Carroll County, OH tax sales
Carroll County, Ohio sells both tax lien certificates and tax deeds. The County Treasurer runs the certificate sale (18% maximum, bid down), and the County Sheriff holds the tax deed sale online via RealAuction on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in Carrollton, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- Case by case with no fixed annual month.
- Format
- RealAuction
- County office
- (330) 627-4221
On this page
How Carroll County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Carroll County Treasurer, which currently offers no tax certificate sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No certificate sale date is published.
- Registration
- There is no certificate registration process because the county sells no certificates.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Carroll County Sheriff's Office, selling on court order, with the Carroll County Treasurer as plaintiff on delinquent tax foreclosure cases
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Case by case with no fixed annual month.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register for a username and password on the Carroll County site of the Official Public Sheriff's Sale Website and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form, which transmits to the Sheriff's Office once the sale closes. All changes must be made before the sale date. To qualify as a bidder, post a deposit covering every property you intend to bid on: $2,000 when the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 above $10,000 through $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000, unless a judge orders otherwise. On tax lien and delinquent tax foreclosure cases the Treasurer sets the deposit instead, no appraisal is performed, and the value shown on the auction site is the taxes owed rather than a market appraisal. Deposits are accepted only by bank wire or ACH and never in cash: wires must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days before the auction and ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days before. Tax case bidders must comply with R.C. 5721.19, which bars anyone who owns Ohio property with delinquent taxes assessed against it, and some counties require an affidavit. Final payment is by cashier's or certified check payable to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, paid at the Sheriff's Office, with the balance due 30 days from the sale on receipt of the confirmation entry. The office does not pre-register bidders for sales held at the office.
Sale format and venue
Carroll County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Carroll 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Sheriff's Office real estate sales 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
Case by case with no fixed annual month. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Carroll County Sheriff's Office, selling on court order, with the Carroll County Treasurer as plaintiff on delinquent tax foreclosure cases as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Carroll County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Sheriff's Office real estate sales list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register for a username and password on the Carroll County site of the Official Public Sheriff's Sale Website and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form, which transmits to the Sheriff's Office once the sale closes. All changes must be made before the sale date. To qualify as a bidder, post a deposit covering every property you intend to bid on: $2,000 when the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 above $10,000 through $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000, unless a judge orders otherwise. On tax lien and delinquent tax foreclosure cases the Treasurer sets the deposit instead, no appraisal is performed, and the value shown on the auction site is the taxes owed rather than a market appraisal. Deposits are accepted only by bank wire or ACH and never in cash: wires must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days before the auction and ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days before. Tax case bidders must comply with R.C. 5721.19, which bars anyone who owns Ohio property with delinquent taxes assessed against it, and some counties require an affidavit. Final payment is by cashier's or certified check payable to the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, paid at the Sheriff's Office, with the balance due 30 days from the sale on receipt of the confirmation entry. The office does not pre-register bidders for sales held at the office.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Ohio due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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 liens and deeds
Ohio has no over-the-counter tax certificate channel. The equivalent inventory is the county auditor's forfeited land list, made up of parcels that drew no qualifying bid at two foreclosure sales. The auditor offers that list at public auction at least annually, and a tract that still receives no bid meeting the statutory minimum may then be sold for the best price obtainable.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
119 S. Lisbon Street, Suite 103, Carrollton, OH 44615. Mailing address for payments: P.O. Box 327, Carrollton, OH 44615.
Official websiteCounty notes
- The office that actually conducts the auctions is the Carroll County Sheriff's Office, 43 Second St. SE, Carrollton, OH 44615, phone (330) 627-2141, fax (330) 627-2143. It posts the sale list and takes final payment.
- Carroll County Treasurer Jeff Yeager is the plaintiff on the delinquent tax foreclosures that reach the Sheriff's sale. Treasurer office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and a 24 hour payment drop box sits to the right of the Courthouse stairs.
- The Treasurer lists 2026 property tax due dates as February 20 for the first half and July 31 for the second half.
- Deposit rules differ by case type. Ordinary foreclosures use the statutory ladder of $2,000, $5,000 or $10,000 by appraised value. Tax lien and delinquent tax foreclosure cases skip the appraisal, the Treasurer sets the deposit, and the appraised value shown on the auction site is the tax debt, not market value.
- R.C. 5721.19 disqualifies any bidder who owns Ohio property with delinquent taxes assessed against it. Plan for the county to ask for proof.
- The Sheriff's real estate sales page hosts a Purchaser Information Form, a Property Description Approval Form, and a plaintiff process sheet as downloads. Realauction runs webinar training on the bidding software and can be reached at (954) 734-7401 or (877) 361-7325.
- The posted sale table mixes completed results with scheduled dates and runs from 2022 through a March 10, 2026 sale, so read the status column before treating a row as an upcoming auction.
- For parcel research before bidding, the Carroll County Auditor's real estate search is at carrollcountyauditor.us, 119 South Lisbon Street, Suite 203, Carrollton, phone 330-627-2250. The Auditor site advertises no forfeited land sale. The Sheriff notes that a complete property description is found at the Recorder's office.
Ohio rules
- Redemption
- Ohio has no post-sale redemption window. On the certificate track the owner or any other person entitled to redeem may pay the county treasurer at any time before the certificate holder pays to start foreclosure, and after that up until the entry of confirmation of sale, the expiration of the 28-day alternative redemption period, or the decree that conveys title to the certificate holder. On the direct foreclosure track, delinquent land may be redeemed before proceedings begin, and afterwards up to the entry of confirmation of sale or the end of the alternative redemption period. The alternative redemption period is 28 days after an adjudication of foreclosure is journalized, and when it expires the right and equity of redemption terminate without any further order. Once title vests, a decree conveying the parcel to a certificate holder is a permanent bar to redemption.
- Deed deposit
- For residential property the deposit is fixed by statute: $2,000 if the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 if it is above $10,000 and up to $200,000, and $10,000 if it is above $200,000. A judgment creditor buying at its own sale posts no deposit. For commercial property the deposit follows whatever requirements the sale sets. Deposit timing is set by the court or the officer conducting the sale and printed in the sale advertisement, and an online sale may take the deposit by card or other financial transaction device.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds pay costs first, then the certificate holder or the taxing districts, and any residue goes to the clerk of the court within 45 days after confirmation. The clerk notifies the former owner. Residue left unclaimed 90 days after that final notice is paid into the county treasury and held for the owner, who may demand it within three years. After three years it is forfeited to the county's delinquent tax and assessment collection fund, or to the county land reutilization corporation fund where one exists.
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
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Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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