Hudson County, NJ tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Hudson County, NJ tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. New Jersey sells tax lien certificates paying up to 18%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus city and town notices on Oct 6, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Hudson County, seat of Jersey City: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how New Jersey tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Set by each city or town
- County seat collector
- (201) 547-5124
On this page
How Hudson County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
New Jersey holds no tax deed auction. A certificate holder who is not redeemed files an action in the Superior Court to foreclose the right of redemption: a private purchaser at any time after two years from the sale, the municipality (or anyone who takes the certificate from it by assignment or transfer) after six months, and any holder at any time if the property meets the statutory definition of abandoned property. Judgment bars redemption and vests title in the holder. Since P.L.2024, c.39 the owner or the owner's heirs may, before final judgment, demand that the foreclosure proceed by a sheriff's sale or a sheriff's Internet auction to preserve equity; that sale is run by the county sheriff and is a foreclosure sale of one parcel, not a tax sale, so a sheriff's sale listing is never the date of a municipality's certificate sale. Separately, a municipality holding its own certificates may foreclose by an in rem action once more than six months have passed since the sale and 21 months of taxes are unpaid.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Each municipal tax collector (Hudson County has 12 municipalities; the county holds no tax sale)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Each municipality sets its own date.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Towns that sell on RealAuction, such as Secaucus, require online registration on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site, a deposit of 10% of intended winnings (minimum $1,000) by ACH before the deposit deadline, and final payment by wire on sale day. Towns that sell in person set their own terms in the published sale notice.
Sale format and venue
Hudson County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Hudson County tax sale 2026 searches, use the city and town sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the collector of the city or town holding the sale before you bid.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Each city or town sells separately and posts its own list. The municipal notes on this page say where each one appears.Register to bid
Ask the collector of the city or town holding the sale how and when to register; many close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Each city or town picks its own platform or in-person venue. Confirm the date and registration window with that town’s collector before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, treat the collector of the city or town holding the sale as the source for which parcels are actually offered. Do not rely on a third-party list for final parcel status.
Before you bid in Hudson County
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Confirm the parcel list before pricing
There is no county list: each town posts its own. Get the list from the town whose sale you plan to attend and confirm the advertised parcels with its collector before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
Towns that sell on RealAuction, such as Secaucus, require online registration on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site, a deposit of 10% of intended winnings (minimum $1,000) by ACH before the deposit deadline, and final payment by wire on sale day. Towns that sell in person set their own terms in the published sale notice.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the New Jersey due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Certificates on parcels that drew no bid are struck off to the municipality at 18 percent. A municipality's governing body may later sell a certificate it holds by assignment or at a separate public sale, at its discretion. Ask the tax collector of the specific municipality.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what New Jersey calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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Local offices
County notes
- Secaucus: the Tax Collector (1203 Paterson Plank Rd, 3rd Floor; 201-330-2021 ext. 1) sells 2025 and prior-year liens online at secaucus.newjerseytaxsale.com on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET. Deposits were due September 30, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, and the list is in the town's 2026 Tax Sale Notice and on the auction site.
- Hoboken: the City's 2026 online lien sale ran April 10, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET on hoboken.newjerseytaxsale.com. The Tax Collector is at 94 Washington St. (201-420-2000 ext. 1220), and the City posts its tax sale list on its Taxation page.
- Weehawken: the Township's 2026 online lien sale ran June 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET on weehawken.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due June 15; the list is posted on the auction site.
- West New York: the Town's tax sales typically occur in December, with the date announced by the end of November; the 2025 sale of taxes and other municipal charges ran online on December 17, 2025 at westnewyork.newjerseytaxsale.com. A separate online auction on June 24, 2026 sold 2025 and prior sewer charges only. Tax Collector: Town Hall, 428 60th St. (201-295-5110).
- Jersey City: the Division of Collections (280 Grove Street, Room 101; 201-547-5124) states that its tax sale is held in December for liens unpaid at the end of the yearly cycle. The City does not name its sale platform, so call the office for the date and watch the local newspaper for the list.
- North Bergen, Union City and Guttenberg each have a RealAuction sale site (northbergen, unioncity and guttenberg.newjerseytaxsale.com), but none has a sale scheduled on it now. Watch those sites and call the tax collector for the next date. North Bergen's collector is at 4233 Kennedy Boulevard (201-392-2000).
- Bayonne, Kearny, Harrison and East Newark publish their tax sale notices, including the list, in the local newspaper and at the collector's office in town hall. Contact each tax collector for the date and whether the sale is online or in person.
- The RealAuction towns documented here share the same bidding terms: rate bids fall in 1% steps and, at 0%, premiums rise in $100 steps. The 10% deposit (minimum $1,000) is paid by ACH, and final payment is due by wire on sale day.
New Jersey rules
- Minimum return
- One-time penalty at redemption by certificate amount (2% over $200, 4% over $5,000, 6% over $10,000), added to the interest
- Redemption
- The right to redeem lasts until it is cut off by a foreclosure judgment, not for a fixed term. What varies by parcel is how soon the holder may start that action: two years after the sale for a private purchaser, six months for the municipality or its assignee, and any time for abandoned property. Once a foreclosure complaint is filed and notice of it is filed with the tax collector, redemption is made in that court action and carries the court-fixed attorney's fees and costs. All other redemptions must go through the municipal tax collector's office; a lienholder who knowingly takes a redemption outside that office forfeits the certificate.
- Surplus proceeds
- Surplus arises only from a sheriff's sale or Internet auction demanded by the owner under N.J.S.A. 54:5-87(b). The sheriff deducts the cost of the sale and deposits the surplus with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the owner or heirs claim it by motion under N.J.S.2A:50-37 and the Rules of Court; that is the exclusive route. If the owner does not demand a sale, the holder may foreclose without one and the owner has no claim against the holder for any equity. In an abandoned-property foreclosure the court may bar claims to surplus equity and no sheriff's sale is required.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Hudson County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Hudson County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Verified Oct 6, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the office that runs the sale before you bid.
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