Tolland County, CT tax sales

Local offices

County notes

• •Tolland County holds no tax sale itself. Each of its 13 towns runs its own auction through its own tax collector, on its own date and at its own venue.
• •Town of Tolland: auction at 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2026 at Tolland Town Hall, 21 Tolland Green. The parcel list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales page.
• •Town of Andover: auction at 2:00 p.m. on November 19, 2026 at Andover Town Hall, 17 School Road. The parcel list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales page.
• •Town of Vernon (including Rockville): Vernon appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales list with its date and location not yet set. Watch that list and the local paper.
• •Town of Stafford: last sale held August 11, 2026; three parcels sold, with redemption running to February 10, 2027. The Stafford Tax Collector (860-684-1760) links to Connecticut Tax Sales, where the list of results appears.
• •Town of Mansfield: last sale held August 17, 2026 (one mobile home sold), with redemption running to February 16, 2027. Its results list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales recent auctions page.
• •Town of Willington: sales held August 20 and 27, 2026. Its results list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales recent auctions page.
• •Town of Columbia: the Tax Collector (860-228-0230) points bidders to the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales list for tax sale information.
• •For these towns, register at the auction itself with government-issued ID and a $5,000 deposit per property in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee". The balance is due within five calendar days.
• •Bolton, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Somers and Union publish no current sale online. Their notices appear in the local newspaper and at each town's tax collector's office.
• •Redemption lasts six months from the sale. If the owner redeems, the buyer receives the purchase price plus 18 percent a year; otherwise the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer takes title.

Connecticut rules

Redemption

Redemption runs from the published post-sale notice to six months after the sale date. The statute sets 60 days instead for property that was abandoned or meets other conditions established by an ordinance adopted by the town's legislative body. 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.Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157, collector's tax sale: notice, public auction to the highest bidder, collector's deed, six-month redemption at 18 percent a year, surplus escrowConn. Gen. Stat. 12-157Verified Sep 27, 2026

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.Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157, collector's tax sale: notice, public auction to the highest bidder, collector's deed, six-month redemption at 18 percent a year, surplus escrowConn. Gen. Stat. 12-157Verified Sep 27, 2026

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.Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157, collector's tax sale: notice, public auction to the highest bidder, collector's deed, six-month redemption at 18 percent a year, surplus escrowConn. Gen. Stat. 12-157Verified Sep 27, 2026

Governing statute

Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157, collector's tax sale: notice, public auction to the highest bidder, collector's deed, six-month redemption at 18 percent a year, surplus escrowConn. Gen. Stat. 12-157Verified Sep 27, 2026

What the deed conveys: A recorded collector's deed is prima facie evidence of valid title, subject only to later town taxes not yet due when the levy was first published, other liens in favor of the town, easements and restrictions benefiting other land, and other interests the deed describes. The redemption-expiry notice extinguishes the titles, mortgages and liens of the taxpayer and of every mortgagee and lienholder that received actual or constructive notice. A sale can be set aside only by someone the collector failed to notify who did not in fact learn of the sale within six months, and, except for fraud, any action attacking the deed must be brought within one year of its recording. The town's warranty on the deed is limited to the price paid plus reasonable later improvement costs. During the redemption period the buyer has an insurable interest and may seek a receiver, but no right of possession is granted by statute before the deed is recorded.Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-159, collector's deed is prima facie evidence of valid titleConn. Gen. Stat. 12-159Verified Sep 27, 2026 See the due diligence guide.

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