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New London County, CT tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the New London 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 New London County, seat of New London: 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 countywide sale date.
Format
In person
Registration
Terms are set by each town's notice.
County office
(860) 447-5208
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The tax collector of each of the county's 21 towns and cities (including Norwich, New London, Groton, East Lyme, Montville and Waterford). New London County has no county government and holds no tax sale.. In person. annual

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

Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities, Pullman & Comley (bidder rules and deposit terms) (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 New London 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 21 towns and cities (including Norwich, New London, Groton, East Lyme, Montville and Waterford). New London County has no county government and holds no tax sale.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No countywide sale date.
Registration
Terms are set by each town's notice.
Sale list
Pullman & Comley upcoming auction list (towns it represents, including Norwich and East Lyme)
When it runs
No countywide sale date. Each town sets its own auction date and advertises it in a local newspaper three times before the sale. East Lyme's most recent auction was held on June 11, 2026.
Registration and deposit

Terms are set by each town's notice. For towns whose sales are run by the law firm Pullman & Comley, registration occurs at the auction, not before; bring a government ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID for the deed, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to Pullman & Comley, Trustee. The balance is due within five calendar days.

Sale format and venue
Each town or city tax collector sells delinquent real estate at a live public auction under Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157, and the owner may redeem within six months by paying the taxes due plus 18 percent a year interest on the purchase price. Sale dates, venues and deposit rules differ from town to town, so read the specific town's notice. Bids are made in person unless the town announces otherwise.
Source: Connecticut Tax Sales of Certain Municipalities, Pullman & Comley (bidder rules and deposit terms)· Verified Sep 28, 2026

New London County tax sale list and auction calendar

For New London 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 Pullman & Comley upcoming auction list (towns it represents, including Norwich and East Lyme) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Terms are set by each town's notice. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No countywide sale 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 21 towns and cities (including Norwich, New London, Groton, East Lyme, Montville and Waterford). New London County has no county government and holds no tax sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in New London County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Pullman & Comley upcoming auction list (towns it represents, including Norwich and East Lyme). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Terms are set by each town's notice. For towns whose sales are run by the law firm Pullman & Comley, registration occurs at the auction, not before; bring a government ID, the exact legal name and SSN or federal ID for the deed, and a $5,000 deposit per property (or the amount in the notice) in certified funds payable to Pullman & Comley, Trustee. The balance is due within five calendar days.

  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

Tax Collector, City of New London (county seat)

(860) 447-5208

15 Masonic Street, P.O. Box 1305, New London, CT 06320

Official website

County notes

  • New London County has no county government; each of its 21 towns and cities runs its own tax sale through its tax collector.
  • East Lyme held a tax sale auction on June 11, 2026, run by the law firm Pullman & Comley; the redemption period for the parcel sold expires on December 10, 2026.
  • East Lyme's auction results and future lists appear on the Pullman & Comley Connecticut Tax Sales site; the East Lyme Tax Collector is at 108 Pennsylvania Ave., Niantic, 860-739-6931.
  • Norwich links its tax sale list to the Pullman & Comley Connecticut Tax Sales site; the Collector of Taxes & Revenues is in City Hall, Room 105, 100 Broadway, Norwich, (860) 823-3760.
  • Norwich also links the Judicial Branch list of pending court foreclosure sales in the city, which are separate from collector's tax sales.
  • No New London County town appears on the Pullman & Comley upcoming auction list for fall 2026.
  • New London's Tax Collector is at 15 Masonic Street, (860) 447-5208; the city publishes no tax sale list on its collector page.
  • Montville's Tax Collector (Town Hall, 310 Norwich-New London Tpke, Uncasville, (860) 848-6775) lists tax sale among its collection remedies but posts no sale list.
  • For Bozrah, Colchester, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, North Stonington, Old Lyme, Preston, Salem, Sprague, Stonington, Voluntown and Waterford, tax sale notices appear in the local newspaper and at the town's tax collector office.

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 New London 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 New London County hold tax deed sales?

New London County holds tax deed sales once a year. No countywide sale 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 21 towns and cities (including Norwich, New London, Groton, East Lyme, Montville and Waterford). New London County has no county government and holds no tax sale. 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 New London County tax sale list?

New London 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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