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Tax Sale Atlas

Middlesex County, CT tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Middlesex County, CT tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Connecticut sells redeemable deeds the owner can buy back with a statutory penalty. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Middlesex County, seat of Middletown: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Connecticut tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
No county-wide date.
Format
In person
County office
860-638-4900
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The tax collector of each of the county's 15 towns (the Collector of Revenue in East Hampton and Portland). Middlesex County has no government and holds no sale; Cromwell, Clinton, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Westbrook, Deep River and East Hampton post their sales through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley, LLC.. In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-28.

General Information and Bidder Agreement, Connecticut Tax Sales (Pullman & Comley) (source accessed 2026-09-28)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Middlesex County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

as a certificate sale. Connecticut issues no tax lien certificate at auction. The town or city tax collector sells the real estate itself by collector's deed, subject to a six-month redemption. The only transfer of a tax LIEN to a private party is a municipality's negotiated assignment under 12-195h, made by resolution of its legislative body to an assignee that must sign a contract with the town; it is not an auction open to individual investors.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
The tax collector of each of the county's 15 towns (the Collector of Revenue in East Hampton and Portland). Middlesex County has no government and holds no sale; Cromwell, Clinton, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Westbrook, Deep River and East Hampton post their sales through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley, LLC.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No county-wide date.
Sale list
Upcoming town tax sale list with parcel notices (Pullman & Comley)
When it runs
No county-wide date. Each town sets its own sale, publishes the notice in a local newspaper and records it in the town land records. Upcoming town sales: Cromwell at 10:00 a.m. on October 14, 2026; Clinton at 3:00 p.m. on November 17, 2026; Old Saybrook at 10:00 a.m. on December 10, 2026.
Registration and deposit

For towns selling through Pullman & Comley, registration happens at the auction, not before. Bring a government-issued ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID number of the titleholder, written authority if bidding for someone else, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to Pullman & Comley, Trustee. No cash or personal checks. The winner pays the balance within five calendar days or forfeits the deposit. Other towns set their own terms in their sale notice.

Sale format and venue
Each Middlesex town sells delinquent real estate at its own live public auction to the highest bidder and issues a collector's deed. The owner or a lienholder can redeem within six months by paying the taxes due plus 18 percent a year on the full purchase price; otherwise the deed is recorded and the buyer takes title. Bidders pay only their bid, but towns generally reject bids below the amount owed. Owners and lienholders of a parcel may not bid on it. Parcels with no bidder may be listed as postponed and sold later on an emailed offer to the town's counsel. In person at each town's auction venue, usually its town hall.
Source: General Information and Bidder Agreement, Connecticut Tax Sales (Pullman & Comley)· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Middlesex County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Middlesex 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. 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Upcoming town tax sale list with parcel notices (Pullman & Comley) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    No county-wide date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use The tax collector of each of the county's 15 towns (the Collector of Revenue in East Hampton and Portland). Middlesex County has no government and holds no sale; Cromwell, Clinton, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Westbrook, Deep River and East Hampton post their sales through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley, LLC. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Middlesex County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Upcoming town tax sale list with parcel notices (Pullman & Comley). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    For towns selling through Pullman & Comley, registration happens at the auction, not before. Bring a government-issued ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID number of the titleholder, written authority if bidding for someone else, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to Pullman & Comley, Trustee. No cash or personal checks. The winner pays the balance within five calendar days or forfeits the deposit. Other towns set their own terms in their sale notice.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Connecticut 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 Connecticut before you price the title work.

  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.

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County offices

Tax sale office

City of Middletown Tax Collector (county seat; each town has its own collector)

860-638-4900

245 deKoven Drive, 1st Floor, Middletown, CT 06457

Official website

County notes

  • Middlesex County has 15 towns and no county government. Each town's tax collector runs its own sale on its own date, so check the town, not the county.
  • Cromwell: auction at 10:00 a.m. on October 14, 2026 at Cromwell Town Hall, 41 West Street. The parcel list and notices appear on the Pullman & Comley upcoming tax sale list. Deposit $5,000 per property in certified funds. Tax Collector: (860) 632-3445.
  • Clinton: auction at 3:00 p.m. on November 17, 2026 at Clinton Town Hall, 54 East Main Street, with more parcels listed for a later date not yet set. The list appears on the Pullman & Comley upcoming tax sale list. Tax Collector: 860-669-9067.
  • Old Saybrook: auction at 10:00 a.m. on December 10, 2026 in the first floor conference room at Town Hall, 302 Main Street. The list appears on the Pullman & Comley upcoming tax sale list. Tax Collector: 860-395-3138; sale questions go to Attorney Adam Cohen at 203-330-2230.
  • East Haddam: last held an auction on May 14, 2026; results and future lists appear on the Pullman & Comley site linked from the town's Tax Sales page. Two small East Haddam lots sit on the postponed list. Tax Collector: 860-873-5033.
  • Westbrook, Deep River and East Hampton link their tax sale information to the Pullman & Comley list; none had a sale scheduled on it. Tax collectors: Westbrook 860-399-3043 ext. 1116, Deep River 860-526-6028, East Hampton Collector of Revenue 860-267-2300.
  • East Hampton (a lot on Haddam Neck Road) and Portland (7 Freestone Avenue, which carries a mortgage of about $400,000 the buyer must pay) have parcels on the postponed list. Offers go by email to the town's counsel.
  • Haddam: the town's tax sale page states no sale is scheduled. Its tax sale attorney is John Watts, 860-669-6677.
  • Middletown, Chester, Durham, Essex, Killingworth, Middlefield and Portland post no current sale on their collector pages. Their notices and lists appear in the local newspaper legal notices and at the tax collector's office.
  • Registration for Pullman & Comley auctions happens at the sale, in person. Bring ID, the titleholder's exact legal name and SSN or federal ID, and one certified-funds deposit per property you want to win.
  • Redemption lasts six months from the auction at 18 percent a year on the purchase price. Order a title search before bidding: the buyer takes the parcel as is, and some parcels carry mortgages that survive the sale.

Connecticut rules

Redemption
Redemption runs from the published post-sale notice to six months after the sale date. A town may shorten it to 60 days for abandoned property or for property meeting other conditions its legislative body sets by ordinance. Payment goes to the tax collector, who cancels the deed, gives the payer a certificate of satisfaction and within ten days tenders the money, plus the escrowed excess bid, to the buyer. If the window closes unredeemed, the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer owns the parcel without any court action.
Deed deposit
No statewide deposit rule. 12-157(d) lets the collector publish or announce rules for the conduct of the auction and for payment by successful bidders, so each town sets its own deposit, registration and form of payment. Read the terms of sale in each town's notice.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount the sale brings above the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, fees and costs is held in a separate interest-bearing escrow account (interest to the town). If the parcel is redeemed, the excess goes to the buyer within ten days. If it is not redeemed, the collector may first apply the excess to the same taxpayer's other delinquent taxes to the town, including personal property and motor vehicle taxes, and must within ten days after the redemption period ends pay the rest to the clerk of the Superior Court for the judicial district, then notify the former owner and lienholders by certified mail. They have 90 days from that payment to apply to the court, which may appoint a state referee to divide the money by equity; money nobody claims escheats to the state as unclaimed property. This rule dates from P.A. 95-228, long before Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023), and no 2023 to 2026 act amends it. It applies to the collector's tax sale only; a court foreclosure of a tax lien under 12-181 or 12-195h follows the court's own foreclosure rules.
Governing statute
Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-140

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 Middlesex County, Connecticut sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Connecticut sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the tax collector of each town or city sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Middlesex County hold tax deed sales?

Middlesex County holds tax deed sales once a year. No county-wide date. 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. Connecticut's redemption rule: 6 months from the date of the sale, or 60 days for abandoned property or property meeting conditions a town sets by ordinance. Call the The tax collector of each of the county's 15 towns (the Collector of Revenue in East Hampton and Portland). Middlesex County has no government and holds no sale; Cromwell, Clinton, Old Saybrook, East Haddam, Westbrook, Deep River and East Hampton post their sales through their tax sale counsel, Pullman & Comley, LLC. 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 Middlesex County tax sale list?

Middlesex County posts its tax sale list at cttaxsales.com. 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 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 county office before you bid.

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