Washoe County, NV tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The real estate tax auction timing quote comes from the Treasurer's own pages: annual, usually April, with the next real estate auction listed as April 2027 and a separate mobile home (personal property) auction listed for June 2027.
• •Registration and bidding are entirely in person: registration at the Treasurer's office starting two business days before the auction, $500 certified-funds deposit plus photo ID, and the FAQ answers "Must I be present to bid?" with "Yes, you must be present to bid."
• •Deed and redemption specifics from the FAQ: buyer receives a quitclaim deed, no post-sale redemption period, but a two-year period in which the previous owner may protest the sale; pre-sale redemption runs until 5 pm on the third business day before the sale (NRS 361.585 cited on the Tax Auction page).
• •The Tax Auction page phone line is listed as 311 or 775-328-2003; the Treasurer's main office line is 775-328-2510.
• •No online auction platform exists for Washoe County tax sales, so no platform URL is recorded.

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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