Storey County, NV tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Storey County combines the Clerk and Treasurer into one office (County Clerk - Treasurer, Jim Hindle); the Treasurer function collects taxes for roughly 4,700 parcels, so trustee auctions are small and irregular.
• •Delinquency penalties per the county: 4 to 7 percent per delinquent installment, plus 10 percent annual interest on prior-year delinquencies; three consecutive delinquent fiscal years deed the property to the Treasurer as trustee before auction.
• •The 2014 sale notice required the successful bid to be paid in cash, certified check, or cashier's check, with recording fees due to the Storey County Recorder the Monday after the sale; the county's current web page states the balance is due by 5:00 PM the day of the sale, so confirm payment deadlines on the next posted notice.
• •The county's freshest posted auction materials date to 2016; treat any specific sale date as historical and call the Clerk-Treasurer at 775-847-0969 for the next scheduled auction.

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.

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