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Morris County, NJ tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Morris 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 the county’s own official pages on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Morris County, seat of Morristown: 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 sale date.
Format
In person
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Tax Collector of each of Morris County's 39 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale). In person. annual

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

2026 Tax Lien Sale Bidding Rules, Township of Denville (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 Morris 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
Tax Collector of each of Morris County's 39 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Each municipality sets its own sale date.
When it runs
Each municipality sets its own sale date. Among the towns that post sale rules, 2026 online sales run from June 16 (Florham Park, Long Hill) through October 26 (Pequannock), with most in September and October; Rockaway Borough, Boonton Township and Mount Arlington last sold between October and December 2025.
Registration and deposit

At the online towns, register on that municipality's own sale site, which opens about a month before the sale. Post a deposit of 10% of intended winnings, premiums included, with a $1,000 minimum, generally by ACH about one week before the sale. Bids start at 18% and fall in 1% steps to 0%, then bidders offer a premium.

Sale format and venue
New Jersey tax sale certificates are sold town by town, not by the county. Each municipality publishes its own date, rules and list, so check the town where the parcel sits. At the online towns, the list of liens for sale appears on that town's sale site, and each town also publishes its list in a local newspaper and posts it at the collector's office. Premiums earn no interest for the certificate holder. RealAuction RealTaxLien, a separate site for each participating municipality; other towns may sell in person.
Source: 2026 Tax Lien Sale Bidding Rules, Township of Denville· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Morris County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Morris 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 sale 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 Tax Collector of each of Morris County's 39 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Morris 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

    At the online towns, register on that municipality's own sale site, which opens about a month before the sale. Post a deposit of 10% of intended winnings, premiums included, with a $1,000 minimum, generally by ACH about one week before the sale. Bids start at 18% and fall in 1% steps to 0%, then bidders offer a premium.

  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)

Municipal Tax Collector for the town where the parcel is located

County notes

  • Morris County has 39 municipalities, and each tax collector holds its own sale of tax sale certificates. The county runs no sale of its own.
  • Lincoln Park Borough: online sale on September 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at lincolnpark.newjerseytaxsale.com. Deposits are due by September 23 at 4:00 PM ET, and the lien list appears on the sale site.
  • Boonton (Town): online sale on October 7, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at boontontown.newjerseytaxsale.com. Deposits are due by ACH by September 30 at 4:00 PM ET, and the list appears on the sale site.
  • Denville Township: online sale on October 8, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET at denville.newjerseytaxsale.com. Deposits are due by ACH by October 1 at 4:00 PM ET, and the list of liens for sale is on the site's Preview Items page. Tax Collector: (973) 625-8300 ext. 273, 1 St. Mary's Place, Denville, NJ 07834.
  • Harding Township: online sale on October 23, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET at harding.newjerseytaxsale.com. Deposits are due by ACH by October 16 at 4:00 PM ET, and the list appears on the sale site.
  • Pequannock Township: online sale on October 26, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET at pequannock.newjerseytaxsale.com. Deposits are due by ACH by October 19 at 4:00 PM ET, and the list appears on the sale site.
  • Already held in 2026 on each town's RealTaxLien site: Florham Park and Long Hill on June 16, Chester Township on September 8, Mendham Borough on September 9, Kinnelon on September 15 and Randolph on September 16. Watch those sites for the next list.
  • Mendham Borough takes deposits by wire transfer only, and Florham Park accepts ACH or wire. The other online towns listed here take ACH only.
  • Florham Park's CFO and Tax Collector can be reached at 973-410-5318, 111 Ridgedale Avenue, Florham Park, NJ 07932.
  • Rockaway Borough (October 1, 2025), Boonton Township (December 3, 2025) and Mount Arlington (December 4, 2025) last sold online. Their 2026 dates and lists will appear on each town's newjerseytaxsale.com site.
  • East Hanover, Rockaway Township and Roxbury keep RealTaxLien sale sites with no sale posted. Contact each town's tax collector for the next date.
  • Sale notices for Butler, Chatham Borough, Chatham Township, Chester Borough, Dover, Hanover, Jefferson, Madison, Mendham Township, Mine Hill, Montville, Morris Plains, Morris Township, Morristown, Mountain Lakes, Mount Olive, Netcong, Parsippany-Troy Hills, Riverdale, Victory Gardens, Washington Township and Wharton appear in the local newspaper and at each collector's office, and so does the list for each 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 Morris 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 Morris County tax certificate sale?

Each municipality sets its own sale date. Among the towns that post sale rules, 2026 online sales run from June 16 (Florham Park, Long Hill) through October 26 (Pequannock), with most in September and October; Rockaway Borough, Boonton Township and Mount Arlington last sold between October and December 2025. 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 Tax Collector of each of Morris County's 39 municipalities (the 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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