Platte County, MO tax sales

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County notes

• •Redemption runs one year from the sale date on a first or second offering. A parcel sold at a third offering stays redeemable until the collector's deed is issued.
• •A redeeming owner pays the bid amount plus 10% annual interest on the amount of sale less any surplus, plus 8% annual interest on any subsequent-year taxes the certificate holder paid, plus a recording fee and a fifty cent redemption charge. Redemption payments must be made by cashier's check.
• •No interest is paid on the premium bid above the tax amount. That surplus is deposited in a separate fund at the Platte County Treasurer's Office and is available to the owner of record at the time of sale, so it does not return to the certificate holder.
• •Reimbursement for the required title search and mailings is only available for costs incurred after March 1 following the date the certificate was purchased, so timing that work matters to the return.
• •The certificate holder receives the annual tax statement each year until the parcel is redeemed or a collector's deed issues. Letting those taxes go delinquent can put the parcel into a later certificate sale and wipe out the earlier certificate.
• •Liens and deeds of trust against the property are not extinguished at the sale or during the redemption period.
• •A Certificate of Purchase may be assigned only to a Missouri resident who is not delinquent on taxes. The notarized assignment must be presented to the Collector's office for recording and a recording fee applies.
• •The Collector cautions that some listed parcels may carry federal or state tax liens, hazardous conditions, razed or condemned improvements, or may be subdivision common area, and gives no guarantee of title. Inspect and research each parcel before bidding.
• •For sale-specific questions the Collector's office lists Shannon Skaggs at (816) 858-1992 alongside the main line.

Missouri rules

Max interest rate

10% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Missouri Revised Statutes 140.290 - Certificate of purchase, contents, fee, nonresidentsMo. Rev. Stat. 140.290Verified Aug 18, 2026

Minimum return

No statutory minimum return; what you earn is set by the price at the saleMissouri Revised Statutes 140.340 - Redemption, when, mannerMo. Rev. Stat. 140.340Verified Aug 18, 2026

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.Missouri Revised Statutes 140.340 - Redemption, when, mannerMo. Rev. Stat. 140.340Verified Aug 18, 2026

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.Missouri Revised Statutes 140.250 - Third offering of delinquent lands and lots, redemption, subsequent sale, collector's deedMo. Rev. Stat. 140.250Verified Aug 18, 2026

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.Missouri Revised Statutes 140.230 - Foreclosure sale surplus, deposited in treasury, escheats, proof of claimsMo. Rev. Stat. 140.230Verified Aug 18, 2026

Governing statute

Mo. Rev. Stat. Chapter 140Missouri Revised Statutes 140.150 - Lands, lots, mineral rights, and royalty interests subject to sale, whenMo. Rev. Stat. 140.150Verified Aug 18, 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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