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Tax Sale Atlas

Grant County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Grant 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 Grant County, seat of Carson: 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
Once a year in November.
Format
In person
Registration
Grant County offers no online bidder registration or online bidding.
County office
(701) 622-3275
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How Grant 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
Grant County Auditor/Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Once a year in November.
Registration
Grant County offers no online bidder registration or online bidding.
Sale list
Delinquent Property Tax Sale notice and schedule, Grant County Auditor/Treasurer
When it runs
Once a year in November. The county's published schedule reads "3rd Tuesday of November - Annual sale is held." An owner can still pay everything owed to the Treasurer up to the scheduled start time that morning, so the final list is not fixed until the sale opens.
Registration and deposit

Grant County offers no online bidder registration or online bidding. Bidding is in person at the courthouse in Carson. The notice of properties for sale 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, the Grant County News, at least 10 days before it. Call the Auditor/Treasurer at (701) 622-3275 for bidding and payment terms before you travel.

Sale format and venue
Grant County sells tax deeds, not lien certificates. Under N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-28, a parcel is subject to foreclosure once taxes, specials and any interest or penalties go delinquent into the third year. The Auditor's office compiles the delinquent property, notifies every interested party of the terms and conditions, and then conducts the annual sale of the property the county has taken for unsatisfied tax debt. October 1 is the tax lien foreclosure date, with payment due in full at the Treasurer's office by 4pm; after that the owner must bring all outstanding taxes, specials, interest and penalties current before the sale begins, so expect the list to shrink between publication and sale day.
Source: Delinquent Property Tax Sale, Grant County Auditor/Treasurer· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Grant County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Grant 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 Property Tax Sale notice and schedule, Grant County Auditor/Treasurer for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Grant County offers no online bidder registration or online bidding. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Once a year in 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 Grant County Auditor/Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Grant County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent Property Tax Sale notice and schedule, Grant County Auditor/Treasurer. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Grant County offers no online bidder registration or online bidding. Bidding is in person at the courthouse in Carson. The notice of properties for sale 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, the Grant County News, at least 10 days before it. Call the Auditor/Treasurer at (701) 622-3275 for bidding and payment terms 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

Grant County Auditor/Treasurer

(701) 622-3275

P.O. Box 227, Carson, ND 58529 (courthouse at 106 2nd Ave NE, Carson, ND 58529)

Official website

County notes

  • Grant County publishes a fixed foreclosure calendar: notice to the owner and other interested parties before June 1, publication of the delinquent property notice in the official county newspaper before August 1, the tax lien foreclosure date on October 1 with payment due by 4pm, and the annual sale on the third Tuesday of November.
  • The sale list appears twice before the auction: posted at the Auditor's office and on the county website at least 15 days out, and printed in the Grant County News, the official county newspaper, at least 10 days out.
  • Grant County combines the auditor and treasurer into one elected position, so the same office handles the foreclosure, the sale notice and the payoff of delinquent taxes.
  • The county's online property search returns ownership, parcel and tax detail by name, parcel number or legal description, but the address field is not maintained and the county accepts no online payments. Verify amounts with the Treasurer before relying on them.

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 Grant 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 Grant County hold tax deed sales?

Grant County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Once a year in 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 Grant County Auditor/Treasurer 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 Grant County tax sale list?

Grant County posts its tax sale list at grantcountynd.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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