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Hettinger County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Hettinger 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 Hettinger County, seat of Mott: 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.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no bidder portal and no online account to open.
County office
701-824-2515
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How Hettinger 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
Hettinger County Auditor and Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Third Tuesday of November.
Registration
There is no bidder portal and no online account to open.
When it runs
Third Tuesday of November. 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." Hettinger County publishes no separate sale calendar, so call the Auditor and Treasurer in Mott to confirm the hour and the room before you travel.
Registration and deposit

There is no bidder portal and no online account to open. Bidding is in person at the courthouse in Mott on sale day, so arrive ahead of the posted start and ask the Auditor and Treasurer what payment forms the county accepts. North Dakota lets a buyer pay cash in full or put one quarter down and carry the balance over as long as ten years, so decide which you want before you bid.

Sale format and venue
Hettinger County sells deeds to land the county already owns through tax foreclosure. There are no tax lien certificates, no interest rate and no bid-down auction anywhere in North Dakota. The sale is live at the courthouse rather than on an auction platform. The parcel list, with a description, any street address and the minimum sale price for each parcel, is posted at the Auditor and Treasurer's office at least fifteen days before the sale and published once in the county's official newspaper at least ten days before it, which makes the list a November document rather than a year-round web page. Call 701-824-2515 in early November for that year's list. Parcels that draw no bid stay county-owned and can be bought at private sale from the Auditor and Treasurer any time before the next November auction, which is often the better path in a county this size. In-person sale at the Hettinger County Courthouse in Mott
Source: Tax-Deed Land Sale Guidance, North Dakota Association of Counties· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Hettinger County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Hettinger 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

    Hettinger County publishes no tax sale list online. The Hettinger County Auditor and Treasurer 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 701-824-2515 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no bidder portal and no online account to open. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    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 Hettinger County Auditor and Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Hettinger County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Hettinger County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 701-824-2515 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no bidder portal and no online account to open. Bidding is in person at the courthouse in Mott on sale day, so arrive ahead of the posted start and ask the Auditor and Treasurer what payment forms the county accepts. North Dakota lets a buyer pay cash in full or put one quarter down and carry the balance over as long as ten years, so decide which you want before you bid.

  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

Hettinger County Auditor and Treasurer

701-824-2515

336 Pacific Ave, Mott, ND 58646

Official website

County notes

  • The Auditor and Treasurer in Mott oversees the delinquent tax process and keeps the records of county-owned property obtained through tax proceedings, so that one office is the whole point of contact for a Hettinger County tax deed purchase.
  • The county runs no online tax sale page and no bidder registration form. Plan on a phone call to 701-824-2515 or a visit to the courthouse at 336 Pacific Ave rather than a web signup.
  • Courthouse hours are Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am to 4:30 pm with a lunch closure from 12:00 to 12:45, and Friday 7:30 am to noon. The short Friday matters if you are driving in to pull records ahead of a November sale.
  • Valuation and property records for due diligence sit with the Hettinger County Tax Director at 701-824-5102, a separate office from the Auditor and Treasurer that runs the sale. Expect two calls, not one.

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 Hettinger 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 Hettinger County hold tax deed sales?

Hettinger County holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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 Hettinger County Auditor and 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.

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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