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Rolette County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Rolette 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 Rolette County, seat of Rolla: 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
The county announces no online or advance registration step.
County office
701-477-5665
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How Rolette 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
Rolette County Auditor's Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Once a year in November.
Registration
The county announces no online or advance registration step.
Sale list
Notice of Foreclosure of Tax Lien and auction parcel list
When it runs
Once a year in November. The Auditor's Office set the 2025 property tax auction for November 18 at 2:00 p.m. in the Commissioners Room at the Rolette County Courthouse in Rolla, the third Tuesday of November that state law fixes for every North Dakota county.
Registration and deposit

The county announces no online or advance registration step. Bid in person at the courthouse on sale day. Call the Auditor's Office at 701-477-5665 beforehand to confirm the current parcel list, the opening bids and how payment must be made.

Sale format and venue
North Dakota counties sell no tax lien certificates. Rolette County forecloses the delinquent tax lien itself under N.D. Cent. Code ch. 57-28, takes title in fee, and then auctions land it already owns. Bidding happens in the room at the courthouse in Rolla, with no online platform. Every parcel is published with an Auction Start Amount, the opening bid the county will take. The 2025 list carried 44 parcels priced from $91.36 to $10,600, mixing small town lots in Dunseith, Rolette, Rolla and St John with rural tracts in Couture, Hutchinson, Mt Pleasant, Pleasant Valley, Russell and Willow Lake townships. An owner can pull a parcel off the list up to sale day by paying the tax, interest, penalties and foreclosure costs, so bid from the newest list rather than the first one posted. In person, Commissioners Room, Rolette County Courthouse, Rolla
Source: Notice of Foreclosure of Tax Lien, Rolette County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Rolette County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Rolette 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 Foreclosure of Tax Lien and auction parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    The county announces no online or advance registration step. 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 Rolette County Auditor's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Rolette County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of Foreclosure of Tax Lien and auction parcel list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    The county announces no online or advance registration step. Bid in person at the courthouse on sale day. Call the Auditor's Office at 701-477-5665 beforehand to confirm the current parcel list, the opening bids and how payment must be made.

  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

Rolette County Auditor's Office

701-477-5665

102 2nd St NE, PO Box 939, Rolla, ND 58367

Official website

County notes

  • The Auditor's Office sits in the Rolette County Courthouse at 102 2nd St NE in Rolla, open Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and closed from 12:30 to 1:00 p.m.
  • The foreclosure notice is published in midsummer and the parcel list is revised into late October as owners pay, so the list posted in September is longer than the one that reaches the auction floor. Download the latest version before you travel.
  • Opening bids reflect the county's minimum sale price, not market value. The 2025 list started several St John and Dunseith town lots near $100 while a Rolette city lot opened at $9,800, so the spread on a single list is wide.
  • State law lets the buyer pay cash or put one quarter down and carry the balance for up to ten years. Confirm with the Auditor which terms Rolette County will accept before you bid.
  • Parcels that draw no bid in November can be bought at private sale from the Auditor before the next annual auction, at no less than the appraised minimum price. Ask the office for the unsold inventory if you miss the November date.

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 Rolette 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 Rolette County hold tax deed sales?

Rolette 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 Rolette County Auditor's Office 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 Rolette County tax sale list?

Rolette County posts its tax sale list at rolettecountynd.gov. 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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