Androscoggin County, ME tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Androscoggin County, ME tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Maine sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Androscoggin County, seat of Auburn: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Maine tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No county registration.
- County office
- 207-333-6601
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How Androscoggin County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Each city or town in Androscoggin County (municipal treasurer, tax collector or finance office)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No county registration.
When it runs
No countywide sale date. Each municipality schedules its own disposal of tax-acquired property, and state law requires listing with a real estate broker and a sale within 12 months of listing.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Androscoggin County does not hold a tax sale. Its 14 municipalities each own and dispose of the property they acquire through unpaid tax liens. Under 36 M.R.S. § 943-C a municipality must list tax-acquired property with a licensed real estate broker at the highest reasonable price, give the former owner at least 90 days' notice by certified mail before listing, and pay the former owner any proceeds above the taxes, interest, fees and costs owed. If no broker can be engaged after three attempts, or the property does not sell within 12 months, the municipal officers may sell it by any method the town's legislative body authorizes, such as sealed bid. Buyers therefore find these parcels on the open real estate market or in a town's own bid notices, not at a county auction. Auburn closes its tax-acquired sales with a quitclaim deed carrying no warranties of title or condition, so order a title search before bidding.
Source: 36 M.R.S. § 943-C, Maine Revised Statutes· Verified Sep 28, 2026
Androscoggin County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Androscoggin 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Get the advertised list
Use Auburn bid notices (tax-acquired sales are posted here when offered) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No countywide sale date. Each city or town picks its own platform or in-person venue. Confirm the date and registration window with that town’s collector before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Each city or town in Androscoggin County (municipal treasurer, tax collector or finance office) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Androscoggin County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Auburn bid notices (tax-acquired sales are posted here when offered). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Maine due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Maine before you price the title work.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
unsold properties
No over-the-counter lien list. Tax-acquired property is listed with a broker on the open market; ask the municipal office what it holds and which broker lists it.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Maine calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
County notes
- Androscoggin County has 14 municipalities: Auburn, Durham, Greene, Leeds, Lewiston, Lisbon, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland, Sabattus, Turner and Wales. The county contains no Unorganized Territory, so the State does not sell tax-acquired land here.
- Auburn posts sealed-bid sales on its Bid Opportunities list (Finance, 60 Court Street, 207-333-6601 ext. 1400, [email protected]) and states that all tax-acquired sales close with a quitclaim deed with no warranties of title or condition.
- Auburn also markets city-owned parcels on its City-Owned Property for Sale list through Economic Development (207-333-6601 ext. 1218); ask whether a given parcel was tax-acquired.
- Lewiston places liens in mid-June on accounts with a balance, and foreclosure follows 18 months after the lien is recorded. Contact the Treasury Division at City Hall, 27 Pine Street, 207-513-3131.
- Lewiston posts city solicitations on its Bids and Awards list; check it and the city's broker listings for tax-acquired parcels.
- Lisbon posts town solicitations on its Bids and RFPs list; call the Town Office at 300 Lisbon Street, 207-353-3000, about tax-acquired property.
- Durham handles tax matters at the Town Office, 630 Hallowell Road, 207-353-2561.
- Greene, Leeds, Livermore, Livermore Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, Poland, Sabattus, Turner and Wales publish no tax-acquired property list online; call each town office and watch local real estate listings and the Lewiston Sun Journal legal notices.
Maine rules
- Redemption
- The owner, or anyone with an interest, may pay the tax, interest and costs at any time within 18 months after the lien certificate is filed in the registry of deeds. 30 to 45 days before the foreclosure date the treasurer must notify the owner named on the lien and each record mortgage holder; anyone not given timely notice may redeem until 30 days after the notice is actually given. After foreclosure there is no right to redeem, although the municipality may choose to sell or convey the property back to the former owner, and the former owner is paid any excess when the property is sold.
- Deed deposit
- No statutory deposit. A broker sale follows ordinary purchase-and-sale terms the municipality negotiates; where a municipality sells by its own method after a failed listing, its legislative body's authorization and published terms set any deposit.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner (the owner of record at foreclosure, or heirs, devisees or personal representatives) receives the sale proceeds above: all taxes owed; the taxes that would have been assessed while the municipality owned it; accrued interest; advertising, mailing, recording, listing and broker fees not covered by the broker agreement; other costs of selling, maintaining or improving the property, including documented administrative costs and reasonable attorney's fees; the cost of the lien and foreclosure process; and unpaid sewer, water or other utility charges and municipal fees. The former owner may request an itemized accounting. The municipality mails notice at least 30 days before paying, publishes notice for 3 weeks if the owner cannot be found, and sends unclaimed proceeds to the Unclaimed Property Fund 30 days after the last notice. If the municipality keeps the property, it pays the excess using an independent licensed appraisal instead of a sale price. Accepting the excess waives the former owner's right to challenge the taking.
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 Androscoggin County, Maine sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Maine sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the Each municipality sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Androscoggin County hold tax deed sales?
Androscoggin County holds tax deed sales once a year. No countywide sale date. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
It depends on where the property is in the process. Once the redemption right below has ended, paying the old taxes no longer takes it out of the sale. Maine's redemption rule: 18 months from the filing of the tax lien certificate, then the lien forecloses automatically and the municipality owns the property. Call the Each city or town in Androscoggin County (municipal treasurer, tax collector or finance office) 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 Androscoggin County tax sale list?
Androscoggin County posts its tax sale list at auburnmaine.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 Sep 28, 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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