York County, ME tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the York 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 Oct 6, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in York County, seat of Alfred: 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.
On this page
How York County sells delinquent taxes
Sale of tax-acquired property
- Run by
- Each York County city and town sells its own tax-acquired property through its treasurer or tax collector and its select board, town council or city council; York County government holds no tax sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- No bidder registration.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
York County tax sale list and auction calendar
For York 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.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
No single York County list exists: each city or town advertises its own parcels. Get the notice from the town whose sale you plan to attend, and confirm the parcels with its collector.Register to bid
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.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 York County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
There is no county list: each town advertises its own. Get the notice from the town whose sale you plan to attend and confirm the advertised parcels with its collector before you price a bid.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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Local offices
County seat collector (sells that town’s parcels only)
York County Government (towns sell tax-acquired property; contact each town's treasurer or tax collector)
45 Kennebunk Road, Alfred, ME 04002
Official websiteCounty notes
- York County government in Alfred does not sell tax-acquired property; each city and town sells or keeps its own after its tax liens foreclose, so no county-wide list exists.
- Hollis: on February 18, 2026 the Select Board authorized the Town Manager to handle sales of tax-acquired property within state law, and the minutes report that 19 Old Limerick Road is listed for sale with Coldwell Banker. That broker listing is where Hollis parcels appear; the Town Office is at 34 Town Farm Road, 207-929-8552.
- Kittery: on January 12, 2026 the Town Council voted 5-0 to declare the tax-acquired parcel at 18-20 Phelps Street a benefit to the town and designate it for affordable housing, so it will not be offered to investors. Kittery posts any town sales on its Bid Postings list (200 Rogers Road, 207-439-0452), which showed no property sale open in September 2026.
- Kennebunk: the Select Board manages and disposes of tax-acquired property, and the town prefers to sell a parcel back to its former owner who pays all taxes, interest and fees. The Treasurer reported 29 tax-acquired properties in May 2024. Kennebunk publishes no list of them; ask the Town Office, 1 Summer Street, 207-985-2102.
- Wells: the town has sold land by sealed bid and has hired a real estate agent to sell a Route 109 parcel, both posted on its Bid Postings list (208 Sanford Road, 207-646-5113). Watch that list for any tax-acquired parcel a broker cannot sell.
- Sanford: the Treasurer/Tax Collector (207-324-9125) collects taxes, and the Sanford Land Bank Authority (919 Main Street, 207-324-9145) buys, holds and disposes of real property to return homes to use. Sanford publishes no list of tax-acquired property; ask either office.
- Biddeford: City Hall is at 205 Main Street, 207-571-0700. Biddeford publishes no list of tax-acquired property; ask the city which broker is listing any it holds.
- Saco: City Hall is at 300 Main Street, 207-282-1032, and the city posts solicitations on its Bids and RFPs list, which carried no property sale in September 2026.
- Old Orchard Beach: the Tax Collector is at 1 Portland Avenue, 207-934-5714 ext. 1531, taxcollector@oobmaine.com. The town publishes no list of tax-acquired property; ask the Tax Collector.
- York: the Clerk and Tax Collector's Office is at 186 York Street, 207-363-1003. The town publishes no list of tax-acquired property.
- For Acton, Alfred, Arundel, Berwick, Buxton, Cornish, Dayton, Eliot, Kennebunkport, Lebanon, Limerick, Limington, Lyman, Newfield, North Berwick, Ogunquit, Parsonsfield, Shapleigh, South Berwick and Waterboro, no town publishes a list of tax-acquired property online. Call the town office, ask whether it holds foreclosed parcels and which broker lists them, and watch local real estate listings.
- Any sale proceeds above the taxes, interest, fees and costs owed go to the former owner, not the buyer or the town.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does York County, Maine sell tax liens or tax deeds?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Verified Oct 6, 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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