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Christian County, MO tax sales

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

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Next sale
There is no separate deed auction.
Format
In person
Registration
Bidding is in person at the sale.
County office
(417) 582-4330
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How Christian County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Christian County Collector of Revenue
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidding is in person at the sale.
Sale list
2026 Tax Sale Properties
When it runs
The Collector offers the delinquent lots and lands "on the fourth Monday in August, the 24th day of August, 2026, commencing at ten o'clock a.m.", and the sale runs "until all are offered for sale."
Registration and deposit

Bidding is in person at the sale. Every bidder must be registered with the Collector's office and hold a bidding number before bidding, so plan on a stop at Room 101 of the courthouse in Ozark. Bidders must be Missouri residents; anyone who is not a Missouri resident must appoint an agent to bid. Bids advance in minimum $100 increments. A winning bidder is handed a memorandum of bid on sale day and the remaining documents arrive by mail.

Sale format and venue
Christian County runs the Chapter 140 Jones-Munger sale live at or near the Christian County Courthouse in Ozark, with no online bidding platform. The Collector publishes the eligible parcel list well ahead of the sale (the 2026 list was published July 22, 2026), and an owner can pull a parcel off the block by paying in full in the office by 4:30 p.m. on the Friday before the sale, so expect the list to shrink through the final business day. Payment on a sale-eligible parcel must be cash, money order, debit or credit card, or cashier's check, and web and phone payments are not accepted on those accounts. Lots and lands assessed at $1,500 or less are posted in the courthouse instead of being published, so the online list is not the full offering. The redemption period is one year from the date of sale, no interest is paid on any surplus over the tax amount, and the Collector gives no guarantee as to title, liens, or encumbrances. The notice also warns that some parcels may contain hazardous waste, may have improvements razed or condemned, or may carry other liens.
Source: 2026 Tax Sale Properties, Christian County Collector of Revenue· Verified Aug 22, 2026

Tax deed sale

Run by
County Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
There is no separate deed auction.
When it runs
There is no separate deed auction. Deeds come out of the same August sale once a parcel has cycled past the third offering, and unsold post third offering parcels are re-offered at least once every 30 days. A purchaser at a post third offering sale takes an immediate collector's deed with no redemption period.
Sale format and venue
A first or second offering buyer holds a certificate and must wait out the one year redemption period, obtain a title search, serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem on the owner and every recorded claimant by both first class and certified mail, file the affidavit with the collector, pay all subsequent taxes and the recording fee, and get the deed executed and recorded within 18 months of the sale. Miss the 18 months and the amount due the purchaser stops being a lien. A third offering buyer follows a shorter version, with a 90 day redemption period and notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. Counties that have elected the Land Tax Collection Law in Chapter 141 pull those parcels out of the collector's offering lists entirely and foreclose in court, and the sheriff sells them there, so confirm which chapter this county runs.
Source: Missouri Revised Statutes 140.405 - Purchaser of property at delinquent land tax auction, deed issued to, when, notice of right of redemptionMo. Rev. Stat. 140.405· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Christian County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Christian 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 2026 Tax Sale Properties for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding is in person at the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    There is no separate deed auction. 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 County Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Christian County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2026 Tax Sale Properties. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is in person at the sale. Every bidder must be registered with the Collector's office and hold a bidding number before bidding, so plan on a stop at Room 101 of the courthouse in Ozark. Bidders must be Missouri residents; anyone who is not a Missouri resident must appoint an agent to bid. Bids advance in minimum $100 increments. A winning bidder is handed a memorandum of bid on sale day and the remaining documents arrive by mail.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Missouri 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

Missouri publishes no standing over the counter certificate list. The equivalent route is the post third offering sale. Parcels that draw no buyer at a third offering must be advertised or offered again once every 30 days, and where the county's appointed trustee declines to take a parcel the collector may sell it at any time and for any amount. A buyer at any of these sales gets an immediate collector's deed, no redemption period, and must first pay every tax that fell due after the taxes named in the advertisement. Parcels the trustee did take are held for the taxing funds and sold on order of the county commission. Ask the collector for the current post third offering list and its bidding terms, because the format varies by county.

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

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Christian County Collector of Revenue

(417) 582-4330

100 W. Church, Rm. 101, Ozark, MO 65721

Official website

County notes

  • The published sale list gives each parcel's number, owner name, section-township-range, acreage, taxes owed by year, a $150 fee, and a total, plus a direct link into the county GIS viewer, so a bidder can map every parcel before sale day.
  • Parcels assessed at $1,500 or less are posted at the courthouse rather than published, so check the courthouse postings alongside the online list.
  • Bidding is limited to Missouri residents. An out-of-state investor must appoint an agent to bid at this sale.
  • The Collector's office sits in Room 101 of the courthouse at 100 W. Church in Ozark and is open 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, staying open through the lunch hour.
  • The Collector publishes the Missouri State Tax Commission's Chapter 140 Tax Sale Procedure Manual as its procedure reference, covering first, second and third offerings, certificates of purchase, collector's deeds, and redemption.
  • The sale notice is given under Section 140.170 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri.

Missouri rules

Max interest rate
10% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the sale
Redemption
After a first or second offering sale, the owner and other interested parties hold an absolute right to redeem for one year, then a defeasible right that lasts until the purchaser actually acquires the deed. A purchaser must serve the 90 day notice of the right to redeem before the date on which the deed can be acquired, so the practical window usually runs past the one year mark. After a third offering sale, redemption runs 90 days, and the purchaser must give notice to recorded claimants within 45 days of the sale. After a post third offering sale, there is no redemption period and the deed issues immediately. Minors and incapacitated or disabled persons have a longer right, running five years from the last payment of taxes by that person or a predecessor. The right also ends if the certificate lapses because the purchaser failed to record the deed within 18 months.
Deed deposit
The winning bidder must pay the full amount of the bid to the collector immediately at the sale. Chapter 140 sets no advance bidder deposit and no balance due window. A bidder who fails to pay forfeits a penalty of 25 percent of the bid to the county school fund and the parcel is offered again at once as though no sale had been made. Counties running an online or registered sale may impose their own deposit and registration terms on top of the statute, so confirm them with the collector.
Surplus proceeds
Any amount above the taxes and costs is surplus. The collector pays it into the county treasury, where the treasurer holds it in trust for the lesser of three years or 90 days after the redemption period expires. It is distributed first to the former lienholders of record in the priority their liens held on the date of the sale, then to the former owner. No distribution other than through the redemption process may occur until 90 days after the redemption period ends, and a claimant must file a written claim with the county commission within those 90 days, referencing the recorded lien it rests on. The county pays no interest on the fund. Anything still unclaimed at three years becomes the permanent school fund of the county.
Governing statute
Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140

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 Christian County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Christian County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Christian County tax certificate sale?

The Collector offers the delinquent lots and lands "on the fourth Monday in August, the 24th day of August, 2026, commencing at ten o'clock a.m.", and the sale runs "until all are offered for sale." The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Christian County hold tax deed sales?

Christian County holds its tax deed sale once a year. There is no separate deed auction. 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?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Missouri's redemption rule: 1 year from a first or second offering sale, 90 days from a third offering sale, and none after a post third offering sale. Call the County Collector 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 Christian County tax sale list?

Christian County posts its tax sale list at christiancountycollector.com. 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 22, 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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