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Tax Sale Atlas

Slope County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Slope 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 Slope County, seat of Amidon: 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 in November each year.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no online bidder portal and no advance registration form.
County office
701-879-6276
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How Slope 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
Slope County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Third Tuesday in November each year.
Registration
There is no online bidder portal and no advance registration form.
When it runs
Third Tuesday in November each year. The Auditor's office says it "prepares tax deeds on all land foreclosures and conducts a sale of property on the third Tuesday in November."
Registration and deposit

There is no online bidder portal and no advance registration form. Bidders attend in person at the Auditor's office in the Slope County Courthouse, 206 Main St, Amidon. Call the Auditor at 701-879-6276 ahead of the sale to request the parcel list, minimum sale prices and accepted payment terms.

Sale format and venue
Slope County sells the deed, not a lien certificate. After three years of unpaid taxes the Auditor forecloses and the county takes title, then offers the land it owns at the annual November sale. The sale runs in person at the county auditor's office, or the usual place of holding district court, and the county uses no online auction platform. Every parcel carries a minimum sale price set before the sale. Notice is posted at the Auditor's office at least fifteen days before the sale and published once in the county's official newspaper, the Bowman County Pioneer, at least ten days before the sale, listing a description, any street address and the minimum price for each parcel. Parcel lists are generally available from the Auditor in early November. Land that draws no bid can be purchased at private sale before the following year's auction.
Source: Slope County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Slope County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Slope 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

    Slope County publishes no tax sale list online. The Slope 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 701-879-6276 to ask for the current advertisement.

  2. Register to bid

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

  3. Sale day

    Third Tuesday in November each year. 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 Slope County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Slope County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    There is no online list to price against. Slope County advertises the parcels before the sale rather than posting them, so get the advertisement from the office on 701-879-6276 and price from the parcel numbers it carries.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no online bidder portal and no advance registration form. Bidders attend in person at the Auditor's office in the Slope County Courthouse, 206 Main St, Amidon. Call the Auditor at 701-879-6276 ahead of the sale to request the parcel list, minimum sale prices and accepted payment terms.

  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

Slope County Auditor

701-879-6276

206 Main St, Amidon, ND 58620

Official website

County notes

  • Slope County publishes no sale calendar or parcel list online. Get the annual tax deed sale list from the Auditor's office in early November, or watch the legal notices in the Bowman County Pioneer, the county's official newspaper.
  • The courthouse at 206 Main St in Amidon keeps summer hours from June through September, open 8:30am to 4:30pm Mountain time Monday through Thursday and closing at noon on Friday. Time pre-sale calls and file reviews around that.
  • The Auditor forecloses and runs the sale; the Treasurer collects the taxes and can confirm what is owed on a parcel. Treasurer's office: 701-879-6272.

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 Slope 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 Slope County hold tax deed sales?

Slope County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Third Tuesday in November each year. 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 Slope 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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