Ramsey County, ND tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Ramsey 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 Ramsey County, seat of Devils Lake: 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 tax sale scheduled for November 17, 2026.Tuesday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- County office
- 701-662-7007
On this page
How Ramsey County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Ramsey County Auditor
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Every bidder must complete a notarized Delinquent Tax Oath certifying they owe no delinquent property taxes in any North Dakota county, and deliver it to the Auditor at 524 4th Avenue NE, Unit 6, Devils Lake before the sale. The Auditor reviews each oath before bidding opens and issues approved bidders an auction bid card with a bidder number. Anyone without a fully completed, notarized oath is not eligible to bid. Winning bidders then file a Successful Bidder Form naming the party the county deed is issued to.
Sale format and venue
Ramsey County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Ramsey 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.
Get the advertised list
Use 2026 tax forfeited property sale notice and parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Annual tax sale scheduled for November 17, 2026. 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Ramsey County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Ramsey County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from 2026 tax forfeited property sale notice and parcel list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Every bidder must complete a notarized Delinquent Tax Oath certifying they owe no delinquent property taxes in any North Dakota county, and deliver it to the Auditor at 524 4th Avenue NE, Unit 6, Devils Lake before the sale. The Auditor reviews each oath before bidding opens and issues approved bidders an auction bid card with a bidder number. Anyone without a fully completed, notarized oath is not eligible to bid. Winning bidders then file a Successful Bidder Form naming the party the county deed is issued to.
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.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
unsold properties
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
County notes
- Two separate lists matter here. The Notice of Foreclosure of Tax Lien names parcels still owned by the taxpayer that become county property in fee unless the tax, specials, interest, penalties and foreclosure costs are paid by October 1. Only after that date do parcels move onto the November sale notice as county-owned property open to bidders.
- The 2026 foreclosure notice covers 2023 delinquent taxes and carries an October 1 payoff deadline, so the November auction inventory is whatever remains unpaid after that cutoff.
- The sale notice links every listed parcel to the county GIS parcel viewer, which is the practical way to locate a lot or quarter section before bidding. Ramsey County states plainly that the burden of research, inspection and any survey falls on the buyer at the buyer's own expense.
- Inventory is a mix of Devils Lake city lots and small-town lots in Crary, Edmore, Starkweather, Brocket, Penn, Southam and Poplar Grove, plus occasional quarter sections of farmland in the rural townships.
- Bidder eligibility is checked before the gavel, not after. Arrive with the notarized oath already signed, since notarization is not handled at the door and an unnotarized form disqualifies the bidder for the whole sale.
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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Ramsey County, North Dakota sell tax liens or tax deeds?
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Where can I find the Ramsey County tax sale list?
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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