Rush County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Rush County, seat of Rushville: 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 Rush County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Rush County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Early October. SRI Incorporated's Rush County sale record lists the county tax sale for 10/02/2026 at 10:00 AM, and the county's published notice for the prior cycle set the 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.
- Sale list
- SRI Rush County sale listing
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.
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. SRI's current sale record marks the Rush County tax sale as in person rather than online, so plan to bid in the room: the venue listed for 2026 is the Rush County jail training room, a change from the courthouse commissioners' room used in 2024. The county's 2024 notice reserved the option of running the auction electronically at zeusauction.com on the same date and time, so confirm the format with the Treasurer before the sale. Rush County's own website has no dedicated tax sale page; the notice of real property tax sale runs in the Greensburg Daily News and is posted to the county legal notices page. As of late July 2026 no Rush County parcels appeared on SRI's property search, which matches SRI's practice of publishing listings about a month before 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
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)
Rush County Courthouse, 101 East Second Street, Room 213, Rushville, IN 46173
Official websiteNotes for Rush County
- 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 is listed as an in person auction at 10:00 AM on October 2, 2026, in the Rush County jail training room. No online bidding platform is confirmed for this county, so verify the format with the Treasurer's office before the sale.
- 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/legal/ and the Greensburg Daily News for the published notice of real property tax sale; the county posts no standing tax sale page.
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 Rush County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Rush County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Rush County tax certificate sale?
- Early October. SRI Incorporated's Rush County sale record lists the county tax sale for 10/02/2026 at 10:00 AM, and the county's published notice for the prior cycle set the 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 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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