Cavalier County, ND tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Cavalier 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 the county’s own official pages on Sep 4, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Cavalier County, seat of Langdon: 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
- The county's published 2026 commission schedule sets the third-Tuesday meeting for November 17, 2026.Tuesday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- There is no online bidder registration and no auction website.
- County office
- 701-256-2229
On this page
How Cavalier County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Cavalier County Auditor's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The county's published 2026 commission schedule sets the third-Tuesday meeting for November 17, 2026.
- Registration
- There is no online bidder registration and no auction website.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
There is no online bidder registration and no auction website. Bidding is in person in the Commission Room at the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon. Call the Auditor's Office at 701-256-2229 before the sale to get the parcel list, the minimum price set on each parcel, and the payment terms the county will accept that year.
Sale format and venue
Cavalier County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Cavalier 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.
Get the advertised list
Cavalier County publishes no tax sale list online. The Cavalier County Auditor's Office 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 701-256-2229 to ask for the current advertisement.Register to bid
Sale day
The county's published 2026 commission schedule sets the third-Tuesday meeting for November 17, 2026. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Cavalier County Auditor's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Cavalier County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no online list to price against. Cavalier County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 701-256-2229 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.Confirm registration and deposit
There is no online bidder registration and no auction website. Bidding is in person in the Commission Room at the Cavalier County Courthouse, 901 3rd Street, Langdon. Call the Auditor's Office at 701-256-2229 before the sale to get the parcel list, the minimum price set on each parcel, and the payment terms the county will accept that year.
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.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 properties
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
County notes
- The tax sale sits inside the regular county commission meeting, which convenes at 8:30 a.m. in the Commission Room at 901 3rd Street, Langdon. The sale item is called at 10:00 a.m. and recent sales have closed within five to fifteen minutes, so a late arrival misses it.
- Prices firm up in October. The commission reviews the Treasurer's parcel list in early October and holds a pricing hearing for townships and cities later in the month, which is the window to ask the Auditor's Office what is coming to the November sale and at what minimum.
- For the 2025 sale the commission set the selling price of every parcel at the taxes owed plus the estimated tax for the year, so opening prices reflect the tax debt on the parcel and say nothing about what the land is worth. Value the parcel yourself before bidding.
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.
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 Cavalier County, North Dakota sell tax liens or tax deeds?
How often does Cavalier County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
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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