Fayette County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Fayette County, seat of Connersville: 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 Fayette County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Fayette County Treasurer, with the annual tax sale conducted for the county by SRI Incorporated. SRI lists both the Fayette County Auditor and the Fayette County Treasurer as the county contacts for the sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Mid to late September. SRI lists the Fayette County tax sale as "Thursday, September 17, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI also states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that "Sales dates are normally finalized and posted by the end of June on our corporate website."
Registration and deposit
Register through SRI. For a live sale SRI says a bidder "will need to create an account on https://www.sriservices.com", then select one of the parcels and click "Register for Auction". SRI adds that "you can register at the sale location the morning of the sale" and that "SRI typically arrives onsite about an hour to hour and a half prior to the auction start time." SRI's Fayette listing does not publish a registration window for the 2026 sale, so confirm the cutoff with the Treasurer or SRI before sale day.
The Fayette County tax sale is held in person, not online. SRI lists the sale type as "In-person" at the "Commissioners' Meeting Room" at 10:00 AM. SRI does not publish the street address of that room, so confirm the location with the Treasurer's office before traveling. Caution on the auction platform: zeusauction.com does host a Fayette County auction, but that is the sheriff's mortgage foreclosure sale, listed by SRI as an online "Foreclosure Auction" on Wednesday, September 9, 2026. It is a different sale from the tax sale and should not be mistaken for it. Fayette County's own website carries no tax sale page, so SRI's county page is the operative schedule. SRI's listing currently shows one scheduled tax sale and no scheduled commissioners' deed or certificate sale. SRI states that "Property listings are displayed on our corporate website about a month prior to the auction taking place", so the Fayette parcel list should appear in roughly mid August. SRI Incorporated, live in person auction. No online bidding platform is used for this sale.
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)
Fayette County Courthouse, 1st Floor, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331
Official websiteNotes for Fayette County
- Treasurer James Durham, phone 765-825-1013, email [email protected], Courthouse 1st Floor, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331. Office hours are Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and Wednesday 8:30 am to 5:00 pm.
- Auditor Jane Downard, phone 765-825-8987, same courthouse address, 401 N. Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331. SRI lists the Auditor alongside the Treasurer as a tax sale contact.
- The official county website at co.fayette.in.us has no tax sale, certificate sale or delinquent list page. A site search for "tax sale" returns only the Assessor page, so the sale schedule has to be read from SRI, the county's contracted sale administrator.
- SRI's general contact for Indiana sales is 800-800-9588 and [email protected].
- The 2026 tax sale is an in person auction. Investors looking for online bidding should note that only the Fayette County sheriff's foreclosure auction runs on zeusauction.com, not the tax sale.
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 Fayette County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Fayette County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Fayette County tax certificate sale?
- Mid to late September. SRI lists the Fayette County tax sale as "Thursday, September 17, 2026" with "Sale Hours 10:00 AM". SRI also states that "Indiana tax sales are typically held in late August through October" and that "Sales dates are normally finalized and posted by the end of June on our corporate website.". 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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