Union County, IN tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Union County, seat of Liberty: 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 Union County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Union County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- SRI Incorporated, the vendor that administers the county's sale, lists the next Union County tax sale as "Tax Sale, Monday, September 14, 2026" with sale hours of "10:00 AM". Union County's own website publishes no tax sale page or calendar, so confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer's office.
Registration and deposit
SRI's Union County sale detail lists the registration period as not published. Contact the Union County Treasurer at (765) 458-6491 or SRI at (800) 800-9588 for registration requirements and bidder paperwork before the sale date.
Union County holds its tax lien sale in person. SRI's county page shows the sale location as the "Commissioners' Room" and marks the sale "In-person", so there is no online bidding platform to register on. SRI lists 1 scheduled tax sale for Union County and shows 0 commissioners certificate sales and 0 tax deed sales at this time. Caution: Bid4Assets publishes listings titled "NOTICE OF SALE: Union County, Indiana - Live Tax Lien Sale" for this county. Those are courtesy notices for the live courthouse sale, not an online auction platform for it, so bids cannot be placed there. SRI separately lists an online Foreclosure Auction for Union County on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, which is a mortgage foreclosure sale and not the tax sale. Verify all details with the Treasurer's office before bidding.
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 Union County
- The county's own site (in.gov/counties/union) has no tax sale page. The Treasurer page only notes that partial payments do not stop a property from becoming subject to tax sale.
- Treasurer: Tammy Hartman, (765) 458-6491, fax (765) 458-1052, [email protected]. Office is on the second floor southwest corner of the courthouse, open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM.
- Auditor: Dennis E Spaeth, (765) 458-5464, [email protected], 26 W Union St, Liberty, IN 47353. The Auditor issues the tax deed after the redemption period.
- Property tax payments are mailed to PO Box 133, Liberty, IN 47353. The 2026 installments are due May 11 and November 10.
- The county also runs legacy DataPitStop office pages (treasurer.unioncounty81.us, auditor.unioncounty81.us). They are contact-only stubs with no tax sale content and their TLS certificate does not match the hostname.
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 Union County, Indiana sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Union County follows Indiana's tax lien state system.
When is the Union County tax certificate sale?
- SRI Incorporated, the vendor that administers the county's sale, lists the next Union County tax sale as "Tax Sale, Monday, September 14, 2026" with sale hours of "10:00 AM". Union County's own website publishes no tax sale page or calendar, so confirm the current year's date with the Treasurer's office.. 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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