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Rush County, IN tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Rush County, IN tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Indiana sells tax lien certificates paying up to 15%, redeemable for 1 year. Sale office and calendar read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 12, 2026. List source checked Jul 30, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Rush County, seat of Rushville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Indiana tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next certificate sale
Early October.
Format
In person
Registration
Register once with SRI and that registration covers every county SRI serves.
County office
765-932-2386
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Rush County Treasurer. In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-10-12.

SRI Incorporated, Rush County Indiana sale listing (source accessed 2026-07-30)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Rush County sells delinquent taxes

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.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Rush County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Early October.
Registration
Register once with SRI and that registration covers every county SRI serves.
Sale list
SRI Rush County sale listing
When it runs
Early October. Rush County's published notice set the 2026 sale for October 2, 2026, "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time," and the county's notice for the 2024 cycle set that sale for October 4, 2024 "beginning at 10:00 AM local time." SRI 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" on its corporate site.
Registration and deposit

Register once with SRI and that registration covers every county SRI serves. SRI directs bidders to create an account at sriservices.com, search for the sale, select a parcel and follow the prompts. Bidders may also register at the sale location the morning of the sale, and SRI says it arrives onsite "about an hour to hour and a half prior to the auction start time." Rush County's published notice told bidders to arrive 30 minutes early with a completed registration form and a W-9, and required business entities to provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State. If the county elects an electronic sale instead, SRI requires bidders to create an account at zeusauction.com and complete registration before auction registration closes.

Sale format and venue
Indiana counties sell tax lien certificates under IC 6-1.1-24, and the Rush County Auditor issues the tax deed after the redemption period under IC 6-1.1-25. SRI Incorporated administers the sale for Rush County. The 2026 sale was an in person auction on October 2, 2026, in the Rush County jail training room, a change from the courthouse commissioners' room used in 2024. The county's 2026 notice, like its 2024 notice, reserved the option of switching the auction to an electronic sale at zeusauction.com on the same date and time, so confirm the format with the Treasurer before the next sale. Under the 2026 notice, the redemption period for certificates sold that day expires on Monday, October 4, 2027. Rush County's own website has no dedicated tax sale page. The notice of real property tax sale now appears only once in the newspaper (the Greensburg Daily News has carried it), and the county's 2026 notice says later notices are posted at rushcounty.in.gov. SRI publishes the complete property list at sriservices.com ahead of the auction. Volume is small: the Treasurer reported 47 parcels eligible for tax sale on September 22, 2025, and the Commissioners received the 2025 sold and unsold tax sale report on October 6, 2025. Caution on third-party listings: Bid4Assets publishes a page titled "NOTICE OF SALE: Rush County, Indiana - Live Tax Lien Sale, 34 Liens" that names Bid4Assets as the seller, which can read as though bidding happens there. SRI's record and the county's published notice both point to a live sale run by the county, so verify with the Treasurer before treating any third-party site as the bidding venue. Certificates left unsold pass to the Board of Commissioners, which can offer them later or assign them to nonprofits for blight elimination; Rush County assigned three parcels that way by resolution in September 2025. In person, administered by SRI Incorporated
Source: SRI Incorporated, Rush County Indiana sale listing· Verified Jul 30, 2026

Rush County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Rush County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Confirm the advertised parcel list

    Use SRI Rush County sale listing as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.

  2. Register to bid

    Register once with SRI and that registration covers every county SRI serves. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Early October. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the Rush County Treasurer before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Rush County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Rush County

  1. Confirm the parcel list before pricing

    Open SRI Rush County sale listing. Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register once with SRI and that registration covers every county SRI serves. SRI directs bidders to create an account at sriservices.com, search for the sale, select a parcel and follow the prompts. Bidders may also register at the sale location the morning of the sale, and SRI says it arrives onsite "about an hour to hour and a half prior to the auction start time." Rush County's published notice told bidders to arrive 30 minutes early with a completed registration form and a W-9, and required business entities to provide a Certificate of Existence or Foreign Registration Statement from the Indiana Secretary of State. If the county elects an electronic sale instead, SRI requires bidders to create an account at zeusauction.com and complete registration before auction registration closes.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Indiana due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.

  4. Set a walk-away number

    Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.

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. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Indiana calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Rush County Treasurer

765-932-2386

Rush County Courthouse, 101 East Second Street, Room 213, Rushville, IN 46173

Official website

County notes

  • Treasurer Susan Spaeth handles delinquent collection and the tax sale; Auditor Tammy Justice prepares the delinquency list and issues the tax deed. Auditor's office: Room 212, 765-932-2077.
  • The 2026 tax sale was held as an in person auction at 10:00 AM on October 2, 2026, in the Rush County jail training room. The county's notice allowed officials to move it online at zeusauction.com, so verify the format for the next sale with the Treasurer's office.
  • Bidder registration runs through SRI Incorporated and is valid across every Indiana county SRI serves, so out of county investors do not need a separate Rush County account.
  • Parcel counts are small. The Treasurer reported 47 parcels eligible for the 2025 sale, so expect a short list and a fast sale.
  • Watch https://rushcounty.in.gov/ and the Greensburg Daily News for the notice of real property tax sale. The newspaper notice now runs only once, later notices go on the county website, and the county posts no standing tax sale page.

Indiana rules

Max interest rate
15% of the amount paid maximum, as a flat statutory penalty
Minimum return
10% statutory penalty at redemption
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.
Governing statute
IC 6-1.1-24-5

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Rush County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Indiana investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Treasurer runs the sale.

When is the Rush County tax certificate sale?

Early October. Rush County's published notice set the 2026 sale for October 2, 2026, "Beginning 10:00 AM Local Time," and the county's notice for the 2024 cycle set that sale for October 4, 2024 "beginning at 10:00 AM local time." SRI 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" on its corporate site. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Indiana's redemption rule: 1 year from the date of sale. Call the Rush County Treasurer as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Where can I find the Rush County tax sale list?

The recorded official list reference is at sriservices.com. Check whether it covers auction parcels, office information or Lands Available, then obtain the advertised parcel list for the sale you plan to bid on. Confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement.

Office and calendar verified Oct 12, 2026 against official county and state sources. Sale list source checked Jul 30, 2026.

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 office that runs the sale before you bid.

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