Jackson County, CO tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The Treasurer and Public Trustee is Ekho Wyatt; Cheryl Corkle is Deputy Treasurer. Both are reached at 970-723-4220.
• •The Treasurer's Deed public auction is held live in the Treasurer's office at 396 LaFever Street, Walden, at 1:30 p.m. on the first possible Wednesday auction date unless continued.
• •Payment terms are strict: certified funds by 4:30 p.m. on the sale date, cashier's checks only, no personal checks.
• •The Treasurer page carries a buyer beware warning. Bidders are responsible for researching the property they bid on, all successful bids are final at the close of the auction, and no purchased lien can be changed or cancelled after the sale.
• •The county advertises Treasurer's Deed sales in the Jackson County Star for three consecutive Thursdays. The September 16, 2026 notice cited C.R.S. 39-11.5-104 and listed individual parcels with total amounts due.
• •Neither the Treasurer page nor the Tax Lien Public Auction Procedures and Policies page names an auction vendor or an online bidding site.
• •Property tax deadlines published by the county: first half due February 29, second half due June 15, full payment due April 30.
• •Account status and amounts due are searchable through the county's EagleWeb treasurer portal linked from the Treasurer page.

Colorado rules

Max interest rate

13% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Colorado Division of Banking - Interest Rates set by the Bank Commissioner (rate set under C.R.S. 39-12-103)Verified Oct 1, 2026

Minimum return

No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the saleC.R.S. 39-12-103 - Redemption made, interestC.R.S. 39-12-103Verified Oct 12, 2026

Redemption

Redemption may be made at any time before a treasurer's deed is executed, so the practical window runs past the three-year mark and into the Article 11.5 process. Once a deed application is pending, the owner must file an intent to redeem with the treasurer no later than seven calendar days before the scheduled public auction, then pay the amount on the redemption statement while it is in effect, and must redeem the entire property. The auction itself is set 30 to 60 calendar days after the treasurer mails the notice of public auction. A separate rule lets an owner who was under a legal disability when a tax deed was executed under Article 11 redeem within nine years of the deed being recorded, at 15 percent per year plus the present value of any improvements.C.R.S. 39-12-103 - Redemption made, interestC.R.S. 39-12-103Verified Oct 12, 2026

Deed deposit

The treasurer may require the applying lawful holder to deposit up to one thousand dollars plus statutory fees when the application is accepted, applied against the treasurer's fees and costs, and all Article 11.5 fees and costs are chargeable as additional amounts owing under the certificate of purchase. A third-party winner may be charged up to three hundred dollars for processing. The statute sets no bidder deposit percentage, so payment terms come from the treasurer's written auction policies.C.R.S. 39-11.5-102 - Lawful holder, application for treasurer's deed, feeC.R.S. 39-11.5-102Verified Oct 12, 2026

Surplus proceeds

Junior lienors whose liens were recorded before the application for treasurer's deed may file a claim for overbid money within eight business days after the auction. Between the ninth and fifteenth business day the overbid is paid to them in order of recording priority, each up to the unpaid lien plus fees and costs, and whatever remains goes to the property owner. The treasurer mails the owner a notice within thirty days after the claim period ends. Unclaimed overbid stays in escrow for two years without interest to the claimant. Amounts under twenty-five dollars left unclaimed for six months go to the county general fund, and larger amounts left unclaimed for two years go to the state treasurer as unclaimed property. An agreement to pay someone to recover an unclaimed overbid is enforceable only if the fee is capped at ten percent and the agreement is made at least two years after the transfer.C.R.S. 39-11.5-112 - Treatment of overbid, agreement to assist in recovery of overbidC.R.S. 39-11.5-112Verified Oct 12, 2026

Governing statute

C.R.S. Title 39, Article 11C.R.S. 39-11-115 - To whom tax lien shall be soldC.R.S. 39-11-115Verified Oct 12, 2026

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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