Lemhi County, ID tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Lemhi County, ID tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Idaho sells the property 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 Lemhi County, seat of Salmon: 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.
- Next tax deed sale
- Early October, online over three days.
- Format
- Public Surplus
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- County office
- (208) 742-1694
On this page
How Lemhi County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lemhi County Board of Commissioners
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Early October, online over three days.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Register as a buyer at publicsurplus.com, then wire a $500 deposit to Public Surplus and its payment processor PayMac at least 48 business hours before bidding opens on October 1. The deposit must be received first or the account will not be allowed to bid, so start the wire early. Public Surplus adds an 8% buyer premium with a $1 minimum per auction on top of the final sale price. Payment is due within 5 days of the close of the auction and is processed by PayMac. All sales are final and there are no refunds.
Sale format and venue
Lemhi County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Lemhi 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.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use October 2026 tax deed sale notice, parcel list and bidder FAQ as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Sale day
Early October, online over three days. Bidding runs on Public Surplus; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Lemhi County Board of Commissioners as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Lemhi County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open October 2026 tax deed sale notice, parcel list and bidder FAQ. Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Register as a buyer at publicsurplus.com, then wire a $500 deposit to Public Surplus and its payment processor PayMac at least 48 business hours before bidding opens on October 1. The deposit must be received first or the account will not be allowed to bid, so start the wire early. Public Surplus adds an 8% buyer premium with a $1 minimum per auction on top of the final sale price. Payment is due within 5 days of the close of the auction and is processed by PayMac. All sales are final and there are no refunds.
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.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
County notes
- The sale runs on Public Surplus under the seller name Lemhi County - Tax Deed Auction, and questions about the auction mechanics go to Public Surplus at support@publicsurplus.com or its live chat rather than to the county.
- The Treasurer presents to the commissioners on the second Monday in May the properties the county will take by tax deed, and the deeds are recorded that day, so the pool of parcels for the fall auction is fixed in May.
- The Treasurer and Tax Collector can produce a list of properties with delinquent taxes, but a records release waiver must be signed first, a fee may apply, and you must name the tax year and the report you want so staff can run it.
- The Clerk's office prepares and mails a recorded Deed of County Property within thirty days of the sale, made out to the registered bidder. To take title in a different name, contact the Clerk at (208) 742-1665 or clerk@lemhicountyidaho.org.
- Delinquent taxes, late charges, interest and costs come out of the sale proceeds. The Clerk notifies parties in interest of any excess proceeds within thirty days, claimants have sixty days to file with proof of interest such as a recorded lien or proof of heirship, claims are paid in lien priority, and unclaimed funds go to the Idaho Unclaimed Property Division.
- The Board of Commissioners meets the second and fourth Monday of each month at 200 Fulton Street, Room 101 in Salmon, with agendas and minutes posted to the county Agenda Center; the Board's line is (208) 742-1665.
- The Treasurer's department page carries no auction information. Watch the county home page news announcements and the Document Center for the sale notice, which is where the parcel list and terms are published.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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