Belknap County, NH tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Belknap County holds no tax sale. The city of Laconia and the towns of Alton, Barnstead, Belmont, Center Harbor, Gilford, Gilmanton, Meredith, New Hampton, Sanbornton and Tilton each take land by tax collector's deed and decide when and how to sell it.
• •Gilford: the town sold four tax-deeded lots on Cherry Valley Road at a public auction on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 11 am in the Gilford Town Hall Meeting Room, run by The McGlauflin Group Auctioneers (603-536-3448).
• •Gilford terms at that sale: $40,000 minimum bid per lot, a $10,000 deposit in cash or certified check to bid, bidders present in person, a purchase and sale agreement signed at the auction, closing within 20 days and a 10 percent buyer's premium at closing, sold as is.
• •Gilford's list of lots, with tax map numbers, acreage and assessed values, appears in the auction flyer posted on the town's News and Notices page. Its previous tax-deeded auction, two lots on Chalet Drive, was held December 15, 2023, with a $5,000 deposit.
• •Gilford's Town Clerk - Tax Collector is at 47 Cherry Valley Road, Gilford, NH 03249, (603) 527-4713.
• •Belmont: the town sold 200 Daniel Webster Highway, a property it acquired by tax collector's deed, at an on-site public auction on January 30, 2026, at 2 pm, conducted for the town by the auction firm at jsjauctions.com (603-734-4348).
• •Belmont terms at that sale: a $10,000 non-refundable deposit at the sale, a further $15,000 within a week, the balance and a 10 percent buyer's premium within 45 days, conveyance by quitclaim deed, subject to town confirmation and to any outstanding liens. The buyer took on the existing tenants.
• •Belmont's list for that sale is the property flyer attached to the town's calendar event; property records are at the Land Use Department, Belmont Town Hall, 143 Main Street, (603) 267-8300.
• •Alton: before entering a tax-deeded property you must sign the town's Waiver of Liability form and get Town Administrator approval. Town offices are at 1 Monument Square, Alton, (603) 875-2161.
• •Laconia: the City Clerk/Tax Collector handles tax collection at 45 Beacon Street E, 603-527-1265. The city's bid postings list no current tax-deeded land sale, so ask City Hall whether any tax-deeded parcels are coming up.
• •Barnstead (603-269-4071), Center Harbor (603-253-4561), Gilmanton, Meredith (603-279-4538), New Hampton (603-744-3559), Sanbornton and Tilton (selectmen 603-286-4521) post no current tax-deeded sale or list on their town websites. Call the town office and watch local legal notices.

New Hampshire rules

Redemption

Redemption is open until the collector's deed is given, which cannot happen before two years from the lien's execution and requires 30 days' prior notice to the owner and mortgagees. Partial payments are accepted and are refunded if the deed issues before full redemption. If the town refuses the tax deed, the right to redeem continues indefinitely with interest still running. Once the deed issues, redemption ends; the former owner keeps only the repurchase right of 80:89, which is not redemption and costs more.N.H. RSA 80:69, redemption before the collector's deed at 14 percent a year on the whole recorded lienN.H. RSA 80:69Verified Sep 28, 2026

Deed deposit

No statewide deposit rule; the governing body sets deposit, registration and payment terms under 80:80 II. Read the town's terms of sale.N.H. RSA 80:80, town or city disposal of tax liens and tax-deeded property: vote required, public auction or advertised sealed bids, minimums and terms set by the governing bodyN.H. RSA 80:80Verified Sep 28, 2026

Surplus proceeds

For land acquired by tax deed, the town may keep from the sale only its 'back taxes, interest, costs and penalty' (80:88 I), defined in 80:90 to include the unpaid taxes and interest, the taxes and interest that would have accrued while the town owned the land, statutory fees, the town's legal costs, its costs of owning and selling the land (insurance, maintenance, repairs, marketing), and a penalty equal to 10 percent of the assessed value at the date of the tax deed, adjusted by the equalization ratio. Any excess must be paid into the superior court for the county within 60 days of the buyer's settlement by a bill of interpleader naming the former owners and everyone with a recorded interest; the court divides it by ownership and lien interests at the time of the tax deed, and money no one validly claims goes to the town. Where there were no record lienholders and the owners are easily identified and located, the town pays them directly without a court filing. The town's duty to distribute proceeds, and the former owner's repurchase right, end three years after the tax deed is recorded (80:89 VII), so a sale made later than that owes nothing under 80:88.N.H. RSA 80:88, municipal recovery from a tax-deeded sale limited to back taxes, interest, costs and penalty; excess paid into superior court by interpleaderN.H. RSA 80:88Verified Sep 28, 2026

Governing statute

N.H. RSA 76:13N.H. RSA 76:13, 8 percent a year interest on property taxes unpaid after December 1 (or 30 days after a late bill)N.H. RSA 76:13Verified Sep 28, 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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