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Bowman County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Bowman County, ND tax sale, one of 2,606 counties in 31 states. North Dakota sells the deed itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 4, 2026.

How tax deed sales work in Bowman County, seat of Bowman: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how North Dakota tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Third Tuesday of November each year.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online bidder registration.
County office
(701) 523-3130
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How Bowman County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

North Dakota sells no tax lien certificate to investors. Under N.D.C.C. 57-28-09 the county auditor issues the tax deed to the county itself once the lien is foreclosed, so the county is the only party ever holding the delinquency.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
Bowman County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Third Tuesday of November each year.
Registration
There is no online bidder registration.
When it runs
Third Tuesday of November each year. North Dakota fixes the date statewide: "The annual sale of land acquired by tax deed must be held at the county auditor's office or the usual place of holding district court in the county beginning on the third Tuesday of November of each year." Any parcel that draws no bid in November may be bought from the Auditor at private sale, for not less than its minimum sale price, at any point before the next November sale.
Registration and deposit

There is no online bidder registration. Bidding is in person at the sale, and anyone who owes delinquent taxes to any North Dakota county is disqualified from being the winning bidder. Winners settle with the Bowman County Treasurer either in cash for the full amount or with one fourth down and the balance in equal annual installments over as long as ten years under a contract for deed, at an interest rate the county commission sets at no more than 12 percent. Call the Auditor at (701) 523-3130 before the sale to confirm what the office wants from bidders and how to pay.

Sale format and venue
Bowman County sells no tax lien certificates. The Auditor forecloses the tax lien, the county takes the tax deed and becomes the owner, and the county then auctions land it already owns to the highest qualified bidder for no less than a minimum sale price fixed before the sale. The auction is a live sale at the Auditor's office, not an online bidding platform. Bowman County keeps no standing tax sale page, so the parcel list reaches buyers two ways: posted at the Auditor's office at least 15 days before the sale, and published once in the county's official newspaper not less than 10 days before it. Call the Auditor at (701) 523-3130 in early November for that year's parcels and minimum prices. In person at the Bowman County Auditor's office
Source: Auditor's Office, Bowman County government site· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Bowman County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Bowman 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Bowman County publishes no tax sale list online. The Bowman County Auditor advertises the parcels ahead of the sale rather than posting them, so the list reaches bidders through the county legal newspaper and the office itself. Call (701) 523-3130 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no online bidder registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Third Tuesday of November each year. 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 Bowman County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Bowman County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Bowman County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on (701) 523-3130 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no online bidder registration. Bidding is in person at the sale, and anyone who owes delinquent taxes to any North Dakota county is disqualified from being the winning bidder. Winners settle with the Bowman County Treasurer either in cash for the full amount or with one fourth down and the balance in equal annual installments over as long as ten years under a contract for deed, at an interest rate the county commission sets at no more than 12 percent. Call the Auditor at (701) 523-3130 before the sale to confirm what the office wants from bidders and how to pay.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the North Dakota due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in North Dakota before you price the title work.

  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

Any parcel that does not sell at the November auction may be bought from the county auditor at private sale before the next annual sale, for not less than its minimum sale price. Some boards also list unsold parcels through licensed real estate brokers.

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what North Dakota calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Bowman County Auditor

(701) 523-3130

104 1st St NW, Suite 1, Bowman, ND 58623

Official website

County notes

  • The Auditor's office at 104 1st St NW, Suite 1 in Bowman is the single point of contact for the tax deed sale. Counter hours are 7:30am to 4:30pm Mountain Time Monday through Thursday, closed noon to 12:30pm, and 7:30am to noon on Friday.
  • Two other county offices matter once you buy. The Treasurer at (701) 523-3665 takes the purchase money and any contract-for-deed installments, and the Tax Director at (701) 523-3129 answers valuation and parcel questions before you bid.
  • Payment terms are unusually flexible for a deed state. A buyer can pay cash or put one fourth down and carry the balance over as long as ten years, and the county deed is delivered only once the contract is paid in full.
  • The county's public notices page does not announce the sale in advance, so set a reminder for late October and call the Auditor rather than waiting for a web posting.

North Dakota rules

Redemption
There are two distinct windows and neither is a redemption against a private buyer. Up to October 1, paying the amount in the foreclosure notice stops the process. After the tax deed vests in the county, the former owner, the former owner's executor or administrator, or a parent, spouse or child of the former owner may repurchase the property so long as the county still holds tax title, for cash or on a contract for deed. A city holding a delinquent special assessment has a prior right to buy at the appraised value, exercisable within 30 days of the auditor's notice. Once the county sells at the annual auction, the purchaser's deed is not subject to any of this.
Deed deposit
None. Chapter 57-28 sets no bidder deposit and no registration fee. Each parcel is sold at auction to the highest qualified bidder for no less than the minimum sale price, and the terms are settled at the sale: the full amount in cash paid promptly to the county treasurer, or one quarter of the purchase price in cash with the balance in equal annual installments over not more than ten years under a contract for deed. A bidder who owes delinquent property taxes in any North Dakota county is disqualified from purchasing.
Governing statute
N.D.C.C. ch. 57-28

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 Bowman County, North Dakota sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. North Dakota sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the County Auditor sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Bowman County hold tax deed sales?

Bowman County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Third Tuesday of November each year. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

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

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. North Dakota's redemption rule: None after the county's annual sale. Before that, the owner may satisfy the tax lien up to the October 1 foreclosure date, and after the county takes the deed a statutory right of repurchase runs for as long as the tax title remains in the county. Call the Bowman County Auditor 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 4, 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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