Monroe County, OH tax sales
Monroe 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 Woodsfield, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- No tax certificate sale date is published.
- Format
- RealAuction
- County office
- (740) 472-1521
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How Monroe County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Monroe County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax certificate sale date is published.
When it runs
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
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Monroe County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register free on the county auction site for a username and password and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form, which transmits to the Sheriff's Office once the sale closes. One account gives access to every Ohio sheriff sale site. To bid you must have cleared deposit funds on file: wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the auction, and ACH deposits must be initiated through the site's Deposit Wizard by 4 p.m. ET five business days before. Cash and international funds are not accepted. Standard deposits are $2,000 when 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 foreclosure cases the deposit is set by the Treasurer instead, and bidders must comply with Ohio Rev. Code 5721.19, which bars purchase by anyone owing delinquent taxes on Ohio property. Some counties also require an affidavit under 5721.19(J).
Sale format and venue
Monroe County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Monroe 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 Monroe County Sheriff Sale auction calendar 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
No tax certificate sale date is published. 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 Monroe County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Monroe County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Monroe County Sheriff Sale auction calendar. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register free on the county auction site for a username and password and complete the Ohio Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form, which transmits to the Sheriff's Office once the sale closes. One account gives access to every Ohio sheriff sale site. To bid you must have cleared deposit funds on file: wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the auction, and ACH deposits must be initiated through the site's Deposit Wizard by 4 p.m. ET five business days before. Cash and international funds are not accepted. Standard deposits are $2,000 when 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 foreclosure cases the deposit is set by the Treasurer instead, and bidders must comply with Ohio Rev. Code 5721.19, which bars purchase by anyone owing delinquent taxes on Ohio property. Some counties also require an affidavit under 5721.19(J).
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)
County notes
- Monroe County's tax offices sit in the county courthouse at 101 N. Main Street, Woodsfield, OH 43793. Treasurer Mollie Landefeld is in Room 21, Auditor Denise Stoneking in Room 22, and Clerk of Courts Beth Ann Rose in Room 26. All keep 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. hours Monday through Friday.
- Auction volume is very low. Between 2023 and 2026 the county auction calendar showed a single foreclosure case on each posted sale date, so buyers should watch the calendar rather than plan around a season.
- Real estate tax bills go out in February and June and fall due in March and July. For 2026 the county lists first half real estate taxes due March 13 and second half due August 7.
- Ohio Rev. Code 5721.19 restricts who may buy at a tax foreclosure sale. Anyone who owes delinquent taxes on other Ohio property is barred, and the county may require an affidavit confirming eligibility.
- The Monroe County Auditor runs a separate property records site at monroecoauditoroh.gov and the Sheriff's Office runs monroesheriff.com. Both blocked automated access during this review, so every sale detail recorded here comes from the county government site and the county auction site.
- Monroe County has a land bank, the Monroe County Land Reutilization Corporation, which meets the first Tuesday of each month at 1:30 p.m. in the Auditor's office. It publishes no property sale list on the county website.
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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