Carroll County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Carroll County, seat of Delphi: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 30, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Indiana tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Carroll County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Carroll County Treasurer's Office, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale for the county (the Carroll County Auditor issues the tax deed after redemption expires)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Early October. SRI's Carroll County page lists the next sale as "Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI's knowledge base states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that sale dates are "normally finalized and posted by the end of June".
Registration and deposit
SRI handles bidder registration. Its guidance for a live Indiana sale: "To pre-register for a live sale, you will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then locate the parcel, select "Register for Auction" and follow the prompts. SRI adds that you "can register in person the morning of the sale". SRI's Carroll County sale detail currently shows no published registration window, so confirm the cutoff with SRI or the Treasurer before the sale.
This sale is held in person, not online. SRI lists the sale format as "In-person" and the sale location as the "County Courthouse Commissioners' Meeting Room" at the Carroll County Court House, 101 W Main St, Delphi. No online bidding platform applies to the Carroll County tax sale, so plan to attend or send a representative. The SRI property list page for Carroll County returned no parcels when checked in late July 2026, which matches SRI's stated practice of posting listings about a month before the auction. SRI also uses an online platform for its online-format Indiana sales, including sheriff's mortgage foreclosure sales, but those are a separate proceeding from the tax sale and Carroll County's tax sale is not run there. The county's own website does not carry a tax sale page, so SRI's Carroll County page is the operative schedule source. Verify the date, time, and registration cutoff with the Treasurer's Office before bidding. Live in-person auction at the Carroll County Courthouse, conducted by SRI Incorporated for the county
From lien to deed
Indiana holds no general public tax deed auction. Once the redemption period runs out, the certificate holder files a verified petition in the same court that entered the judgment of sale, and the court directs the county auditor to issue the deed. That petition must be filed no later than three months after the redemption period expires, or the purchaser's lien terminates. One narrow exception exists: real property a county, city, or town executive has certified as vacant or abandoned is auctioned separately, and there the county auditor deeds fee simple title straight to the highest bidder with no right of redemption.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Parcels that draw no bid at the treasurer's tax sale pass to the county executive, which acquires a lien for the minimum sale price and receives a tax sale certificate. The county executive may then adopt a resolution and offer those certificates at a separate advertised public sale, often called the commissioners' certificate sale, priced below the minimum bid that failed at the tax sale. Notice runs once a week for three consecutive weeks with the final advertisement at least 30 days before the sale. This is a scheduled sale rather than a walk-in list, and redemption on a certificate bought this way is 120 days. Check the county auditor page for the next commissioners' certificate sale date.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Carroll County
- County seat is Delphi. The Carroll County Court House is at 101 W Main St, Delphi, IN 46923, open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8 am to 5 pm and Wednesday 8 am to noon.
- The Treasurer's Office collects the delinquent taxes and conducts the sale. Reach it at (765) 564-3446 or [email protected].
- The Auditor's Office is at the same courthouse address, phone (765) 564-3172, email [email protected]. SRI lists Beth L. Myers as Auditor and Melinda K Rossetter as Treasurer.
- SRI's Carroll County page separates Tax Sales from Certificate Sales, Deed Sales and Foreclosure Sales. As of late July 2026 it showed one scheduled tax sale and no scheduled commissioners' certificate sale. Carroll County did hold a commissioners' certificate sale in the recent past, so watch for one between annual tax sales.
- Parcel research: SRI's Carroll County page links Beacon (beacon.schneidercorp.com) as the county GIS and property tax lookup.
- SRI's general contact for Indiana sales is (800) 800-9588 and [email protected].
Indiana statewide rules
- Redemption
- The standard period is one year after the date of the treasurer's tax sale. Several tracks run 120 days instead: a certificate bought at the county executive's certificate sale, a lien the county executive holds that was never sold on, a sale to a purchasing agency qualified under IC 36-7-17 or IC 36-7-17.1, a certificate the county executive assigns to another political subdivision, and a parcel that was not offered at the tax sale at all. Property on the county auditor's vacant and abandoned list carries no right of redemption after its sale. A county treasurer may also extend redemption by agreement with the owner, in which case the extended period ends one year after the date of that agreement.
- Surplus proceeds
- The treasurer applies the payment first to the taxes, assessments, penalties, and costs in the minimum bid, then to other delinquent property taxes, then deposits the remainder in a tax sale surplus fund. The owner of record at the time the parcel was certified for sale, or the purchaser on a redemption, may file a verified claim against that fund. Unclaimed surplus transfers to the county general fund three years after it was received.
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
Does Carroll County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Carroll County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Carroll County tax certificate sale?
- Early October. SRI's Carroll County page lists the next sale as "Tax Sale, Tuesday, October 6, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI's knowledge base states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that sale dates are "normally finalized and posted by the end of June".. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
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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