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Linn County, IA tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Linn 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 the county’s own official pages on Jul 29, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Linn County, seat of Cedar Rapids: 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
Registration
Register online at iowataxauction.com.
County office
(319) 892-5500
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How Linn 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)

SRI / ZEUS
Run by
Linn County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual tax sale on the third Monday in June.
Registration
Register online at iowataxauction.com.
Next expected
on the third Monday in June, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
2026 Tax Sale Publication List (Linn County Delinquent Tax List)
When it runs
Annual tax sale on the third Monday in June. The county's 2026 rules state: "The 2026 Annual Tax Sale will be held by the Linn County Treasurer on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Linn County Treasurer's Office at 935 2nd St SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, beginning at 9:00 a.m." Bids upload in advance but do not apply until the sale opens at 9:00 a.m., and the sale closes at 11:00 a.m. the same morning.
Registration and deposit

Register online at iowataxauction.com. The county states no mailed or emailed registrations are accepted. For 2026 the registration window ran Monday, May 18, 2026 through Thursday, June 11, 2026, with all steps completed by 11:59 p.m. on June 11. Registration requires a non-refundable $37.00 fee paid by ACH debit and an electronically completed W-9. Bidders must be 18 or older as of the sale date. An entity bidder needs a federal tax identification number plus either a designation of agent for service of process on file with the Iowa Secretary of State or a verified trade name statement on file with the Linn County Recorder. Auction site and registration support is listed at (800) 800-9588 or support@iowataxauction.com.

Sale format and venue
Bidding is fully online through iowataxauction.com even though the sale is legally held at the Treasurer's Office at 935 2nd St SW, Cedar Rapids (the Jean Oxley Public Service Center). Parcels are offered in published order, one at a time, with no batches. Each parcel starts at a 100% undivided interest and bidders bid down in whole percentage points from 99% to 1%; the certificate goes to the smallest percentage bid, and ties at the lowest percentage are broken by random selection. Winners are invoiced at close and the total is drawn by automatic ACH debit from the account used for the registration fee. The total covers delinquent taxes, special assessments, interest, special assessment collection fees, publishing costs, and a $20.00 certificate fee per certificate. Certificates arrive electronically in roughly 7 to 15 days; the original stays in the Treasurer's office. Redemption carries 2% per month against the amount for which the parcel sold, with each fraction of a month counted as a whole month. On a regular tax sale the 90-day Notice of Right of Redemption may issue after one year and nine months; on a public bidder sale (parcels advertised two years) it may issue after nine months. Assignment of a certificate costs $100.00 and that fee is not added to the redemption amount. A Treasurer's tax sale deed costs $25.00 per parcel, and the certificate plus deed fee and recording fees are due within 90 days after the redemption period expires. The Treasurer cancels any certificate where no affidavit of service is filed within three years of the sale. The delinquent tax list was published the week of May 25, 2026 in the Mount Vernon-Lisbon Sun, and registered bidders could review parcels on the auction site by Friday, May 29, 2026. Subsequent taxes are paid at the office or through the subsequent tax payment option at iowataxandtags.org; payments made outside that process are treated as voluntary and left out of redemption calculations. The 2026 terms apply to taxes sold between June 15, 2026 and June 21, 2027, so confirm the current year's date and registration window with the Treasurer before bidding.
Register on SRI / ZEUS
Source: Linn County 2026 Tax Sale Rules: Notice to Tax Sale Purchasers of the Terms and Conditions Governing the Annual Tax Sale of June 15, 2026 (PDF)· Verified Jul 29, 2026

Linn County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Linn 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 Tax Sale Publication List (Linn County Delinquent Tax List) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register online at iowataxauction.com. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Iowa holds no tax deed auction. Bidding runs on ZEUS; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. 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 Linn County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2026 Tax Sale Publication List (Linn County Delinquent Tax List). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register online at iowataxauction.com. The county states no mailed or emailed registrations are accepted. For 2026 the registration window ran Monday, May 18, 2026 through Thursday, June 11, 2026, with all steps completed by 11:59 p.m. on June 11. Registration requires a non-refundable $37.00 fee paid by ACH debit and an electronically completed W-9. Bidders must be 18 or older as of the sale date. An entity bidder needs a federal tax identification number plus either a designation of agent for service of process on file with the Iowa Secretary of State or a verified trade name statement on file with the Linn County Recorder. Auction site and registration support is listed at (800) 800-9588 or support@iowataxauction.com.

  3. 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.

  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

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)

Linn County Treasurer

(319) 892-5500

935 2nd St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404

Official website

County notes

  • Linn County is the second most populous county in Iowa and its seat is Cedar Rapids, so the annual sale list is large: the 2026 delinquent tax list runs to hundreds of numbered items spanning city parcels, rural acreage, and condominium units.
  • The Treasurer at the time of the 2026 sale is Brent C. Oleson, whose name appears on both the tax sale rules and the published delinquent tax list.
  • The published notice names the Jean Oxley Public Service Center as the sale location; that is the same building as the Treasurer's office at 935 2nd St SW, Cedar Rapids.
  • The Treasurer's office also handles tax sale redemptions and issues tax sale deeds, so redemption questions go to the same office and phone number.
  • The county posts the tax sale rules and the publication list as PDFs under its Property Tax section rather than on a dedicated tax sale landing page, so check that section each spring for the current year's documents.
  • Linn County's fax is listed as (319) 892-5549 and its general email as Treasurer@linncountyiowa.gov on the tax sale rules.

Iowa rules

Max interest rate
24% per year, fixed by statute (not bid down)
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.
Governing statute
Iowa Code Chapter 446

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 Linn County, Iowa sell tax liens or tax deeds?

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

When is the Linn County tax certificate sale?

Annual tax sale on the third Monday in June. The county's 2026 rules state: "The 2026 Annual Tax Sale will be held by the Linn County Treasurer on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Linn County Treasurer's Office at 935 2nd St SW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, beginning at 9:00 a.m." Bids upload in advance but do not apply until the sale opens at 9:00 a.m., and the sale closes at 11:00 a.m. the same morning. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

How often does Linn County hold tax deed sales?

Linn County holds its tax deed sale none. Iowa holds no tax deed auction. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

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

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Iowa's redemption rule: 1 year 9 months from the sale before the notice of expiration can be served, then 90 days after service is complete. Call the 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 Linn County tax sale list?

Linn County posts its tax sale list at linncountyiowa.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 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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