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Tax Sale Atlas

Towner County, ND tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Towner 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 Towner County, seat of Cando: 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
November, at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando.
Format
In person
Registration
The auditor posts no pre-registration step and no online bidding.
County office
(701) 968-4340 ext. 2001
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How Towner 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
Towner County Auditor
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
November, at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando.
Registration
The auditor posts no pre-registration step and no online bidding.
Sale list
Foreclosed property appraisals and terms of sale
When it runs
November, at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando. North Dakota fixes the annual sale of tax-deeded land to begin on the third Tuesday of November, and Towner County opens the parcels for inspection at 10:00 a.m. that day. The auditor's posted notice set the bidding itself for the following Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at 10:00 a.m.
Registration and deposit

The auditor posts no pre-registration step and no online bidding. Bidders appear in person at the auditor's office in the Towner County Courthouse. Each parcel is offered separately and sold to the highest bidder for not less than the posted minimum sale price, a bid is an irrevocable offer to purchase, and the winning bidder must state in writing the name and address in which the county deed is to be issued. Terms are cash or a check deposited immediately with the Towner County Treasurer.

Sale format and venue
The auction runs in person at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando, not through an online auction platform. The county conveys only its own interest by what its terms call a county deed and recommends the buyer perfect title afterward. The minimum bid already covers all taxes, penalties, interest and certified special assessment installments through the current tax year, and the property becomes taxable to the buyer for that year once the deed is delivered. Assessments levied by bodies other than the county can survive the sale, and where an IRS lien is recorded the IRS may redeem for 120 days after the sale.
Source: Foreclosed Property Sale Notice and Terms of Annual Sale, Towner County Auditor· Verified Sep 4, 2026

Towner County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Towner 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 Foreclosed property appraisals and terms of sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    The auditor posts no pre-registration step and no online bidding. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    November, at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando. 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 Towner County Auditor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Towner County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Foreclosed property appraisals and terms of sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    The auditor posts no pre-registration step and no online bidding. Bidders appear in person at the auditor's office in the Towner County Courthouse. Each parcel is offered separately and sold to the highest bidder for not less than the posted minimum sale price, a bid is an irrevocable offer to purchase, and the winning bidder must state in writing the name and address in which the county deed is to be issued. Terms are cash or a check deposited immediately with the Towner County Treasurer.

  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

Towner County Auditor

(701) 968-4340 ext. 2001

Towner County Courthouse, 315 2nd Street, PO Box 603, Cando, ND 58324

Official website

County notes

  • Towner County publishes its sale list on the county Foreclosures page as an Appraisal of Foreclosed Property table, one column per parcel, giving the owner name, parcel number, legal description and city, the delinquent tax by year, the penalty and recording fee, the appraised value and the minimum sale price.
  • Parcels open for inspection at 10:00 a.m. on the third Tuesday of November, a week before bidding. The county warrants nothing about title, location or condition, so walk the parcel and research liens, easements, zoning and any survey question before you bid.
  • Plan to pay in full at the sale. The posted terms call for cash or a check deposited immediately with the Towner County Treasurer rather than the installment contract North Dakota law otherwise lets a county offer.

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 Towner 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 Towner County hold tax deed sales?

Towner County holds its tax deed sale once a year. November, at the Towner County Courthouse auditor's office in Cando. 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 Towner 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 Towner County tax sale list?

Towner County posts its tax sale list at tccounty.com. 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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