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Laclede County, MO tax sales

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

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Next sale
Tax sale scheduled for August 24, 2026.Monday · 2026
Format
In person
County office
(417) 532-4301
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How Laclede County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

In person
Run by
Laclede County Collector of Revenue
Frequency
annual
Next sale
Tax sale scheduled for August 24, 2026.
Sale list
Delinquent Tax Sale List
When it runs
"The tax sale is held annually, on the fourth Monday in August, commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the Laclede County Courthouse." In 2026 that is Monday, August 24, and the Collector's notice adds that the sale runs "from day to day thereafter until all are offered."
Registration and deposit

Every bidder must register before bidding, and registration opens at 8:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Laclede County Courthouse at 200 N. Adams. You must also complete the bidder affidavit, which can be signed and notarized at the Collector's office ahead of sale day. Non-residents of Missouri may not bid unless they make special arrangements with the Collector before the sale. The buyer must be present to bid, and the full purchase price is due at the Collector's office immediately at the close of the sale. A high bidder who has not paid in full by 1:30 p.m. faces a suit for a 25 percent penalty under RSMo 140.280, and the tract is re-offered at 2:00 p.m. that same day.

Sale format and venue
Laclede County sells tax certificates at the courthouse under Chapter 140, and there is no online bidding, so a trip to Lebanon is required. The winning bidder buys a lien and receives a certificate of purchase naming the parcel and the bid price rather than immediate title, and the owner has one year from the sale to redeem by paying the certificate amount plus 10 percent annual interest. Budget $27 on top of the final bid to record the certificate, reimbursed if the parcel is redeemed. The Collector states there is no guarantee as to title, liens or encumbrances on anything offered, calls it a buyer-beware sale, and notes that neither the Collector nor staff can interpret the statutes for a bidder. Watch for Lebanon city demolition special assessments that attach to the next tax statement on some listed parcels, which ran between roughly $10,100 and $13,555 on three tracts in 2026. In person at the Laclede County Courthouse, 200 N. Adams, Lebanon
Source: Tax Sale Information, Laclede 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

Laclede County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Laclede 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 Delinquent Tax Sale List 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

    Tax sale scheduled for August 24, 2026. 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 Laclede County

  1. Start with the live sale list

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

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Every bidder must register before bidding, and registration opens at 8:00 a.m. in the lobby of the Laclede County Courthouse at 200 N. Adams. You must also complete the bidder affidavit, which can be signed and notarized at the Collector's office ahead of sale day. Non-residents of Missouri may not bid unless they make special arrangements with the Collector before the sale. The buyer must be present to bid, and the full purchase price is due at the Collector's office immediately at the close of the sale. A high bidder who has not paid in full by 1:30 p.m. faces a suit for a 25 percent penalty under RSMo 140.280, and the tract is re-offered at 2:00 p.m. that same day.

  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)

Laclede County Collector of Revenue

(417) 532-4301

200 North Adams Avenue, Lebanon, MO 65536

Official website

County notes

  • The published list is a starting roster, not the final one. The 2026 list opened with 60 tracts, each shown with three years of delinquent taxes plus a $48 publication cost, and the Collector reissues it as owners pay. The version posted four days before the 2026 sale marked 49 of those 60 tracts paid, leaving roughly a dozen expected to reach the block, so confirm what is still live before making the trip.
  • The Collector directs bidders to lacledecollector.com for list updates, and the sale list is also published in a local newspaper for three consecutive weeks before the sale.
  • Registration and the notarized bidder affidavit both happen at the courthouse or the Collector's office before bidding starts, so arrive well ahead of the 10:00 a.m. call. Registration opens at 8:00 a.m.
  • Certificate holders must pay the subsequent years' taxes before they can receive a collector's deed, and failing to do so forfeits all interest earned on the parcel under RSMo 140.440.
  • Laclede County runs the Chapter 140 certificate sale rather than the court-supervised Chapter 141 land tax process, and the Collector's published notice cites RSMo 140.170 as its authority.

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 Laclede County, Missouri sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Laclede County follows Missouri's tax lien state system.

When is the Laclede County tax certificate sale?

"The tax sale is held annually, on the fourth Monday in August, commencing at 10:00 a.m. at the Laclede County Courthouse." In 2026 that is Monday, August 24, and the Collector's notice adds that the sale runs "from day to day thereafter until all are offered." The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County Collector before the sale.

How often does Laclede County hold tax deed sales?

Laclede 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 Laclede County tax sale list?

Laclede County posts its tax sale list at lacledecollector.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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