Osceola County, MI tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The Osceola County Treasurer's own website does not publish the auction date, the parcel list, or the name of the auction platform. It covers delinquent tax payment, hardship extensions and surplus proceeds claims. The date, terms and parcels live on Tax-Sale.info under the Osceola County catalog, so start there rather than on the county page.
• •Osceola County is the foreclosing governmental unit, not the Michigan Department of Treasury. The county's delinquent property tax timeline states that property is forfeited to the Osceola County Treasurer and that ownership transfers to Osceola County when redemption rights expire.
• •Osceola sells in a multi county group auction, so the auction page covers Clare, Isabella, Mecosta and Osceola at once. Filter to the Osceola catalog to see only Osceola County parcels.
• •Catalog and auction URLs on Tax-Sale.info are issued per sale and change every year. Start from the platform's auction schedule to find the current Osceola County catalog rather than reusing a prior year's link.
• •Registration closes in practice well before the sale. The platform asks bidders to open an account at least 48 hours ahead so identity verification and the $1,000 deposit hold can clear in time.
• •The redemption deadline is set by statute, not by the county: the Osceola timeline shows redemption rights expiring on March 31 of the foreclosure year, or the last business day. Nothing can be redeemed after that, and the auction that follows conveys the deed.
• •Total cost to a winning bidder is the bid plus a 10 percent buyer's premium, plus outstanding taxes and associated fees, plus a $30 deed recording fee, due within 5 business days. Card payments add 2.75 percent.
• •County offices are in the Main Courthouse at 301 W. Upton Ave. in Reed City. Treasurer's office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The treasurer is Tonia Hartline and the office email is [email protected].

Michigan rules

Redemption

Michigan has no post-sale redemption. The right to redeem runs during the forfeiture year and ends when the foreclosure judgment takes effect. Property forfeited to the county treasurer may be redeemed at any time on or before the March 31 immediately succeeding entry of a judgment foreclosing it, or within 21 days of entry in a contested case. On that date all redemption rights expire and fee simple title vests absolutely in the foreclosing governmental unit. Measured from the March 1 the taxes were returned as delinquent, that is about 25 months, and roughly three years from the year the taxes were levied. A circuit court may withhold a property from foreclosure for one year, or enter an order extending the redemption period as it finds equitable, if the owner is a minor heir, is incompetent, is without means of support, or is undergoing substantial financial hardship, so a parcel can drop off an auction list late.MCL 211.78g - forfeiture to the county treasurer on March 1 after 12 months delinquent, the $175 fee, the additional 1/2 percent per month, and what it costs to redeemMCL 211.78gVerified Aug 6, 2026

Deed deposit

Michigan fixes no statutory deposit. The foreclosing governmental unit may adopt its own procedures governing the conduct of the sale and payment for conveyance, so registration deposits, refunds, and any bidding caps are set county by county and by the auction platform. On Tax-Sale.info, the platform most Michigan counties use, bidding requires a $1,000 pre-authorization hold on a major credit card rather than a cash deposit. Confirm the figure in the county's published auction terms before registering.MCL 211.78m - the auction itself: right of first refusal ladder, the July to November sale window, minimum bid, bidder affidavit, payment, deed, and unsold propertyMCL 211.78mVerified Aug 6, 2026

Surplus proceeds

A person who held a legal interest in the property immediately before the judgment of foreclosure became effective may claim the remaining proceeds. Remaining proceeds are the amount paid to the foreclosing governmental unit for the property, minus the minimum bid, minus other fees and expenses of forfeiture, foreclosure, sale, maintenance, repair, and remediation not already inside the minimum bid, minus a sale commission payable to the unit equal to 5 percent of the amount paid for the property. The claimant must submit a notice of intention on a Department of Treasury form by the July 1 immediately following the effective date of the foreclosure, then file a motion in the same circuit court proceeding in which the foreclosure judgment was effective, during the period beginning February 1 immediately after the property was sold and ending the following May 15. The court sets a hearing, decides the relative priority and value of each claimant's interest, and orders payment. Once the order enters, any further claim relating to that property is barred.MCL 211.78t - claims to remaining proceeds after a tax foreclosure sale, the definition of remaining proceeds, and the 5 percent sale commissionMCL 211.78tVerified Aug 6, 2026

Governing statute

MCL 211.78 to 211.78oMCL 211.78 - legislative intent for the return, forfeiture, and foreclosure system, a county's election to have the state foreclose, and the definition of foreclosing governmental unitMCL 211.78Verified Aug 6, 2026

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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