Trumbull County, OH tax sales
Trumbull 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 on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in Warren, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- Tax sale scheduled for August 27, 2026.Thursday · 2026
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Bidding is in person with no online account or advance registration.
- County office
- 330-675-2854
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How Trumbull County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- No tax lien certificate sale is advertised in Trumbull County. The Trumbull County Treasurer (Agostino Ragozzino) collects delinquent taxes and is the office that would sell certificates under Ohio Rev. Code 5721.30 to 5721.43, but the office publishes no certificate sale.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No certificate sale date is published for this county.
- Registration
- There is no county certificate sale registration process to report.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Trumbull County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division. Sales are ordered by the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas on tax foreclosure cases brought by the County Treasurer, and the Confirmation of Sale is filed with the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts.
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Bidding is in person with no online account or advance registration.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is in person with no online account or advance registration. Bidding opens at the minimum bid and rises in $100 increments. The Sheriff's terms state that "a deposit of $3,000.00 will be required at the time the bidding concludes" and that "The deposit must be in the form of certified funds made payable to the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office." If the deposit is not tendered when the bid is accepted, the selling officer immediately reopens bidding at the minimum bid. The winning bidder must also complete a Purchaser Information Form, which becomes part of the court record and is downloadable from the Sheriff's sale page. A Confirmation of Sale is filed with the Clerk of Court 30 days after the sale, and the debtor may redeem until the judge signs the confirmation. The balance of the purchase price is due 30 days from the Confirmation of Sale, after which the Sheriff records the deed. Sheriff deed and recording fees are $125.00 payable to the Trumbull County Sheriff, and transfer forms are obtained from the Auditor's Office at 160 High Street NW. Questions go to Civil Deputy Drea Gates at 330-675-2854 or [email protected].
Sale format and venue
Trumbull County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Trumbull 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 sale tax foreclosure lists and results, posted as dated PDFs for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Tax sale scheduled for August 27, 2026. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Trumbull County Sheriff's Office, Civil Division. Sales are ordered by the Trumbull County Court of Common Pleas on tax foreclosure cases brought by the County Treasurer, and the Confirmation of Sale is filed with the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Trumbull County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Sheriff sale tax foreclosure lists and results, posted as dated PDFs. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is in person with no online account or advance registration. Bidding opens at the minimum bid and rises in $100 increments. The Sheriff's terms state that "a deposit of $3,000.00 will be required at the time the bidding concludes" and that "The deposit must be in the form of certified funds made payable to the Trumbull County Sheriff's Office." If the deposit is not tendered when the bid is accepted, the selling officer immediately reopens bidding at the minimum bid. The winning bidder must also complete a Purchaser Information Form, which becomes part of the court record and is downloadable from the Sheriff's sale page. A Confirmation of Sale is filed with the Clerk of Court 30 days after the sale, and the debtor may redeem until the judge signs the confirmation. The balance of the purchase price is due 30 days from the Confirmation of Sale, after which the Sheriff records the deed. Sheriff deed and recording fees are $125.00 payable to the Trumbull County Sheriff, and transfer forms are obtained from the Auditor's Office at 160 High Street NW. Questions go to Civil Deputy Drea Gates at 330-675-2854 or [email protected].
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
County notes
- Tax foreclosure sheriff sales are in person every other Thursday at 1:30 p.m. in the Commissioners Hearing Room of the Trumbull County Administration Building, 160 High Street NW, Warren, OH 44481. The Sheriff's Office itself is at 150 High Street NW, main line 330.675.2508, fax 330.675.7023, lobby hours Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
- The county's Realauction site (trumbull.sheriffsaleauction.ohio.gov, branded RealForeclose, Trumbull County Sheriff) handles online mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales only. Treating it as the tax sale venue would send bidders to the wrong auction.
- Delinquent tax collection is handled by the Trumbull County Treasurer, Agostino Ragozzino, County Administration Building 2nd Floor, 160 High Street N.W. FL 2A, Warren, Ohio 44481. Phone (330) 675-2436, fax (330) 675-2443, [email protected], hours Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Payments by mail go to 160 High Street NW FL 2A, Warren, Ohio 44481-1090.
- The Treasurer's website lists no tax lien certificate sale. Its Foreclosures navigation item links directly to the Sheriff's Sheriff Sales page, which is the county's route to tax delinquent real estate.
- The Trumbull County Clerk of Courts foreclosures page carries no sale listings and refers all sheriff sale questions to the Sheriff at 330-675-2508. The Clerk's office is at 161 High Street N.W., Warren, Ohio 44481, (330) 675-2557.
- Excess proceeds from tax and mortgage foreclosure sheriff sales are remitted by the Sheriff to the Trumbull County Clerk of Courts. Inquiries go to Samantha Bayus at [email protected] or (330) 675-3053.
- No forfeited land sale page was found on the Trumbull County Auditor's site, so a Chapter 5723 auditor sale is not confirmed for this county. The Auditor's office can be reached at [email protected] or (330) 675-2420.
- Both the Sheriff's sale page and the Treasurer's site link to the Trumbull County Land Bank at trumbullcountylandbank.org, a separate channel for acquiring county held property.
- Supporting documents on the Sheriff's sale page include the Rules and Regulations, the Property Description Approval Form, the Real Estate Judicial Sale Purchaser Information Form and a Short Form Deed.
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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