Perry County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Perry County, seat of Tell City: 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 Perry County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Perry County Treasurer and Perry County Auditor, with SRI Incorporated administering the sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The 2026 notice reads "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, August 26, 2026" in the Commissioners' Meeting Room. The prior year's notice set the sale for 09/03/2025 at 10:00 AM in the same room, so the sale lands in late August or early September. SRI Incorporated states that Indiana tax sales are "typically held in late August through October" and that dates are normally posted by June 30.
Registration and deposit
Bidders register online with SRI Incorporated at https://sriservices.com/. One registration covers every county SRI serves, so you register once. The county notice says to bring the completed registration form and a W-9 to the sale and to "arrive the morning of the tax sale at least 30 minutes before the beginning time to be assured you will receive your bid number before the start of the sale." Under IC 6-1.1-24-5.1, a business entity that seeks to bid at the Perry County Tax Sale must provide the Perry County Treasurer a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Secretary of State in accordance with IC 5-23.
Perry County runs the certificate sale live in the county Commissioners' Meeting Room, not online. The 2026 notice states the sale "will be held on 08/26/2026 at the Commissioners' Meeting Room and that sale will continue until all tracts and real property have been offered for sale," then adds that "At the discretion of local officials, the tax sale may switch to an online format," in which case it would run as an electronic sale under IC 6-1.1-24-2(b)(10) at Zeus Auction (zeusauction.com) at the same date and time. No online sale is confirmed for Perry County in any given year, so plan on attending in person and verify with the Treasurer's office. The notice says "All location updates will be posted at www.sriservices.com prior to the tax sale" and that subsequent notices appear at www.perrycounty.in.gov. Under IC 6-1.1-24-3(e) the published descriptions may omit properties that appeared on the certified list in consecutive years, and the notice directs bidders to sriservices.com for the complete property list. The 2026 notice lists 72 parcels and is dated 07/27/2026; the 2025 notice listed 33. The list URL above is the year-specific advertisement, so check the county home page for the current year's version. In person at the county Commissioners' Meeting Room, sale administered by SRI Incorporated
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 Perry County
- Redemption deadlines in the 2026 notice: "The period of redemption shall expire on Thursday, August 26, 2027 for certificates sold in the tax sale. For certificates struck to the county, the period of redemption may expire Monday, December 28, 2026."
- Redemption cost stated in the county notice: 110% of the minimum bid if redeemed within six months of the sale date, or 115% if redeemed after six months, plus the amount by which the purchase price exceeded the minimum bid, plus 5% per year interest on that overbid amount.
- The Auditor and Treasurer applied for the court judgment on or after 08/07/2026, and both "specifically reserve the right to withhold from the sale any parcel which has been listed in error, or which otherwise becomes ineligible for sale" before or during the sale.
- Perry County Auditor Kristinia L Hammack signed the 2026 notice. The Auditor issues the tax deed after the redemption period expires. Auditor's office: 812-547-6427, 2219 Payne Street, Tell City, IN 47586.
- The minimum bid includes an auditor-prescribed amount that covers "twenty-five dollars ($25) for postage and publication costs" plus other county costs attributable to the sale, per the 2026 notice.
- The Auditor's Office page links to a legacy SRI tax sale domain that no longer resolves. Use sriservices.com for current Indiana listings and bidder registration.
- Perry County Treasurer's page directs taxpayers to lowtaxinfo.com/perrycounty for property and tax bill lookups and to paygov.us for online payment. Those are payment and lookup tools, not the auction.
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 Perry County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Perry County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Perry County tax certificate sale?
- The 2026 notice reads "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time, August 26, 2026" in the Commissioners' Meeting Room. The prior year's notice set the sale for 09/03/2025 at 10:00 AM in the same room, so the sale lands in late August or early September. SRI Incorporated states that Indiana tax sales are "typically held in late August through October" and that dates are normally posted by June 30.. 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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