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Henry County, MO tax sales

How tax lien and tax deed sales work in Henry County, seat of Clinton: 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
County office
(660) 885-7207
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How Henry County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Henry County Collector
Frequency
annual
Sale list
2026 Tax Sale Properties
When it runs
Fourth Monday in August at 10:00 a.m. The Collector's notice sets the sale "at or near the Henry County Courthouse, Clinton, Missouri, on the fourth Monday in August, the 24th day of August, 2026, commencing at ten o'clock a.m. of said day thereafter until all are offered for sale." Post-third-offering parcels, when there are any, are usually offered in October and April instead.
Registration and deposit

All bidders need a bidding number and must be registered with the Collector's office at 100 W. Franklin in Clinton before they can bid. Bidders must be Missouri residents. A non-resident bids only through an appointed citizen of Henry County acting as agent, and must also file a written agreement consenting to the jurisdiction of the circuit court; the certificate of purchase is then issued to that agent, who carries the duty of conveying the property to the purchaser. Missouri law requires every bidder, and any agent, to sign an affidavit that they are not delinquent on any property tax, and the winning bidder pays the bid to the Collector immediately after the parcel is struck off. Call (660) 885-7207 ahead of the sale to confirm the registration forms and the accepted payment methods.

Sale format and venue
Henry County runs a live, in person Chapter 140 tax certificate sale at or near the Henry County Courthouse in Clinton, and the Collector names no online bidding platform, so plan to attend or send a Henry County agent. The current list carries 23 parcels: 16 at first offering, three at second offering and four at third offering. Each entry prints the parcel number, owner name, section-township-range, situs address, the delinquent years and a Total Taxes and Fee figure that sets the opening bid, with sale fees of $49.00 at a first offering, $110.00 at a second and $220.00 at a third. Opening bids on the current list run from about $91 to about $7,949. The notice puts the redemption period at one year from the date of sale and states that no interest is paid on the surplus above the tax amount. The Collector also warns that listed parcels may carry other liens, may have been condemned or had improvements razed, and could contain hazardous waste, and it guarantees nothing about title, liens or encumbrances, so title and site work belong before the bid rather than after.
Source: Notice of Tax Certificate Sale and 2026 Tax Sale Properties List, Henry County Collector· 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

Henry County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Henry 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

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  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 Henry 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

    All bidders need a bidding number and must be registered with the Collector's office at 100 W. Franklin in Clinton before they can bid. Bidders must be Missouri residents. A non-resident bids only through an appointed citizen of Henry County acting as agent, and must also file a written agreement consenting to the jurisdiction of the circuit court; the certificate of purchase is then issued to that agent, who carries the duty of conveying the property to the purchaser. Missouri law requires every bidder, and any agent, to sign an affidavit that they are not delinquent on any property tax, and the winning bidder pays the bid to the Collector immediately after the parcel is struck off. Call (660) 885-7207 ahead of the sale to confirm the registration forms and the accepted payment methods.

  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)

Henry County Collector

(660) 885-7207

Henry County Collector, 100 W. Franklin, Clinton, MO 64735

Official website

County notes

  • Rick Watson is the Henry County Collector. The office sits at 100 W. Franklin in Clinton and is open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., including through the noon hour, and it closes on state holidays.
  • The Tax Sale Properties list labels every parcel FIRST SALE, SECOND SALE or THIRD SALE, which is the quickest way to see where a tract sits in the Chapter 140 offering sequence and how much redemption exposure comes with the certificate.
  • Post-third-offering parcels are usually offered in October and April rather than in August, so ask the Collector for that list if you want tracts with no remaining redemption period.
  • Out-of-state buyers cannot take a certificate in their own name here. The appointed Henry County agent receives the certificate of purchase and is responsible for conveying the property to the non-resident purchaser, so line that agent up well before the fourth Monday in August.
  • Every listing closes with the phrase subject to easements, reservations and restrictions, of record, and the Collector disclaims any guarantee of title, liens or encumbrances.
  • Taxes become delinquent after December 31, and the office applies payments to delinquent years before current ones. First offering parcels on the current list each carry up to three years of unpaid tax.
  • The Collector posts the Missouri State Tax Commission's Chapter 140 Tax Sale Procedure Manual as its Tax Sale Procedure reference, which is the document to read for how certificates, collector's deeds and redemption are handled.

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 Henry County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Henry County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Henry County tax certificate sale?

Fourth Monday in August at 10:00 a.m. The Collector's notice sets the sale "at or near the Henry County Courthouse, Clinton, Missouri, on the fourth Monday in August, the 24th day of August, 2026, commencing at ten o'clock a.m. of said day thereafter until all are offered for sale." Post-third-offering parcels, when there are any, are usually offered in October and April instead. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Henry County hold tax deed sales?

Henry 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 Henry County tax sale list?

Henry County posts its tax sale list at henrycountycollector.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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