Davis County, IA tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Davis County, IA tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Iowa sells tax lien certificates paying up to 24%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Jul 29, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Davis County, seat of Bloomfield: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Iowa tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Iowa holds no tax deed auction.
- Format
- ZEUS
- County office
- (641) 664-2155
On this page
How Davis County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Iowa holds no separate tax deed auction. The county treasurer makes out a deed for each parcel sold and unredeemed immediately after 90 days have expired from the date of completed service of the notice of expiration of the right of redemption, once the holder returns the certificate of purchase and pays the deed and recording fees.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Davis County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Third Monday in June.
- Next expected
- on the third Monday in June, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Create a free account on the Iowa Tax Auction Program site, then apply for the county auction separately. The platform states bidders must sign up for each auction individually because each jurisdiction sets its own rules and payment terms, and bidding is blocked until the seller reviews the forms and approves the application. There is no platform registration fee, though an individual auction may charge one. Auctions that require it collect a W-9 with a tax identification or Social Security number. The platform does not accept payments; wire transfers to the county's bank are the usual method and instructions come with each auction. Confirm current Davis County requirements and deadlines with the Treasurer's office at (641) 664-2155.
Sale format and venue
Davis County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Davis 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
Davis County publishes no tax sale list online. The County Treasurer advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call (641) 664-2155 to ask for the current advertisement.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Iowa holds no tax deed auction. Bidding runs on ZEUS; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Davis County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no online list to price against. Davis County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on (641) 664-2155 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.Confirm registration and deposit
Create a free account on the Iowa Tax Auction Program site, then apply for the county auction separately. The platform states bidders must sign up for each auction individually because each jurisdiction sets its own rules and payment terms, and bidding is blocked until the seller reviews the forms and approves the application. There is no platform registration fee, though an individual auction may charge one. Auctions that require it collect a W-9 with a tax identification or Social Security number. The platform does not accept payments; wire transfers to the county's bank are the usual method and instructions come with each auction. Confirm current Davis County requirements and deadlines with the Treasurer's office at (641) 664-2155.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Iowa 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
Two routes reach parcels after the June sale. Parcels that remain unsold for want of bidders are carried to adjourned sales, which the treasurer sets at intervals of not more than two months until the next annual sale. Separately, certificates struck to the county at the public bidder sale may be assigned by the county for the total amount due on the date of assignment, or for a compromised amount, under a written agreement filed with the treasurer and a 10 dollar assignment transaction fee. Ask the county treasurer which county-held certificates are available for assignment.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Iowa calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- The Treasurer is Mike Johnson, in office since January 1, 2015. Property tax questions go to tax@daviscountyiowa.org; the Treasurer can be reached at johnsonm@daviscountyiowa.org.
- Property tax and motor vehicle counters are open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Certificate holders pay subsequent taxes through the Treasurer portal's subsequent-tax registration, which accepts electronic check or Visa, MasterCard, and Discover with a non-refundable service fee. The portal warns that payments made during the annual sale or an adjourned sale may be refunded.
- The Treasurer's FAQ states redemption requires the amount sold plus interest of 2 percent per month plus $20 each for the certificate and redemption fees, with added cost if notice had to be served.
- No delinquent tax list, sale list, or over-the-counter list is published on the county or portal site, so the list must be requested from the office.
- Parcel research for Davis County runs through the Beacon/Schneider property search linked from the county site.
Iowa rules
- Minimum return
- No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the share of ownership taken at the sale
- Redemption
- A parcel may be redeemed at any time before the right of redemption expires. After one year and nine months from the date of sale, the certificate holder may serve a notice of expiration of the right of redemption on the person in possession, the person in whose name the parcel is taxed, and every mortgagee, contract vendor, recorded lessor, and other party of record. The right of redemption then ends 90 days after that service is complete, which means the affidavit of service has been filed with the county treasurer. Three shortened tracks exist: nine months from a public bidder sale under section 446.18, and three months from an abandoned-property or public nuisance sale under section 446.19A or 446.19B. After the treasurer delivers the deed, redemption is possible only through an equitable action in district court, and only by a person who could have redeemed during the 90-day window.
- Surplus proceeds
- No surplus arises. The deed conveys the parcel to the certificate holder rather than selling it to the highest bidder, so there are no excess proceeds to distribute. Where the winning bid was less than 100 percent, the deed conveys only that undivided percentage interest in the parcel.
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
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Verified Jul 29, 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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