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Latah County, ID tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Latah County, ID tax sale, one of 2,650 counties in 32 states. Idaho sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Sep 7, 2026.

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

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

Format
In person
Registration
Registration happens at the auction rather than through an online portal.
County office
(208) 883-2296
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Latah County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners decide whether to sell a parcel the county has taken by tax deed and take the bids during their own meeting. The Latah County Treasurer runs the tax deed process beforehand and is the office to call about a coming sale.. In person. annual

Record quality: high. Last verified: 2026-09-07.

Tax Deed Process Overview, Latah County Treasurer (source accessed 2026-09-07)

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

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How Latah County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Idaho sells no tax lien certificate to investors. Under Idaho Code 63-1001 a delinquency has the force and effect of a sale to the county tax collector as grantee in trust for the county, so the county is the only party that ever holds the delinquency.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Latah County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners decide whether to sell a parcel the county has taken by tax deed and take the bids during their own meeting. The Latah County Treasurer runs the tax deed process beforehand and is the office to call about a coming sale.
Frequency
annual
Registration
Registration happens at the auction rather than through an online portal.
When it runs
The Treasurer's tax deed overview says "Public auctions are usually scheduled sometime between January and May." There is no fixed annual date, and sales are irregular because few Latah County parcels reach tax deed. Across the commissioners' 2025 and 2026 agendas the board held one auction, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026, listed on the formal agenda as "Tax Deeded Public Auction" at 1:30 PM and covering two parcels. The county states it has no tax deed auctions scheduled at present.
Registration and deposit

Registration happens at the auction rather than through an online portal. The Treasurer's tax deed overview states "All bidders must register and pay a refundable deposit to bid at the public auction; whether in-person or online," while the county's tax deed FAQ states "Pre-Registration is not required for auctions. Registration takes place at the door just prior to the auction." Read the legal notice for the specific sale, because that notice sets "the time, location and terms of sale." Payment is due in full on the day of purchase, in cash, by cashier's check, or by a personal check the county can verify and deposit the same day, and the county offers no financing. The winning bidder receives a quit claim deed, mailed within 30 days of the sale.

Sale format and venue
Idaho sells no tax lien certificates, so nothing is available to buy in Latah County until the county resells land it already owns. A delinquency runs three years, the Treasurer carries the parcel through a tax deed hearing in January or February, and title then sits with Latah County. What a bidder buys at auction is that county-owned parcel, sold by open bidding to the highest bidder above a minimum the commissioners set to cover taxes, interest and costs. The former owner's right to redeem ends once the commissioners enter a contract of sale, so an auction buyer waits out no redemption period. The county publishes no tax-deed property list online. Parcels are advertised only in the legal notices of the Moscow-Pullman Daily News, which run about ten business days before a sale and carry a legal description or street address for each property. The Treasurer states plainly that "Latah County does not provide lists of delinquent property." Once a sale is set, the Treasurer's page carries location maps, photos, parcel information, bidder registration forms and terms of sale at least 30 days beforehand, and none of that material is posted while no sale is pending. Bidding is in person. The FAQ places auctions "in the Board of County Commissioners offices on the ground floor of the Latah County Courthouse located at 522 S. Adams, Moscow, Idaho," and the May 2026 sale ran as a timed item inside the commissioners' regular Tuesday meeting, where one parcel sold for $665.47. The Treasurer's overview leaves the board room to run a sale "online via one of the approved public auction websites," but it names no site, and the legal notice states whether a given sale is in person or online. Volume is low and lots are often marginal: the county describes most of its tax-deeded property as "small pieces that are landlocked between properties without access." Call the Treasurer at (208) 883-2296 to join the county's mailing list of interested parties, which is how upcoming sales are announced, and reach the commissioners' office at (208) 883-7208.
Source: Tax Deed Process Overview, Latah County Treasurer· Verified Sep 7, 2026

Latah County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Latah 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

    Latah County publishes no tax sale list online. The Latah County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners decide whether to sell a parcel the county has taken by tax deed and take the bids during their own meeting. The Latah County Treasurer runs the tax deed process beforehand and is the office to call about a coming sale. advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call (208) 883-2296 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration happens at the auction rather than through an online portal. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Latah County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners decide whether to sell a parcel the county has taken by tax deed and take the bids during their own meeting. The Latah County Treasurer runs the tax deed process beforehand and is the office to call about a coming sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Latah County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Latah County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on (208) 883-2296 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration happens at the auction rather than through an online portal. The Treasurer's tax deed overview states "All bidders must register and pay a refundable deposit to bid at the public auction; whether in-person or online," while the county's tax deed FAQ states "Pre-Registration is not required for auctions. Registration takes place at the door just prior to the auction." Read the legal notice for the specific sale, because that notice sets "the time, location and terms of sale." Payment is due in full on the day of purchase, in cash, by cashier's check, or by a personal check the county can verify and deposit the same day, and the county offers no financing. The winning bidder receives a quit claim deed, mailed within 30 days of the sale.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Idaho 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 Idaho 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

Latah County Treasurer

(208) 883-2296

Latah County Courthouse, 522 S Adams Street, Suite 105, Moscow, ID 83843

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County notes

  • The Treasurer begins identifying three-year delinquencies each January and the tax deed hearing follows in January or February. Around $500 in title search, service and process fees is added to what the owner owes, and the notice of pending issue runs in the Moscow-Pullman Daily News once a week for four consecutive weeks. A parcel leaves the pipeline at any point if the third-year delinquency is paid in full.
  • Latah County's tax deed FAQ tells owners that "the original owner retains one additional year, or until the property is sold, in which to redeem the property by paying all taxes due," and adds that commissioners often hold property of value for that year before selling. Idaho Code 31-808(1) gives the board up to fourteen months from the tax deed to hold the auction, so the county's one-year description reflects its practice rather than the outer statutory limit. Under both readings the redemption right ends when the county sells, so an auction buyer takes the property with redemption already extinguished.
  • The Treasurer's office sits at the Latah County Courthouse, 522 S Adams Street, Suite 105 in Moscow, open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Board of County Commissioners is in Suite 030 at the same address and can be reached at (208) 883-7208. The board posts its agendas and proceedings weekly, and a scheduled sale appears there as a Tax Deeded Public Auction agenda item, which is the earliest public signal that a Latah County auction is coming.

Idaho rules

Redemption
The window belongs to the county's holding period, not to the auction. After the tax deed issues to the county, the record owner or a party in interest may redeem by paying the delinquency with late charges, accrued interest and costs including title search and professional fees, plus the taxes that accrued after the deed. That right runs only up to the moment the commissioners enter into a contract of sale or the property is transferred by county deed. Fourteen months after issuance it expires regardless. Since 31-808 requires the auction within those same fourteen months, a buyer at the county auction takes the property with the redemption already extinguished, and the tax deed is presumptive evidence of the regularity of everything before it.
Deed deposit
No statutory deposit. The commissioners set a minimum bid covering all property taxes owing, interest and costs, and the parcel goes to the highest bidder over it. Payment terms are set by each county's own terms of sale, so confirm them before you bid.
Governing statute
Idaho Code title 63, chapter 10

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 Latah County, Idaho sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Idaho sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Board of County Commissioners sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Latah County hold tax deed sales?

Latah County holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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. Idaho's redemption rule: None for the buyer. The former owner's right to redeem ends when the county commissioners enter into a contract of sale or transfer the property by county deed, and expires in any case fourteen months after the tax deed was issued to the county. Call the Latah County Board of County Commissioners. The commissioners decide whether to sell a parcel the county has taken by tax deed and take the bids during their own meeting. The Latah County Treasurer runs the tax deed process beforehand and is the office to call about a coming 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.

Verified Sep 7, 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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