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Tax Sale Atlas

Kennebec County, ME tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Kennebec County, ME tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Maine towns sell tax-acquired property through brokers, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus city and town notices on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Kennebec County, seat of Augusta: sale calendar, broker listings, 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
Set by each city or town
Registration
No bidder registration.
County seat collector
(207) 626-2310
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Look up a sale detail

Each municipality in Kennebec County (Kennebec County government holds no tax sale). No fixed schedule; each town lists property when it is ready

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-28.

36 M.R.S. §943-C, Sale of foreclosed properties (source accessed 2026-09-28)

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

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How Kennebec County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Maine does not sell tax lien certificates to investors. The municipal tax collector records the tax lien certificate and the municipality holds the resulting tax lien mortgage; in the Unorganized Territory the State Tax Assessor records it and the State holds it.

Sale of tax-acquired property

Run by
Each municipality in Kennebec County (Kennebec County government holds no tax sale)
Frequency
No fixed schedule; each town lists property when it is ready
Typical timing
No countywide sale date.
Registration
No bidder registration.
Sale list
City of Augusta tax-acquired property sales page (Augusta parcels only)
When it runs
No countywide sale date. Each municipality lists its tax-acquired property on its own schedule after the lien forecloses, and 36 M.R.S. §943-C requires written notice to the former owner at least 90 days before listing.
Registration and deposit

No bidder registration. Under 36 M.R.S. §943-C a municipality first lists tax-acquired property with a licensed real estate broker, so buyers make offers through the listing broker named by each municipality.

Sale format and venue
Investors buy property the municipality already owns, never a lien. Under 36 M.R.S. §943-C the municipality lists the property with a licensed broker at the highest reasonable price, conveys it by quitclaim deed, and pays excess proceeds to the former owner; if three attempts to hire a broker fail, or the broker does not sell within 12 months, the municipality may sell by another method its legislative body authorizes. Each town sets its own listings, so check the specific municipality. Augusta is the Kennebec municipality that publishes a tax-acquired property list.
Source: 36 M.R.S. §943-C, Sale of foreclosed properties· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Kennebec County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Kennebec County tax sale 2026 searches, use the city and town sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the collector of the city or town holding the sale 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.

  1. Confirm the advertised parcel list

    Use City of Augusta tax-acquired property sales page (Augusta parcels only) 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

    No bidder registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, treat the collector of the city or town holding the sale as the source for which parcels are actually offered. Do not rely on a third-party list for final parcel status.

Before you bid in Kennebec County

  1. Confirm the parcel list before pricing

    Open City of Augusta tax-acquired property sales page (Augusta parcels only). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the town before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No bidder registration. Under 36 M.R.S. §943-C a municipality first lists tax-acquired property with a licensed real estate broker, so buyers make offers through the listing broker named by each municipality.

  3. 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.

  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

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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Local offices

County seat collector (sells that town’s parcels only)

City of Augusta Bureau of Treasury and Tax Collection (county seat); other Kennebec municipalities handle their own tax-acquired property

(207) 626-2310

Augusta City Hall, 16 Cony Street, Augusta, ME 04330

Official website

County notes

  • Kennebec County government does not sell tax-acquired property; each city, town and plantation sells the property it acquired through lien foreclosure.
  • Augusta sells tax-acquired property through McAllister Real Estate of Hallowell (Katie McAllister, (207) 621-2345), which markets the parcels on Maine MLS; the city directs all questions and offers to the broker.
  • Augusta's tax-acquired property list is on the city's Tax-Acquired Property Sales page, which links to the current Maine MLS listings.
  • Augusta conveys tax-acquired property by municipal quitclaim deed only and will not take legal action to quiet title, so budget for a title review.
  • Augusta's Economic Development Director, Keith P. Luke ((207) 626-2365), answers policy questions about the city's tax-acquired property sales.
  • Gardiner records real estate tax liens annually in June, and foreclosure follows 18 months after recording; contact the Gardiner Tax Collector at (207) 582-2223, 6 Church Street, about any tax-acquired parcels.
  • Waterville, Winslow and the county's other towns publish no tax-acquired property list; contact each town office or treasurer directly and watch for broker listings on Maine MLS.
  • Tax-acquired land in Maine's Unorganized Territory is sold by Maine Revenue Services through broker listings at On Point Realty ((207) 754-5058), not by the county.

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.
Governing statute
36 M.R.S. 943-C

What the deed conveys: Quitclaim only, with no warranty. A challenge to the validity of the tax taking may be brought for 5 years after the redemption period expires (liens recorded after October 13, 2014), 2 years for commercial real estate on liens recorded after June 30, 2026, and only 6 months after a code enforcement officer certifies residential tax-acquired property abandoned (liens recorded after December 1, 2021). The former owner's receipt of excess proceeds waives that challenge. A former owner or mortgagee who was not given the required notices may have a late redemption right (see redemption). Budget for a title search and, where a title insurer requires it, a quiet-title action under 946. See the due diligence guide.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Kennebec County, Maine sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Maine sells no tax lien certificates to investors; each city or town sells property it has already taken for taxes, listed with a real estate broker.

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

Not by redeeming once the city or town has taken its deed: the right to redeem ends when the city or town takes title, before it offers the parcel for 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 tax collector of the city or town where the property is 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 Kennebec County tax sale list?

There is no single Kennebec County list: each city or town posts its own. The one on file here, City of Augusta tax-acquired property sales page (Augusta parcels only), is posted at augustamaine.gov. Confirm every parcel against that town'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 office that runs the sale before you bid.

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