Ouachita County, AR tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Ouachita County, seat of Camden: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Announcements
- The county publishes no delinquent-sale list of its own.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Register at the sale site before bidding starts.
- County office
- (870) 837-2260
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How Ouachita County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Commissioner of State Lands, the statewide office that sells every tax-delinquent parcel in Arkansas. Ouachita County holds no sale of its own. The Ouachita County Tax Collector bills the taxes and certifies unpaid parcels to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner sets the date, publishes the catalog, conducts the auction and issues the deed.
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Register at the sale site before bidding starts.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register at the sale site before bidding starts. The Commissioner's rules state that registration takes place prior to the time of sale as specified in the notice, that no bid is accepted unless the bidder has registered and received a pre-numbered bid card, and that a valid driver's license number with its expiration date and issuing state must be given at registration along with photo identification. Each parcel opens at the tax due calculated through the date of sale, and an oral bid accepted at the auction is a binding contract to purchase. Full payment is due at the time of sale by personal check, business check, certified funds, or credit or debit card, card payments carry a non-refundable processing fee, no cash is accepted, and no purchase may be made on a time-payment plan. The limited warranty deed issues only after the full purchase price is paid. Parcels that draw no bid at the Arkadelphia sitting move to the Commissioner's online sale at auction.cosl.org thirty days later, where you open an account, clear an identity check and bid online. There the first $100 for each parcel is charged to your registered card and the balance must arrive within 10 days of the auction's close.
Sale format and venue
Ouachita County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Ouachita 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
Use Ouachita County parcels and sale results, Commissioner of State Lands for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Commissioner of State Lands, the statewide office that sells every tax-delinquent parcel in Arkansas. Ouachita County holds no sale of its own. The Ouachita County Tax Collector bills the taxes and certifies unpaid parcels to the Commissioner, and the Commissioner sets the date, publishes the catalog, conducts the auction and issues the deed. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Ouachita County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Ouachita County parcels and sale results, Commissioner of State Lands. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register at the sale site before bidding starts. The Commissioner's rules state that registration takes place prior to the time of sale as specified in the notice, that no bid is accepted unless the bidder has registered and received a pre-numbered bid card, and that a valid driver's license number with its expiration date and issuing state must be given at registration along with photo identification. Each parcel opens at the tax due calculated through the date of sale, and an oral bid accepted at the auction is a binding contract to purchase. Full payment is due at the time of sale by personal check, business check, certified funds, or credit or debit card, card payments carry a non-refundable processing fee, no cash is accepted, and no purchase may be made on a time-payment plan. The limited warranty deed issues only after the full purchase price is paid. Parcels that draw no bid at the Arkadelphia sitting move to the Commissioner's online sale at auction.cosl.org thirty days later, where you open an account, clear an identity check and bid online. There the first $100 for each parcel is charged to your registered card and the balance must arrive within 10 days of the auction's close.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Arkansas 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 properties
Thirty calendar days after the live auction, every parcel that drew no qualifying bid moves to the Commissioner's online unsold-property auction and stays there until it sells, is redeemed, or is withdrawn. Nothing is priced over a counter: the first online bid starts a 30-calendar-day auction period that closes at 8:00 p.m. Central on the thirtieth day, other registered bidders may outbid during it, and the Commissioner mails the owner and interested parties notice when the first bid arrives. Within two years of the live auction the reserve stays at the taxes, penalty, interest, fees and costs; two years or more after it, the Commissioner may negotiate a price he determines is in the best interest of the state and the local taxing units. Online bidders must pass an identity check as a United States resident and keep a card on file; the winner's card is charged $100 in earnest money immediately and the balance is due in certified funds within 10 business days.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- Ouachita County holds no tax sale. The Ouachita County Tax Collector bills the taxes and certifies unpaid parcels to the Commissioner of State Lands, and the Commissioner's Public Auction Catalog is the only sale list to watch.
- Ouachita County parcels are not auctioned inside the county. The 2026 sale ran in Arkadelphia alongside Clark, Dallas and Nevada county parcels, so check the host city in the catalog as carefully as the date.
- Thirty-one Ouachita County parcels sold at the July 16, 2026 auction at winning bids from $209.54 to $7,500, and one parcel was redeemed before it could be sold.
- Fifty-six Ouachita County parcels that drew no bid at the live auction opened for online bidding at auction.cosl.org on August 15, 2026, thirty days after the sale, with starting bids from $172.85 to $1,263.94. Bidding on unsold parcels stays open there and the lists are updated daily.
- The county publishes no delinquent-sale list of its own. The collector's office offers online tax payment and a real estate search, and the sale notice for Ouachita County parcels is published by the Commissioner of State Lands in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. Take questions about unpaid taxes and certification to the collector at (870) 837-2260, and questions about the auction, the catalog or a deed to the Commissioner of State Lands at 501-324-9422 or [email protected].
- Sheriff David Norwood serves as Ouachita County Tax Collector, with Adam LaDuke as chief deputy collector, at 145 Jefferson St. SW in Camden.
Arkansas rules
- Redemption
- The clock is long even though the deadline is hard. The county collector holds the delinquent land for one year after the October 15 delinquency date, certification to the Commissioner of State Lands follows no later than July 1 of the next year, and the sale date must be no earlier than one year after certification, so an owner normally has more than two years from the missed payment. What the owner does not get is any post-sale window. The Commissioner's office states that, effective July 1, 2023, parcels sold through its office cannot be redeemed and all sales are final, at live auctions and through the online unsold-property auction alike. Payment has to be received by the 4:00 p.m. deadline; postmarks are not accepted. A quoted redemption figure holds for 30 days unless the parcel sells, the county amends its records, or further costs accrue.
- Deed deposit
- There is no statutory bidder deposit at the live auction and no registration fee. Registration opens one hour before the sale at the sale site against a photo ID and a driver's license number, and the successful bidder tenders the full purchase price at the time of the sale. The online unsold-property auction works differently: registration requires identity verification and a card on file, and the winning bidder's card is charged $100 in earnest money immediately on notification.
- Surplus proceeds
- Money above the taxes, fees, penalties, interest and costs due at the time of sale is excess proceeds. Within one year of receipt the Commissioner pays penalties, collection fees and sale costs to his own office and the delinquent taxes, interest and costs to the county. The remainder is held for one year from the date of the limited warranty deed, then applied on application to delinquent personal property taxes, state tax certificates of indebtedness and delinquent solid waste assessments. Of whatever is left, 10 percent up to a maximum of $500 goes to the Commissioner for administering the distribution and the rest is payable to the former owner on a complete claim packet. Excess proceeds are held two years and then escheat by operation of law to the county. A former owner, part owner or interested party who buys the parcel at the tax sale is not entitled to any distribution, and a third-party recovery agent's fee may not exceed 10 percent.
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 Aug 22, 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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