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Grand Forks County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County, seat of Grand Forks: 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
County office
(701) 780-8201
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How Grand Forks 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
Grand Forks County Auditor, Finance and Tax Department
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Third Tuesday of November each year.
Sale list
Notice of sale of tax-forfeited property, with the parcel list and minimum sales prices
When it runs
Third Tuesday of November each year. The county's published notice set the most recent sale for "Tuesday, the 18th day of November, 2025, beginning at the hour of two o'clock and continuing from day to day until such sale is completed."
Registration and deposit

Bidding is done in person on sale day in the 6th Floor Conference Room A of the County Office Building at 151 South 4th Street. The published notice sets no advance registration or online pre-qualification step: each parcel is offered separately and sold to the highest bidder at or above the minimum sales price fixed by the Board of County Commissioners. Call the County Auditor at (701) 780-8201 ahead of the sale to confirm bidder requirements and accepted forms of payment.

Sale format and venue
Grand Forks County holds a live, in person tax deed auction, not an online sale, so there is no bidding platform to sign up for. The County Auditor forecloses the tax lien, the county takes tax title, and the county then resells the land it owns at the annual November auction. Each parcel is offered separately to the highest bidder at not less than the minimum sales price fixed by the Board of County Commissioners, and the winning bidder receives a deed executed by the Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners and the County Auditor conveying the county's rights, title and interest acquired through tax title proceedings. The parcel list carries the record title holder, legal description, section or lot, township-range or block, acreage, market value and minimum sales price for every tract offered. In person at the Grand Forks County Office Building, 6th Floor Conference Room A
Source: Notice of Sale of Property Forfeited for Taxes, Grand Forks County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Grand Forks County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Grand Forks 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 Notice of sale of tax-forfeited property, with the parcel list and minimum sales prices 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

    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 Grand Forks County Auditor, Finance and Tax Department as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Grand Forks County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of sale of tax-forfeited property, with the parcel list and minimum sales prices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is done in person on sale day in the 6th Floor Conference Room A of the County Office Building at 151 South 4th Street. The published notice sets no advance registration or online pre-qualification step: each parcel is offered separately and sold to the highest bidder at or above the minimum sales price fixed by the Board of County Commissioners. Call the County Auditor at (701) 780-8201 ahead of the sale to confirm bidder requirements and accepted forms of payment.

  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

Grand Forks County Auditor, Finance and Tax Department

(701) 780-8201

Grand Forks County Office Building, 151 South 4th Street, Grand Forks, ND 58201

Official website

County notes

  • The auction runs in the 6th Floor Conference Room A of the Grand Forks County Office Building at 151 South 4th Street in Grand Forks, and continues from day to day until every parcel has been offered.
  • Colleen Morstad is the Grand Forks County Auditor and signs the sale notice; the office sits in the county's Finance and Tax department and answers at (701) 780-8201.
  • The parcel list is posted under Property and Taxes on the county website shortly before the sale and also runs as a legal notice in the Grand Forks Herald, so watch both in the first half of November.
  • Every parcel offered is already owned by the county through completed tax title proceedings, so a buyer takes a county deed rather than a lien or certificate.
  • Parcels that draw no bid in November stay in county hands and may be bought at private sale before the next annual auction; ask the Auditor's office for the current unsold list.

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 Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County hold tax deed sales?

Grand Forks 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 Grand Forks County Auditor, Finance and Tax Department 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 Grand Forks County tax sale list?

Grand Forks County posts its tax sale list at gfcounty.nd.gov. 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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