Morgan County, OH tax sales
Morgan 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 McConnelsville, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- No tax certificate sale date or calendar is published.
- Format
- RealAuction
- Registration
- All bidders must register with Realauction and complete the Purchaser Information Form.
- County office
- (740) 962-3561
On this page
How Morgan County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Morgan County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax certificate sale date or calendar is published. The Treasurer's site showed no certificate sale schedule when checked in August 2026.
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
- Morgan County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- All bidders must register with Realauction and complete the Purchaser Information Form.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
All bidders must register with Realauction and complete the Purchaser Information Form. Qualified participants post a deposit set by law at $2,000, $5,000 or $10,000 depending on the properties bid, by bank wire transfer or ACH only, with no cash accepted. Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the sale date; ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. ET five business days before the sale date. Judgment creditors register for a username and password and, under Ohio Revised Code 2329.211, need not post a deposit when they are the purchaser, but must send their bidding style choice and a copy of the court order to Realauction at least one business day before the sale. Realauction customer service is (877) 361-7325.
Sale format and venue
Morgan County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Morgan 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 Morgan County Sheriff's Sales listings for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No tax certificate sale date or calendar 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 Morgan County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Morgan County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Morgan County Sheriff's Sales listings. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
All bidders must register with Realauction and complete the Purchaser Information Form. Qualified participants post a deposit set by law at $2,000, $5,000 or $10,000 depending on the properties bid, by bank wire transfer or ACH only, with no cash accepted. Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. ET two business days before the sale date; ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. ET five business days before the sale date. Judgment creditors register for a username and password and, under Ohio Revised Code 2329.211, need not post a deposit when they are the purchaser, but must send their bidding style choice and a copy of the court order to Realauction at least one business day before the sale. Realauction customer service is (877) 361-7325.
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
- Morgan County is small and rural: the Auditor's site reports 13,668 residents across 422 square miles, so deed-side inventory is thin. Only three sheriff sales were listed for August 2026.
- The Morgan County Courthouse is at 19 East Main St., McConnelsville, OH 43756. The Clerk of Courts (Carma Johnson) sits on the first floor, phone 740-962-4752, fax 740-962-4522.
- The Treasurer administers the Morgan County Land Reutilization Corporation. Buyers submit a Purchaser Qualification Form and a Property Request Form to the Treasurer's Office; every transfer needs board approval, and the board reserves the right to accept, reject or negotiate any offer. Property sells as-is, where-is with no warranties.
- Real estate tax bills are mailed in mid-January and mid-June and are due February 15 and July 15, or the next business day. The Treasurer's site showed a 7/31/2026 due date for the 2025 second-half real estate and 2026 manufactured home collections.
- Penalty is 5 percent on current taxes paid within 10 days after closing and 10 percent thereafter, per the Treasurer's Important Information page.
- The Morgan County Auditor (Randy Williams, 740-962-4475) publishes a separate delinquent list at morgancountyauditor.org and handles Board of Revision value complaints.
- Realauction runs a shared Ohio sheriff sale platform across roughly 90 counties; the Morgan subdomain is branded "RealForeclose, Morgan County Sheriff" and its calendar is public without a login.
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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