Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Matanuska-Susitna Borough, AK tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Alaska sells tax-foreclosed land the government already owns, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, seat of Palmer: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Alaska tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Format
- Public Surplus
- Borough office
- (907) 861-7869
On this page
How Matanuska-Susitna Borough sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Matanuska-Susitna Borough Land & Resource Management Division
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
All prospective bidders must register in person before placing a bid; bids from unregistered bidders are not accepted. Sales are cash only with no borough financing, and payment in full is due by the deadline in the sale's terms and conditions by money order, cashier's check or cash. Appointments with Land Sales can be booked online or by calling (907) 861-7869.
Sale format and venue
Matanuska-Susitna Borough tax sale list and auction calendar
For Matanuska-Susitna Borough tax sale 2026 searches, use the borough-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the borough before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Available tax foreclosure properties map as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Ask the borough office that runs the sale how and when to register; many boroughs close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Bidding runs on Public Surplus; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If public notices disagree, call the borough office that runs the sale before bidding. Do not rely on a third-party list for final parcel status.
Before you bid in Matanuska-Susitna Borough
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Available tax foreclosure properties map. Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the borough before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
All prospective bidders must register in person before placing a bid; bids from unregistered bidders are not accepted. Sales are cash only with no borough financing, and payment in full is due by the deadline in the sale's terms and conditions by money order, cashier's check or cash. Appointments with Land Sales can be booked online or by calling (907) 861-7869.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Alaska due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Alaska before you price the title work.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 properties
State law creates no over-the-counter list. Some Alaska municipalities offer tax-foreclosed parcels that did not sell at a competitive sale over the counter afterward, under their own land disposal ordinance. Whether this borough or city has any such inventory must be confirmed with its land management office.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Alaska calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County notes
- The Matanuska-Susitna Borough levies an areawide property tax and sells its tax- and LID-foreclosed land through its Land & Resource Management Division in Palmer.
- Tax & LID foreclosure sales are cash only, run online on Public Surplus, and require in-person bidder registration before any bid.
- The Spring 2026 Tax & LID Foreclosure Sale has concluded; the next sale depends on Assembly approval, so watch the borough's Tax & LID Foreclosure Sale page.
Alaska rules
- Redemption
- Redemption runs against the municipality, before any investor is involved. The judgment transfers the parcel to the municipality, which must hold it for at least one year; during that time anyone with an interest may redeem. At least 30 days before the period ends the clerk publishes an expiration notice once a week for four weeks (or posts it where there is no newspaper) and mails it by certified mail to the record owner and, where the assessed value exceeds $10,000, to mortgage and lien holders; the right of redemption expires 30 days after the first publication. The former owner keeps possession during redemption unless waste is committed. After the clerk's deed, the record owner at foreclosure (or assigns) may still repurchase "within 10 years and before the sale or contract of sale" (the statute names no start date for the 10 years), so only until the municipality sells or contracts to sell the parcel, and the right ends if an ordinance retains it for a public purpose. A buyer at the municipality's sale therefore takes with no redemption or repurchase right outstanding.
- Deed deposit
- Not set by statute. Deposit, bidder registration and payment form are fixed in each sale's terms. Example: the Matanuska-Susitna Borough requires in-person registration before bidding and accepts only money order, cashier's check or cash, with no financing.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds, less collection costs, are divided between the borough and the city in proportion to their taxes at foreclosure. If the property was held by the municipality for less than 10 years after the close of the redemption period and was never designated for a public purpose, the former record owner is entitled to the proceeds above unpaid taxes, the taxes that would have accrued after foreclosure, penalty, interest, foreclosure and sale costs, and net carrying costs. The municipality must mail the former owner written notice of any excess and how to claim it, and a claim filed more than six months after the sale date is forever barred.
What the deed conveys: The clerk's deed gives the municipality clear title, "except for prior recorded tax liens of the United States and the state" (AS 29.45.450(b)). A deed is not invalid for irregularities, omissions or defects in the proceedings unless the former owner was misled so as to be injured, and two years after the date of the deed its validity is conclusively presumed and every claim of the former owner or other person having an interest is forever barred (AS 29.45.450(d)). The buyer takes from the municipality under the municipality's own conveyance on its sale terms, not a court deed. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Matanuska-Susitna Borough, Alaska sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Matanuska-Susitna Borough hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Matanuska-Susitna Borough tax sale list?
Verified Sep 28, 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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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