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Monmouth County, NJ tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Monmouth 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 what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Monmouth County, seat of Freehold Borough: 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
Each municipality sets its own date.
Format
In person
County office
732-431-7404
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Each municipality's Tax Collector (Monmouth County holds no tax sale). In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-28.

Bidding Rules, Township of Wall 2026 Tax Lien Sale (source accessed 2026-09-28)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Monmouth 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)

In person
Run by
Each municipality's Tax Collector (Monmouth County holds no tax sale)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Each municipality sets its own date.
When it runs
Each municipality sets its own date. Documented 2026 online sales run from June (Wall on June 11, Manasquan on June 25) through late October (Highlands on October 27), and several towns held their 2025 sales in late November and December.
Registration and deposit

Register and post a deposit on each municipality's own newjerseytaxsale.com site; registration usually opens about a month before that town's sale. The deposit is 10 percent of intended winnings, including premiums, with a $1,000 minimum, and is due about a week before the sale. Final payment for winning bids is by wire transfer only. Only U.S. persons and entities that can file an IRS Form W-9 may register.

Sale format and venue
New Jersey tax sale certificates are sold town by town, so Monmouth County has no single sale date, platform or list. On the online sites, bids start at 18 percent interest and go down in whole percentage points to 0 percent, after which bidders bid a premium (Wall's rules set $100 increments). No interest accrues on the premium. Each town's bidding rules page lists its own dates, deposit deadline and payment terms, so read the rules for every town you plan to bid in. RealTaxLien by Realauction, one newjerseytaxsale.com site per municipality; other towns sell in person.
Source: Bidding Rules, Township of Wall 2026 Tax Lien Sale· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Monmouth County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Monmouth County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Each city or town sells separately and posts its own list. The municipal notes on this page say where each one appears.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Each municipality sets its own date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Each municipality's Tax Collector (Monmouth County holds no tax sale) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Monmouth County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    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.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register and post a deposit on each municipality's own newjerseytaxsale.com site; registration usually opens about a month before that town's sale. The deposit is 10 percent of intended winnings, including premiums, with a $1,000 minimum, and is due about a week before the sale. Final payment for winning bids is by wire transfer only. Only U.S. persons and entities that can file an IRS Form W-9 may register.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Monmouth County Board of Taxation

732-431-7404

Hall of Records, 1 East Main St., Freehold, NJ 07728

Official website

County notes

  • Union Beach holds its 2026 tax lien sale online on October 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at unionbeach.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by October 2 at 4:00 PM ET.
  • Brielle holds its 2026 sale online on October 16, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at brielle.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by October 9.
  • Red Bank holds its 2026 sale online on October 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at redbank.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by October 12.
  • Aberdeen (8:30 AM), Holmdel (8:30 AM), Marlboro (8:00 AM) and Neptune City (9:00 AM) each hold a 2026 online sale on October 22, 2026 on their own newjerseytaxsale.com sites, with deposits due by October 15.
  • Highlands holds its 2026 sale online on October 27, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at highlands.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due by October 20.
  • Manalapan (September 17, 2026), Eatontown (September 23, 2026), Wall (June 11, 2026) and Manasquan (June 25, 2026) have already held their 2026 online sales.
  • Matawan (November 25, 2025), Colts Neck and West Long Branch (both December 2, 2025), Asbury Park (December 16, 2025) and Belmar (December 29, 2025) held their most recent online sales late in 2025; watch their auction sites for the next year's bidding rules.
  • Atlantic Highlands, Englishtown, Freehold Borough, Freehold Township, Hazlet, Howell, Keyport, Middletown, Monmouth Beach and Neptune Township keep newjerseytaxsale.com auction sites that show no active sale; contact the town's Tax Collector for the next date.
  • For each online town, the list of certificates offered is posted on that town's auction site, and bidders search it there before and during the sale.
  • Belmar's 2025 rules required the deposit by wire transfer; the other documented towns take deposits by ACH.
  • Sale notices for the remaining Monmouth County municipalities appear in the local newspaper and at each municipal Tax Collector's office, which also holds that town's list.
  • The Monmouth County Board of Taxation in Freehold oversees assessments and does not run or schedule any municipal tax sale.

New Jersey rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, bid down at auction
Minimum return
2 to 6% one-time penalty at redemption, by certificate size, 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.
Governing statute
N.J.S.A. Title 54, Chapter 5

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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Frequently asked questions

Does Monmouth County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In New Jersey investors buy the lien, not the property; the Municipal tax collector runs the sale.

When is the Monmouth County tax certificate sale?

Each municipality sets its own date. Documented 2026 online sales run from June (Wall on June 11, Manasquan on June 25) through late October (Highlands on October 27), and several towns held their 2025 sales in late November and December. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the Municipal tax collector before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. New Jersey's redemption rule: 2 years from the sale before a private certificate holder can file to foreclose; the owner can redeem until the court's final judgment. Call the Each municipality's Tax Collector (Monmouth County holds no tax sale) as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

Verified Sep 28, 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 county office before you bid.

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