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Medina County, OH tax sales

Medina 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 Medina, under R.C. Chapter 5721.

New to tax sales? Read how Ohio tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Roughly monthly on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern.
Format
RealAuction
County office
330-725-9748
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How Medina County sells delinquent taxes

Tax certificate sale (lien)

Run by
Medina County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No tax certificate sale date is published. The Treasurer's website lists no certificate offering and no bidder registration.
Registration and deposit

Bidders file a registration form with the county treasurer before the auction starts and pay a $500 cash registration fee, refunded at the end of bidding unless the bidder wins, in which case it may be applied to the deposit. The treasurer may also require a letter from a financial institution confirming available funds. The winning bidder pays at least 10 percent of the certificate purchase price in cash by the close of business on the sale day and the balance plus the treasurer's fee within five business days.

Sale format and venue
Ohio Rev. Code 5721.32 and 5721.33 let a county treasurer sell tax certificates, but Medina County's Treasurer does not advertise one. The office's Delinquent Taxes page covers only late-payment penalties (5 percent within 10 days of the due date, 10 percent after), interest added by the Auditor on August 1 and December 1, remission of penalty applications, and payment plans reached at 330-725-9749. No certificate list, bidder registration, auction platform, or sale date appears on the Treasurer's site or in its newsroom archive. Investors should confirm current practice with the Treasurer's office at 330-725-9748 before assuming a certificate can be purchased in this county.
Source: Medina County Treasurer official website· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Tax deed sale

RealAuction
Run by
Medina County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Roughly monthly on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern.
Sale list
Sheriff sale auction calendar
When it runs
Roughly monthly on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. The Civil Division page states: "Our Sheriff sales are held on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m." and "On scheduled Thursday at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, the online auction will begin." The platform calendar shows foreclosure auctions on July 23, 2026, August 20, 2026, September 17, 2026, and October 22, 2026, each listed at 09:00 AM ET.
Registration and deposit

Every bidder must register at the county's RealForeclose site and complete the Purchaser Information Form. To become a qualified participant a bidder posts a deposit sized by statute at $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 covering all properties they intend to bid on. Bank wire or ACH only, no cash. Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. two business days before the sale date; ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. five business days before the sale date. Plaintiffs and judgment creditors register for a username and password under Ohio Rev. Code 2329.211 and send Realauction their bidding style, a copy of the court order establishing judgment creditor status, and their bidder number at least one business day before the sale; a judgment creditor purchasing at its own sale is not required to post a deposit.

Sale format and venue
Auctions run entirely online through Realauction, one property sold at a time in sequence. Properties open for proxy bidding at least seven days before the sale date. Opening bids start at two thirds of appraised value at a first sale, and no property may sell below that figure; anything unsold rolls to the next scheduled sale date with no minimum bid. Appraisals are exterior only and buyers cannot see inside, since the defendant still owns the property and entering without permission violates Ohio Rev. Code 2911.21. The county warns that property sold at public auction may remain subject to liens the sale does not extinguish, so research title before bidding. Withdrawing a property requires a court order, and withdrawals received before the week of a sale are posted and updated daily. Legal advertising runs three consecutive weeks beginning five weeks before the sale in the Medina County Gazette, which the Sheriff calls the legal source of information. Civil Division office: Medina County Courthouse, 225 E. Washington Street, Medina, OH 44256. Sheriff's Office general information (330) 725-0028 or toll free (844) 725-4700. Realauction customer service (877) 361-7325 or (954) 734-7401.
Register on RealAuction
Source: Medina County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division: Sheriff Sales· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Medina County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Medina 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Sheriff sale auction calendar for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Roughly monthly on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Medina County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Medina County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Sheriff sale auction calendar. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Every bidder must register at the county's RealForeclose site and complete the Purchaser Information Form. To become a qualified participant a bidder posts a deposit sized by statute at $2,000, $5,000, or $10,000 covering all properties they intend to bid on. Bank wire or ACH only, no cash. Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. two business days before the sale date; ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. five business days before the sale date. Plaintiffs and judgment creditors register for a username and password under Ohio Rev. Code 2329.211 and send Realauction their bidding style, a copy of the court order establishing judgment creditor status, and their bidder number at least one business day before the sale; a judgment creditor purchasing at its own sale is not required to post a deposit.

  3. 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.

  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

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)

Medina County Treasurer

330-725-9748

Medina County Administration Building, 144 North Broadway Street, Medina, OH 44256

Official website

County notes

  • Medina County runs only the deed side. The Sheriff's Civil Division conducts judicial foreclosure sales online; the Treasurer publishes no tax lien certificate sale.
  • Sale dates are set by the Sheriff's Civil Division working with the courts and foreclosure counsel, so the Thursday cadence shifts between the third and fourth Thursday of a month and some months have no sale scheduled.
  • Opening bid at a first sale is two thirds of the appraised value, appraised by exterior inspection only. A property passed over at the first sale is offered again at the next scheduled date with no minimum bid.
  • Deposit tiers of $2,000, $5,000, and $10,000 are set by statute and must clear by wire two business days out or by ACH five business days out, which effectively closes bidder onboarding about a week before each sale.
  • The Medina County Gazette carries the statutory legal notice for three consecutive weeks starting five weeks before each sale, and the Sheriff treats that notice, not the website, as the legal source.
  • Treasurer's office direct lines: delinquent tax payment plans 330-725-9749, real estate tax bills 330-725-9748, toll free 844-722-3800, fax 330-725-9174. The Treasurer is John A. Burke.
  • The Medina County Auditor site at auditor.medinacounty.gov returns HTTP 403 to automated requests, so forfeited land sale activity under Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 5723 could not be checked from that office and should be confirmed by phone.

Ohio rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, bid down in 0.25% steps
Minimum return
6% floor at redemption
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.
Governing statute
R.C. Chapter 5721

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 Medina County, Ohio sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Medina County follows Ohio's hybrid system. The County Treasurer sells tax lien certificates, and the County Sheriff handles the tax deed sale on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed.

When is the Medina County tax certificate sale?

No tax certificate sale date is published. The Treasurer's website lists no certificate offering and no bidder registration. Always confirm the exact date with the County Treasurer before the sale.

How often does Medina County hold tax deed sales?

Medina County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Roughly monthly on scheduled Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Eastern. 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. Ohio's redemption rule: 1 year after the certificate sale before the holder can request foreclosure; redemption then stays open until confirmation of sale. Call the Medina County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division 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 Medina County tax sale list?

Medina County posts its tax sale list at medina.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.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 Aug 7, 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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