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Trigg County, KY tax sales

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

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Next sale
Mid to late July, once a year.
Format
In person
Registration
Two registrations, and the state one comes first.
County office
(270) 522-6661
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How Trigg County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Kentucky holds no county tax deed auction. Title moves only through a lawsuit. The owner of a certificate of delinquency may sue to collect the debt, to enforce the KRS 134.420 lien, or both, at any time after one year has passed from the date the taxes became delinquent, and the action must be brought within eleven years of that date. A third-party purchaser has extra duties first: a notice to the delinquent taxpayer within 50 days of receiving the certificate, that notice repeated every six months, and a further notice to the taxpayer and every mortgagee at least 45 days before filing suit.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Trigg County Clerk
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Mid to late July, once a year.
Registration
Two registrations, and the state one comes first.
Next expected
between mid July and late August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
2025 delinquent tax bill list (PDF)
When it runs
Mid to late July, once a year. The Clerk's notice states that an annual delinquent tax sale is held "the end of July of the year after taxes are due." The most recent sale, covering 2025 certificates of delinquency, ran Friday, July 17, 2026 at 9:00 am, and registration closed at 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The Department of Revenue assigns each county's date and publishes the statewide calendar after May 15, so confirm the coming year's date with the Clerk's office at 270-522-6661.
Registration and deposit

Two registrations, and the state one comes first. A third party purchaser buying more than three certificates in Trigg County, more than five statewide, or investing more than $10,000 must first register with the Kentucky Department of Revenue on Form 62A370A with a $250 fee payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer. Eligibility begins 60 days after the Department receives the application, and the Department asks for applications by May 15 so a purchaser can make every county sale that year. Then register with the Trigg County Clerk by 4:00 pm on the county deadline, which was July 2, 2026 for the 2026 sale. The county packet is the Clerk's registration form completed in full, a copy of the state registration certificate, a notarized sworn statement that you are not bidding alongside a related person or entity, a priority list of certificates where you hold a prior year lien together with a copy of that certificate and its book and page number, and a current year list of the bills you want. Both lists go to [email protected] as an Excel .xls file with exactly four columns, map number, bill number, tax year and property address, ranked in the order you wish to buy. Fees are $5.00 per bill on the priority list and $10.00 per bill on the current list, capped at $250.00 and not refundable. The deposit is 100 percent of the amount due on the priority list plus 25 percent of the amount due on the current list, paid at registration.

Sale format and venue
Trigg County runs its certificate of delinquency sale in person at the County Clerk's office, 38 Main Street in Cadiz, and there is no online bidding platform. Every registered purchaser must be in the office by 9:00 am on sale day to draw a number, and anyone arriving later is shut out regardless of prior registration. Each purchaser draws one number only. The drawing sets the order, then the Clerk's system works down the submitted lists, one tax bill per round according to priority. Purchasers may buy only the certificates on the lists filed at registration, though any bills left when the sale ends are open to registered purchasers under the same rules. Budget for a $30.00 assignment, recording and indexing fee per certificate, a $10.00 original lien recording and release fee, and the advertising cost, all collected at the time of purchase. Payment is by cashier's check, certified check, money order or company check, and a purchaser without an accepted form of payment voids the sale and returns the bills. Balances and refunds are settled at the Clerk's office after 1:00 pm on sale day. Once a lien is paid in full the holder has 30 days to record a release under KRS 382.365.
Source: 2026 Certificate of Delinquency Sale Rules, Trigg County Clerk· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Trigg County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Trigg 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. Get the advertised list

    Use 2025 delinquent tax bill list (PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Two registrations, and the state one comes first. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Mid to late July, once a year. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

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

Before you bid in Trigg County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2025 delinquent tax bill list (PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Two registrations, and the state one comes first. A third party purchaser buying more than three certificates in Trigg County, more than five statewide, or investing more than $10,000 must first register with the Kentucky Department of Revenue on Form 62A370A with a $250 fee payable to the Kentucky State Treasurer. Eligibility begins 60 days after the Department receives the application, and the Department asks for applications by May 15 so a purchaser can make every county sale that year. Then register with the Trigg County Clerk by 4:00 pm on the county deadline, which was July 2, 2026 for the 2026 sale. The county packet is the Clerk's registration form completed in full, a copy of the state registration certificate, a notarized sworn statement that you are not bidding alongside a related person or entity, a priority list of certificates where you hold a prior year lien together with a copy of that certificate and its book and page number, and a current year list of the bills you want. Both lists go to [email protected] as an Excel .xls file with exactly four columns, map number, bill number, tax year and property address, ranked in the order you wish to buy. Fees are $5.00 per bill on the priority list and $10.00 per bill on the current list, capped at $250.00 and not refundable. The deposit is 100 percent of the amount due on the priority list plus 25 percent of the amount due on the current list, paid at registration.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Kentucky 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

A certificate that goes unpaid at the annual sale may be paid to the county clerk at any time afterward by any person, unless it is under a payment plan with the Department of Revenue or the county attorney or is known to be in litigation. You need a current Department of Revenue certificate of registration if you will hold more than three certificates in this county, more than five statewide, or invest more than 10,000 dollars statewide in the calendar year, and you register with the county clerk and pay the county fee if you have not already done so that year. Separately, 90 days after the sheriff files the tax claims, any person may pay a certificate the taxing jurisdictions still own. Certificates that arrive too late for one year's sale are held for the next one.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Trigg County Clerk

(270) 522-6661

38 Main Street, P.O. Box 1310, Cadiz, KY 42211

Official website

County notes

  • The Trigg County Sheriff collects current year property tax bills and turns the uncollected ones over to the County Clerk on April 15. The Clerk holds the certificates of delinquency, runs the annual July sale and takes payoffs, so tax sale questions go to the Clerk at 270-522-6661 rather than the Sheriff.
  • The Clerk advertises the certificates of delinquency in the Cadiz Record under KRS 424.130 and posts the same list on the Clerk's website. The 2025 list ran in the paper on June 4, 2026, about six weeks ahead of the sale.
  • The published list carries bill number, map number, owner name, property address and account balance across roughly 500 bills. Owners can pay at the Clerk's counter right up to the sale, so the list shrinks as the date nears and you should ask the office for current balances before committing money.
  • Some advertised delinquencies are excluded from the sale under KRS 134.504(10)(b), so a bill appearing on the list is not a guarantee it will be offered.
  • The list can also be inspected in person at the Clerk's office, 38 Main Street in Cadiz, Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
  • Filing a priority list is what secures priority. A purchaser holding a prior year certificate who does not submit that list by the deadline gives up first call on the parcel's current year certificate to the next most recent lienholder.

Kentucky rules

Max interest rate
12% per year, fixed by statute (nothing is bid)
Minimum return
No statutory floor; every certificate earns the same statutory rate
Redemption
Kentucky's redemption window is a property of where the parcel is in the process, not a single statewide clock, and it runs in four tracks. Track one, and by far the most common, is an outstanding certificate of delinquency: the delinquent taxpayer or anyone holding a legal or equitable estate in the property may pay the third-party purchaser the total amount due at any time, and the purchaser may accept payment from anyone at any time. No statute closes that window, so it stays open until a court forecloses. Track two is a foreclosure sale that brought less than two thirds of the property's appraised value, where the defendant and the defendant's representatives may redeem within six months of the day of sale. Track three is a foreclosure sale that brought two thirds or more of the appraised value, where no right of redemption exists at all; the purchaser takes the property outright. Track four is land the state, county, and taxing districts acquired through a KRS 134.546 action, which the taxpayer may redeem at any time before the commissioner delivers a deed to a purchaser. A third-party purchaser must also offer a monthly installment plan on written request for certificates bought after June 1, 2012, if the purchaser is one who has to register with the department.
Surplus proceeds
If nobody bids at the foreclosure sale, the master commissioner deeds the property to the person or persons the record shows own the certificate or certificates of delinquency, each taking a pro rata interest matching the size of their certificate. Where the state, county, or a taxing district ends up owning the land, the commissioner's designated agent may advertise and sell it at public sale after posting notice at the courthouse door for fifteen days and publishing under KRS Chapter 424, the department keeps an administration fee of 15 percent of the sale price, and the balance is paid to the county and taxing districts within thirty days.
Governing statute
KRS Chapter 134

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 Trigg County, Kentucky sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Kentucky investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Clerk runs the sale.

When is the Trigg County tax certificate sale?

Mid to late July, once a year. The Clerk's notice states that an annual delinquent tax sale is held "the end of July of the year after taxes are due." The most recent sale, covering 2025 certificates of delinquency, ran Friday, July 17, 2026 at 9:00 am, and registration closed at 4:00 pm on Thursday, July 2, 2026. The Department of Revenue assigns each county's date and publishes the statewide calendar after May 15, so confirm the coming year's date with the Clerk's office at 270-522-6661. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Clerk 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. Kentucky's redemption rule: No fixed deadline while the certificate is outstanding. Six months after a judicial sale that brings less than two thirds of the appraised value, and none at all when it brings two thirds or more. Call the Trigg County Clerk 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 Trigg County tax sale list?

Trigg County posts its tax sale list at media-triggcountyclerk.ky.gov. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

Verified Aug 23, 2026 against official county and state sources.

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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