Clark County, NV tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Properties delinquent three consecutive fiscal years are deeded to the Clark County Treasurer as trustee for the state and county under NRS 361.585 and NRS 361.590; a property deemed abandoned for two consecutive fiscal years may be deeded sooner under NRS 361.570.
• •The trustee auction is live and in person at the Commission Chambers of the Clark County Government Center; the portal's event records show May 8, 2025 and May 7, 2026 auctions, each with morning and afternoon sessions, and no online bidding.
• •There is no redemption period on property bought at the trustee auction; the previous owner has a two-year period to protest the sale, and the Treasurer issues a quitclaim deed recorded within about 30 days.
• •Payment in full is due at the Treasurer's Office on auction day in certified U.S. funds; the county does not finance purchases.
• •The Treasurer's "Certificate Sale" page refers to special assessment (SID) certificate sales, not property tax lien certificates; Nevada property taxes follow the deed path only.
• •The Treasurer's office is open Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and closed Friday through Sunday.

Nevada rules

Redemption

The trustee's certificate is dated the first Monday in June, and the county treasurer holds the property subject to redemption for 2 years after that date, or 1 year for property determined abandoned under NRS 361.567. Even after the unredeemed parcel is deeded to the county treasurer as trustee, the owner and other interested persons can still have the property reconveyed by paying everything owed, up to the close of business on the third business day before the day of the sale. On the separate local-government acquisition track under NRS 361.603, the last known owner instead gets a 90-day window after the notice of intent to sell, and no reconveyance is allowed after that window expires.Nevada Revised Statutes 361.585 - deed to the county treasurer as trustee after the redemption period; reconveyance until the third business day before the saleNRS 361.585Verified Aug 16, 2026

Deed deposit

NRS Chapter 361 sets no statutory bidder deposit for trustee sales. Registration, deposit and payment deadlines are set county by county in each auction's terms, so confirm them on the county treasurer's page before bidding.Nevada Revised Statutes 361.595 - board-ordered sale of trust property for not less than taxes, costs, penalties and interest; quitclaim deed to the purchaserNRS 361.595Verified Aug 16, 2026

Surplus proceeds

After the taxes and costs on the parcel are paid, the county keeps the first $300 of the excess proceeds plus 10 percent of the next $10,000. The remainder goes into a separate interest-bearing account, and persons with recorded interests may claim it in writing within 1 year after the treasurer's deed is recorded, paid in a statutory priority order that runs through recorded lienholders before the former owner. Unclaimed money is split 5 percent to the account created by NRS 249.095 and the rest to the county general fund, with no later refund. A fee for helping a claimant recover excess proceeds is capped at 10 percent of the amount due.Nevada Revised Statutes 361.610 - disposition of sale proceeds; excess-proceeds claims within 1 year of recording of the deedNRS 361.610Verified Aug 16, 2026

Governing statute

NRS Chapter 361Nevada Revised Statutes 361.595 - board-ordered sale of trust property for not less than taxes, costs, penalties and interest; quitclaim deed to the purchaserNRS 361.595Verified Aug 16, 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.

See the full Nevadarules and every county →