Floyd County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Floyd County, seat of New Albany: 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 Floyd County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Floyd County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Floyd County Treasurer's page carries the heading "2026 Tax Sale Information 10/15/2026" and states: "This year the tax sale will be completely online. Date 10/15/2026. PLEASE VISIT www.sriservices.com for additional information and to sign up to bid on the sale." Statewide, SRI Services notes 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
Registration runs through the sale vendor, not the county office. The Treasurer's page directs bidders to www.sriservices.com to sign up to bid. SRI Services instructs that for online sales bidders register at https://www.zeusauction.com: create an account, log in, find the sale, select "Click to Register", and complete registration before it closes. The Zeus account form asks for first and last name, email, username, a password of at least 8 characters with a letter, a capital letter and a number, street address, city, state, ZIP, country, phone, optional fax, and a company name (private bidders enter their full name), plus agreement to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Floyd County runs an annual tax lien certificate sale under IC 6-1.1-24. The Treasurer's office announces the sale and collects delinquent payments, while the Auditor's office lists tax sale publications and records of sale, deeds, and tax sale appeals among its duties. The county contracts SRI Services to conduct the sale, and the 2026 sale is held entirely online. The Treasurer's page points bidders to www.sriservices.com; SRI's own published instructions route online sale bidding to Zeus Auction at www.zeusauction.com, so confirm the exact bidding site with the Treasurer's office before the sale date. SRI states that "Property listings are displayed on our corporate website about a month prior to the auction taking place," so the Floyd County parcel list appears shortly before the October date rather than months ahead. Owners trying to clear a tax sale eligible parcel are told they "must make your payment directly to the treasurer's office in cash using exact change or certified funds" and that online or credit card payments are not accepted. Several commercial aggregator sites publish Floyd County tax sale pages; they are not official county or vendor sources and were not relied on here.
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)
Notes for Floyd County
- The Treasurer's office is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm, with fax (812) 948-4750 and email [email protected]. The Treasurer is Steve Burks.
- The Auditor's office sits at 120 West Spring Street, Suite 200, New Albany, IN 47150, phone (812) 948-5433, open Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. The Auditor is Diana Topping. Its published duties include tax sale publications and records of sale, deeds, and tax sale appeals, which is the office that handles the tax deed side after redemption lapses.
- Floyd County property tax installments are due May 10 and November 10, moving to the next business day when those dates fall on a weekend or holiday.
- The county's former domain floydcounty.in.gov now redirects to in.gov/counties/floyd, so older links to the Treasurer page may bounce.
- The county has no separate tax sale landing page. The sale announcement lives on the Treasurer's department page, so check that page for the current year's date and format.
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 Floyd County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Floyd County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Floyd County tax certificate sale?
- The Floyd County Treasurer's page carries the heading "2026 Tax Sale Information 10/15/2026" and states: "This year the tax sale will be completely online. Date 10/15/2026. PLEASE VISIT www.sriservices.com for additional information and to sign up to bid on the sale." Statewide, SRI Services notes 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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