Sandusky County, OH tax sales
Sandusky 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 Fremont, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
New to tax sales? Read how Ohio tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Sales run week to week rather than on one annual date.
- Format
- RealAuction
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- County office
- 419-334-6477
On this page
How Sandusky County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Sandusky County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax certificate sale date is published for Sandusky County.
- Registration
- No certificate bidder registration process is published by the Sandusky County Treasurer.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sandusky County Sheriff's Office, Civil Office, selling under order of the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales run week to week rather than on one annual date.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Create a bidder account at https://sandusky.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, which posts training material and a Purchaser Information Form. Deposits are wired or sent by ACH into the bidder account before the sale and unused funds stay on account or can be refunded through the Request Refund button. Under House Bill 390 and Ohio Revised Code 2329.211 the deposit for a third party purchaser is $2,000 when the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 when it is above $10,000 and up to $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000. Tax cases are different: "If the case is a tax lien or delinquent tax foreclosure sale type (Tax Sales), the deposit requirement is set by the Treasurer and is not subject to the above deposit requirements." Tax case bidders must also satisfy Ohio Revised Code 5721.19: "You cannot purchase property through a tax foreclosure sale if you own property in Ohio against which delinquent taxes have been assessed," and an affidavit may be required. Bidding opens at two thirds of the appraised value unless the court orders otherwise, rises only in whole hundred dollar increments, and runs by proxy against your maximum. The balance is due within 30 calendar days of the filing of the confirmation entry, and the buyer pays conveyance and recording fees.
Sale format and venue
Sandusky County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Sandusky 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 sale auction calendar and property list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Sales run week to week rather than on one annual date. 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 Sandusky County Sheriff's Office, Civil Office, selling under order of the Sandusky County Court of Common Pleas as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Sandusky County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Sheriff's sale auction calendar and property list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Create a bidder account at https://sandusky.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, which posts training material and a Purchaser Information Form. Deposits are wired or sent by ACH into the bidder account before the sale and unused funds stay on account or can be refunded through the Request Refund button. Under House Bill 390 and Ohio Revised Code 2329.211 the deposit for a third party purchaser is $2,000 when the appraised value is $10,000 or less, $5,000 when it is above $10,000 and up to $200,000, and $10,000 above $200,000. Tax cases are different: "If the case is a tax lien or delinquent tax foreclosure sale type (Tax Sales), the deposit requirement is set by the Treasurer and is not subject to the above deposit requirements." Tax case bidders must also satisfy Ohio Revised Code 5721.19: "You cannot purchase property through a tax foreclosure sale if you own property in Ohio against which delinquent taxes have been assessed," and an affidavit may be required. Bidding opens at two thirds of the appraised value unless the court orders otherwise, rises only in whole hundred dollar increments, and runs by proxy against your maximum. The balance is due within 30 calendar days of the filing of the confirmation entry, and the buyer pays conveyance and recording fees.
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
- County seat is Fremont. Sandusky County, Ohio, mailing address 622 Croghan St., Fremont, Ohio 43420, with most elected offices at the courthouse complex at 100 N. Park Ave., Fremont.
- Sandusky County Sheriff's Office (Sheriff Chris Hilton), 2323 Countryside Drive, Fremont, Ohio 43420, main line 419-332-2613. Sheriff sale questions go to the Civil Office, Captain Matthew Bender, 419-334-6477.
- Sandusky County Treasurer (Kimberley S. Foreman), office at 100 N. Park Ave., Suite 112, Fremont, Ohio 43420, mailing address 622 Croghan St., Fremont, Ohio 43420, phone (419) 334-6234, fax (419) 334-6235, email [email protected], open Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and through the lunch hour. The office also runs its own site at sanduskycountytreasurer.us.
- Sandusky County Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas (Christie Schneider), 100 N. Park Ave., Suite 208, Fremont, Ohio 43420, (419) 334-6161. The Clerk dockets the foreclosure cases whose case numbers appear on the auction listings but publishes no separate sale list.
- Sandusky County Auditor (Jerri Miller), 100 N. Park Ave., Room 109, Fremont, Ohio 43420, (419) 334-6123. The Auditor's county page lists no forfeited land sale or auditor land sale program, so no Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5723 forfeited land auction is confirmed for this county.
- Sandusky County Prosecutor, 100 N. Park Ave., Suite 319, Fremont, Ohio 43420, (419) 334-6222. The office page does not describe a delinquent tax foreclosure or land sale program.
- Parcel research: the Treasurer and county sites route property lookups to the Schneider Geospatial Beacon application for Sandusky County. Tax payments run through payments.municipay.com/oh_sandusky.
- Real estate tax due dates are the third Friday in February and the second Friday in July, though the Treasurer notes House Bill 186 moved the second half 2025 due date to August 7, 2026. Manufactured home bills are due March 1 and July 31. Late payments draw a 5 percent penalty within 10 days of the due date and 10 percent after that.
- The Treasurer's Foreclosure Timeline page presents its detail as an image titled Land Bank Tax Foreclosure Acquisition Process and Timeline, so the step by step schedule is not machine readable and was not transcribed. Confirm timing with the office.
- No third party courtesy listing site was found publishing Sandusky County sheriff sales, and none should be treated as the auction venue. The only auction venue named by the county is the RealForeclose site at sandusky.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov.
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
Does Sandusky County, Ohio sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Sandusky County tax certificate sale?
How often does Sandusky County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Sandusky County tax sale list?
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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