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Ransom County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Ransom 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 Ransom County, seat of Lisbon: 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, on the third Tuesday in November.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online bidding portal and no advance registration form.
County office
(701) 683-6113
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How Ransom 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
Ransom County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, on the third Tuesday in November.
Registration
There is no online bidding portal and no advance registration form.
Sale list
Notice of Sale of Real Estate Forfeited to the County
When it runs
Annual, on the third Tuesday in November. The Auditor's office states it "conducts a sale of property on the third Tuesday in November," and the county's published notice fixes the auction at 10:00 a.m. at the office of the County Auditor, continuing from day to day until every parcel has been offered. The most recent notice set the auction for Tuesday, November 18, 2025.
Registration and deposit

There is no online bidding portal and no advance registration form. Bidders come to the Auditor's office at 204 5th Avenue West in Lisbon on sale day and bid on each parcel as it is called. Delinquent special assessments on a winning parcel are payable that day, so confirm accepted payment forms with the Auditor's office at (701) 683-6113 before the auction.

Sale format and venue
Ransom County forecloses on parcels whose taxes have gone unpaid for three years, takes the tax deed itself, and then resells the property at a live auction held in the Auditor's office. There is no online platform and no tax lien certificate to buy. Each parcel is offered separately to the highest bidder and cannot sell for less than its published minimum sale price plus all delinquent special assessments, which must be paid on the day of the sale. The Auditor also holds private sales of foreclosed property through the year, so parcels that draw no bid in November stay reachable. The 2025 notice listed small platted city lots in Lisbon, Sheldon and Enderlin, with minimum sale prices ranging from about $103 to about $6,269. In person at the Ransom County Auditor's office
Source: Notice of Sale of Real Estate Forfeited to the County, Ransom County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Ransom County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Ransom 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 Real Estate Forfeited to the County for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no online bidding portal and no advance registration form. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual, on the third Tuesday 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 Ransom County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Ransom County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of Sale of Real Estate Forfeited to the County. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no online bidding portal and no advance registration form. Bidders come to the Auditor's office at 204 5th Avenue West in Lisbon on sale day and bid on each parcel as it is called. Delinquent special assessments on a winning parcel are payable that day, so confirm accepted payment forms with the Auditor's office at (701) 683-6113 before the auction.

  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

Ransom County Auditor

(701) 683-6113

204 5th Avenue West, P.O. Box 668, Lisbon, ND 58054

Official website

County notes

  • The Auditor runs the sale and the Treasurer collects the taxes. Taxes unpaid by October 15 are delinquent, and after three years of nonpayment the Auditor serves a foreclosure notice and the county becomes the owner.
  • The published minimum sale price does not cover delinquent special assessments. Those are added on top of the winning bid and are due the day of the sale, so budget both figures from the notice before raising a paddle.
  • Parcels left unsold at the November auction are offered at private sale through the rest of the year, so the inventory an investor can reach is wider than the annual notice shows. Call the Auditor to ask what is still in county hands.
  • Bidding happens in the Auditor's office at 204 5th Avenue West in Lisbon, so plan to attend in person or send an agent. Ransom County is small and a typical sale carries only a handful of platted lots in Lisbon, Sheldon and Enderlin.

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 Ransom 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 Ransom County hold tax deed sales?

Ransom County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Annual, on the third Tuesday 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 Ransom 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.

Where can I find the Ransom County tax sale list?

Ransom County posts its tax sale list at ransomcountynd.net. 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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