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Divide County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Divide 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 Divide County, seat of Crosby: 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 annual tax deed auction is held on the third Tuesday of November.
Format
In person
County office
701-965-6351
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How Divide 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
Divide County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
The annual tax deed auction is held on the third Tuesday of November.
Sale list
Delinquent Tax Property (Divide County Auditor)
When it runs
The annual tax deed auction is held on the third Tuesday of November. The Auditor's delinquent tax property calendar sets the run-up: foreclosure notice to the owner and other interested parties before June 1, publication of the delinquent list in the official county newspaper before August 1, and the tax lien foreclosure date on October 1. The parcel list is posted at the Auditor's office and on the county website at least 15 days before the sale and published in the official county newspaper at least 10 days before, carrying the legal description, any street address and the minimum sale price for each parcel.
Registration and deposit

Bidding is in person at the Auditor's office in the Divide County Courthouse on sale morning, and the county posts no advance registration step. A published Divide County notice set the auction start at 10:00 a.m. Come with funds ready: the winning bidder may pay the full price in cash, or one fourth down with the balance on a contract for deed in equal annual installments over not more than ten years, and installments may be prepaid. Call the Auditor at 701-965-6351 to confirm the start time and accepted forms of payment before you travel.

Sale format and venue
Divide County forecloses the tax lien itself, takes the tax deed, and then resells land it already owns at one public auction a year, run by the County Auditor at the courthouse in Crosby. North Dakota sells no tax lien certificates, so the deed is what changes hands and there is no interest rate to bid down. Every parcel carries a minimum sale price fixed by appraisal before the sale, and property is sold without warranty or representation. An owner can pull a parcel back by paying all delinquent taxes, specials, penalties and interest to the Treasurer any time up to the scheduled start of the sale, so the offering on auction day is usually shorter than the published list. A city holding a delinquent special assessment against a parcel has a 30 day priority right to buy it at the appraised value, which removes more inventory before bidding opens, and the former owner or a parent, spouse or child of the former owner may repurchase while tax title stays with the county. Anything unsold in November may be bought from the Auditor at private sale before the next annual auction for no less than the minimum sale price. Volume is small, often only a few town lots in Crosby or Noonan plus rural tracts, so contact the Auditor to learn what is actually coming up. In person at the Divide County Auditor's office
Source: Delinquent Tax Property, Divide County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Divide County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Divide 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

    Use Delinquent Tax Property (Divide County Auditor) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  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

    The annual tax deed auction is held on the third Tuesday of November. 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 Divide County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Divide County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent Tax Property (Divide County Auditor). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is in person at the Auditor's office in the Divide County Courthouse on sale morning, and the county posts no advance registration step. A published Divide County notice set the auction start at 10:00 a.m. Come with funds ready: the winning bidder may pay the full price in cash, or one fourth down with the balance on a contract for deed in equal annual installments over not more than ten years, and installments may be prepaid. Call the Auditor at 701-965-6351 to confirm the start time and accepted forms of payment before you travel.

  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

Divide County Auditor

701-965-6351

200 N Main St, PO Box 49, Crosby, ND 58730

Official website

County notes

  • The Divide County Auditor also serves as County Treasurer, so a single office at 200 N Main St in Crosby handles both the foreclosure calendar and the payments that pull a parcel out of the sale.
  • Sale notices for Divide County run in The Journal, the county's official newspaper in Crosby. That published notice is where the parcel descriptions and minimum bids appear roughly ten days before the auction.
  • Buyers who cannot pay in full can take a contract for deed with one fourth down and the balance in equal annual installments over up to ten years, and may prepay any installment early.
  • Parcels unsold at the November auction stay available from the Auditor at private sale until the next annual sale, at no less than the minimum sale price, so the auction is not the only entry point.

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 Divide 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 Divide County hold tax deed sales?

Divide County holds its tax deed sale once a year. The annual tax deed auction is held on the third Tuesday of November. 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 Divide 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.

Where can I find the Divide County tax sale list?

Divide County posts its tax sale list at dividecountynd.hosted.civiclive.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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