Clark County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Clark County, seat of Jeffersonville: 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 Clark County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Clark County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Clark County holds its annual tax certificate sale in mid-October at 10:00 AM. SRI lists the Clark County tax sale as "10/13/2026" at "10:00 AM", location "Online - www.zeusauction.com". SRI's records show the same mid-October pattern in prior years: 10/14/2025, 10/18/2024, 10/19/2023 and 10/20/2022, each starting at 10:00 AM. Statutory lead-in per the Auditor: "On or before July 1 of each year, the County Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor, a list of real property with delinquent taxes that are eligible for tax sale."
Registration and deposit
Registration runs through SRI, not the county. Create an account on SRI's site, open the Clark County sale, and use the registration button on the sale record to apply for that specific auction; SRI's account page tracks which auctions you are registered for. Bidding happens on Zeus Auction, where the flow is create an account, select and apply for an auction, add parcels to a watchlist once approved, place bids, then check results on the dashboard. Confirm deposit terms and the registration cutoff with SRI or the Treasurer's office before sale day.
Clark County contracts SRI Incorporated to run the sale for the Treasurer. Per the county: "Indiana Code provides that real property parcels with delinquent taxes due will be offered for a tax certificate sale by the County Treasurer. Successful bidders will obtain a lien on the parcel through a Tax Sale Certificate issued by the County Auditor." Redemption runs through the Auditor's office, which notes redemption amounts are recalculated daily and must be paid by cash or cashier's check. The parcel list is published by SRI, and the county directs buyers to sriservices.com or to the Treasurer at 812-285-6205. SRI lists the News and Tribune as the county's legal notice newspaper. Clark County has separately held a commissioners' certificate sale in person, listed by SRI on 05/25/2022 at 501 E. Court Ave., Room 418, but no commissioners' sale is on SRI's Clark County schedule right now. Caution: several commercial tax-sale data sites republish Clark County dates. They are not the auction platform, so verify anything you read there against SRI's county page or the Treasurer's office.
Register on SRI / ZEUSFrom 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)
Clark County Treasurer's Office
Clark County Government Center, 300 Corporate Drive, Suite 105, Jeffersonville, IN 47130
Official websiteNotes for Clark County
- County seat is Jeffersonville. The Treasurer and the Auditor both sit in the Clark County Government Center at 300 Corporate Drive: Treasurer in Suite 105, Auditor in Suite 106.
- Clark County Auditor's Office: Danny Yost, 300 Corporate Drive, Suite 106, Jeffersonville, IN 47130, phone 812-285-6211. The Auditor maintains the eligible-property list, issues the tax sale certificate, and handles redemption payoffs.
- Office hours listed as 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday. The Treasurer's office closes daily from noon to 1:00 PM.
- The Treasurer lists a separate remittance address for tax payments, PO Box 1689, Evansville, IN 47706. Use the Jeffersonville office address for tax sale questions.
- Per the Auditor, delinquent taxes must exceed $25 for a parcel to qualify, and a parcel cannot be pulled from the sale list "unless all delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties due on the delinquency, interest, and costs directly attributable to the tax sale have been paid in full."
- The Treasurer's page states property owners have one year from the sale date to redeem, and advises that "investor/bidders should obtain legal advice as you work your way through the Tax Sale process."
- sriservices.com is a JavaScript application, so the Clark County sale record renders in the browser rather than in page source. The sale data behind https://sriservices.com/county/IN/Clark was confirmed as SaleId 1300, Tax Sale, 10/13/2026, 10:00 AM, Online at www.zeusauction.com.
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 Clark County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Clark County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Clark County tax certificate sale?
- Clark County holds its annual tax certificate sale in mid-October at 10:00 AM. SRI lists the Clark County tax sale as "10/13/2026" at "10:00 AM", location "Online - www.zeusauction.com". SRI's records show the same mid-October pattern in prior years: 10/14/2025, 10/18/2024, 10/19/2023 and 10/20/2022, each starting at 10:00 AM. Statutory lead-in per the Auditor: "On or before July 1 of each year, the County Treasurer shall certify to the County Auditor, a list of real property with delinquent taxes that are eligible for tax sale.". 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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