate Sale" among the office duties but publishes no sale date, bidder registration form, or delinquent list. The sale record for this county is carried on SRI's county page for Warren County.
  • The sale is held in person at the Warren County Courthouse in Williamsport, on the lower level. No online bidding site is used, so confirm the room and start time with the Treasurer before travelling.
  • The Warren County Auditor, Robin Weston-Hubner, is the office that issues the tax deed after redemption. The Auditor is at 125 N. Monroe Street, Suite 7, Williamsport, IN 47993, phone (765) 764-5888.
  • SRI's county page shows no commissioners certificate sale scheduled for Warren County, listed as "Certificate Sales (0)". SRI's records show the county held one on March 10, 2025, also in the lower level of the courthouse, so the separate certificate sale of unsold parcels does happen here from time to time.
  • SRI lists 765-762-3562 as its tax sale contact number for both the Warren County Treasurer and Auditor, while the county's own Treasurer page gives (765) 764-5888. Try the county page number first.

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 Warren 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 Warren County tax certificate sale?

Once a year in the fall. SRI's county page for Warren County lists one sale: "Tax Sale", "Friday, October 2, 2026", "Sale Hours 12:00 PM", format "In-person", "Sale Location: Lower Level Of The Courthouse". SRI's sale records put the recent Warren County tax sales in the same window, on October 3, 2023, September 20, 2024, and October 8, 2025, so plan on late September or early October. 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 Warren County Treasurer, with the sale scheduled and listed through SRI Incorporated 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 Warren County tax sale list?

Warren 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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