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Tax Sale Atlas

Kidder County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Kidder 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 Kidder County, seat of Steele: 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
Annual, beginning the third Tuesday of November.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no bidder portal and no online account to open.
County office
701-475-4547
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How Kidder 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
Kidder County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, beginning the third Tuesday of November.
Registration
There is no bidder portal and no online account to open.
When it runs
Annual, beginning the 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" starting that day. Kidder County's most recently published sale ran on November 19, 2024. Parcels that draw no bid stay available from the Auditor by private sale until the next November auction.
Registration and deposit

There is no bidder portal and no online account to open. Bid in person at the Kidder County Courthouse, 120 Broadway E in Steele, on sale day, at or above the minimum sale price the county published for each parcel. Call the Auditor at 701-475-4547 beforehand to confirm what funds and identification to bring, since a winning bidder settles the same day either in cash or with a one quarter down payment.

Sale format and venue
Kidder County holds a live, in person tax deed sale at the courthouse in Steele. No online bidding platform is used, so a bidder has to attend or send an agent. The county sells land it already owns after tax lien foreclosure, and every parcel carries a minimum sale price set in advance. Volume is very small: the last published Kidder County notice offered a single deed. A winning bidder pays cash or puts one quarter down and carries the balance for up to ten years. In person at the Kidder County Courthouse in Steele
Source: Tax Sale FAQ, North Dakota Association of Counties· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Kidder County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Kidder 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

    Kidder County publishes no tax sale list online. The Kidder County Auditor 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 701-475-4547 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

    Annual, beginning 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 Kidder County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Kidder County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Kidder County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 701-475-4547 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no bidder portal and no online account to open. Bid in person at the Kidder County Courthouse, 120 Broadway E in Steele, on sale day, at or above the minimum sale price the county published for each parcel. Call the Auditor at 701-475-4547 beforehand to confirm what funds and identification to bring, since a winning bidder settles the same day either in cash or with a one quarter down 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

Kidder County Auditor

701-475-4547

Kidder County Courthouse, 120 Broadway E, PO Box 167, Steele, ND 58482

County notes

  • Kidder County publishes no sale calendar or parcel list online. Call the County Auditor at 701-475-4547 in early November for the list and the minimum price on each parcel, and read the legal notices in the Steele Ozone and Kidder County Press, the official newspaper for the county.
  • The sale notice has to be posted at least 15 days before the sale and published in the official county newspaper at least 10 days before, and it must give a description, any street address, and the minimum sale price for each parcel.
  • Mail for the Auditor goes to PO Box 167, Steele, ND 58482. The courthouse at 120 Broadway E is open 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and closes for lunch from noon to 1:00 pm.
  • North Dakota issues no tax lien certificates. Kidder County forecloses the lien, takes the deed itself, then resells the land, so a buyer here bids on a deed with no interest rate to earn and no post sale redemption period to wait out.

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 Kidder 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 Kidder County hold tax deed sales?

Kidder County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Annual, beginning 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 Kidder 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.

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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