Baca County, CO tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Baca County, seat of Springfield: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Colorado tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Baca County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Baca County Treasurer and Public Trustee
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Mid to late November, starting at 9:00 a.m. Mountain time. The county's most recent posted notice gives the start time as "November 20th, 2025 at 9:00 AM Mountain Time". The prior notices set the sale at "November 21st, 2024 at 9:00 AM Mountain" and "November 16th at 9:00 AM Mountain" for 2023. As of late July 2026 the county had not yet posted a 2026 sale notice, so confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer.
- Next expected
- by the second Monday in December, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Register online with GovEase before the sale. The county's 2025 notice states: "Registration will begin on October 20th, 2025 and will close on November 19th, 2025. You can create an account and register by visiting www.govease.com. You must create an account and then complete the online registration documents before you can be approved to bid." Bidders sign up at liveauctions.govease.com/Bidder/UserProfile. Training videos are posted at www.govease.com/bidderhelp. GovEase bidder support: [email protected] or (769) 208-5050 ext. 2.
Baca County runs its annual tax lien sale entirely online through GovEase, and has done so for at least the 2023, 2024 and 2025 sales. The published notice covers both real estate and mineral interests and states the Treasurer "WILL DELIVER TO THE PURCHASER A CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE AS PROVIDED BY LAW". The county posts each year's sale notice and advertised delinquent list under the Treasurer news section, typically in October. Treasurer's deed sales are a separate process from this certificate sale and are listed on the county's Treasurer's Deed Sales page.
Register on GovEaseTax deed sale
- Run by
- County Treasurer
- Frequency
- on application
- Typical timing
- There is no fixed calendar. A public auction is scheduled only when a certificate holder applies for one, at least three years after the tax lien sale, and the treasurer must hold it between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed.
Registration and deposit
What sells is a certificate of option for treasurer's deed, not the parcel outright. The treasurer may only accept bids above the combined amount owed to the lawful holder plus the treasurer's fees and costs. County officials, county employees acting in their individual capacity, and their immediate family members may not bid. Payment is by cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. Any overbid goes to junior lienors who filed a notice of intent to redeem and then to the property owner. Confirm the notice, the bidding rules, and the auction venue with the county treasurer.
This Article 11.5 process replaced direct deed issuance on July 1, 2024. Colorado does not hold a routine calendar tax deed sale, so treat this as an occasional, application-driven auction rather than a recurring event.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Liens that draw no bid are struck off to the county and the treasurer issues the county a certificate of purchase. The county may then assign, sell, or transfer those certificates in the manner, at the times, and on the terms set by resolution of the board of county commissioners, which is how county-held liens are sold between annual auctions. A certificate on property owing more than ten thousand dollars in taxes needs the property tax administrator's approval after published notice. Whether a county maintains a published county-held list, and on what terms, varies. Contact the county treasurer.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Baca County
- The Treasurer's office is at 741 Main St., Ste. #2, Springfield, CO 81073, with office hours listed as Monday through Friday, 8:30 to 4:30, phone 719-523-4262 and fax 719-523-4302.
- Jozy Stegman is listed as County Treasurer, Public Trustee and Vital Statistics Registrar.
- The advertised list is published as a combined roll of delinquent real estate and mineral interests, so a meaningful share of Baca County offerings are severed mineral acres rather than surface parcels. Investors should read each legal description before bidding.
- Baca County also conducts treasurer's deed public auctions, which are separate from the November certificate sale. The county's Treasurer's Deed Sales page listed case auctions for August 19, August 26 and September 16, 2026.
- No sale-day deposit amount is stated on the county's posted notices. Confirm deposit and funding requirements directly with GovEase and the Treasurer during registration.
Colorado statewide rules
- Redemption
- Redemption may be made at any time before a treasurer's deed is executed, so the practical window runs well past the three-year mark and through the Article 11.5 auction process. The treasurer must hold that public auction between 110 and 125 calendar days after the known interested party notice is first published or mailed, which gives owners and junior lienors a further defined period to pay. A separate rule lets an owner who was under a legal disability when the deed was executed redeem within nine years of the deed being recorded, at 15 percent per year plus the present value of any improvements.
- Deed deposit
- The treasurer may require the applying lawful holder to post a deposit covering the recording fee plus the actual and reasonable cost of administering the auction, and all Article 11.5 fees and costs are chargeable as additional amounts owing under the tax lien. For bidders, the treasurer accepts cash, cashier's check, bank check, or electronic funds transfer subject to the treasurer's bidding rules. The statute sets no fixed bidder deposit percentage, so the deposit terms come from county bidding rules.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any overbid goes first to junior lienors in order of recording priority, measured as of the recording date of the application for public auction, who filed a notice of intent to redeem and whose liens are unredeemed, up to each lien's unpaid amount plus fees and costs. Whatever remains is paid to the property owner. The treasurer must post a public notice about these funds and mail the owner a notice within thirty calendar days of the auction. Unclaimed remaining overbids sit in escrow for six months without interest, then transfer to the state administrator under the Revised Uniform Unclaimed Property Act. An agreement to pay someone to recover an owner's overbid is unenforceable, and inducing one is a class 2 misdemeanor.
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
Does Baca County, Colorado sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Baca County follows Colorado's tax lien state system.
When is the Baca County tax certificate sale?
- Mid to late November, starting at 9:00 a.m. Mountain time. The county's most recent posted notice gives the start time as "November 20th, 2025 at 9:00 AM Mountain Time". The prior notices set the sale at "November 21st, 2024 at 9:00 AM Mountain" and "November 16th at 9:00 AM Mountain" for 2023. As of late July 2026 the county had not yet posted a 2026 sale notice, so confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
How often does Baca County hold tax deed sales?
- on application. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
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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