Warren County, OH tax sales
Warren 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 Lebanon, under R.C. Chapter 5721.
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- Next sale
- No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised.
- Format
- RealAuction
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- County office
- 513-695-2731
On this page
How Warren County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Warren County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised.
- Registration
- No certificate bidder registration is offered.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Warren County Sheriff's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. The Sheriff states that "Any person wanting to bid on a property offered by the Warren County Sheriff's Office must register with RealAuction. Registration includes completion of the Purchaser Information Form." Deposits are described as "the total deposit requirement ($2,000/ $5,000/ $10,000 set by law)," and "The only acceptable deposit types are bank wire transfer or ACH - no cash deposits will be accepted." Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days before the sale date and ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days before. Judgment creditors are not required to post a deposit under Ohio Rev. Code 2329.211 but must send the bidding style choice and a copy of the court order to RealAuction customer service at least one business day before the sale. Bidding opens at two thirds of the appraised value unless otherwise stated. After the auction the plaintiff's attorney has 30 days to file the Confirmation Entry, and once the judge signs it the buyer has 30 days to pay the balance in full by certified funds at the Sheriff's Office.
Sale format and venue
Warren County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Warren 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 Current Warren County Sheriff Sales list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No tax certificate sale is scheduled or advertised. 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 Warren County Sheriff's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Warren County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Current Warren County Sheriff Sales 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. The Sheriff states that "Any person wanting to bid on a property offered by the Warren County Sheriff's Office must register with RealAuction. Registration includes completion of the Purchaser Information Form." Deposits are described as "the total deposit requirement ($2,000/ $5,000/ $10,000 set by law)," and "The only acceptable deposit types are bank wire transfer or ACH - no cash deposits will be accepted." Wire deposits must be received by 5 p.m. Eastern two business days before the sale date and ACH deposits must be initiated by 4 p.m. Eastern five business days before. Judgment creditors are not required to post a deposit under Ohio Rev. Code 2329.211 but must send the bidding style choice and a copy of the court order to RealAuction customer service at least one business day before the sale. Bidding opens at two thirds of the appraised value unless otherwise stated. After the auction the plaintiff's attorney has 30 days to file the Confirmation Entry, and once the judge signs it the buyer has 30 days to pay the balance in full by certified funds at the Sheriff's Office.
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
- Warren County Treasurer (Randy Kuvin): 406 Justice Drive, Lebanon, OH 45036, phone 513-695-1300, fax 513-695-2921, office hours Monday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., website treasurer.warrencountyohio.gov. This office collects real estate taxes and brings delinquent tax foreclosures, but publishes no tax certificate sale.
- The Sheriff's Office main line is 513-695-1280 and the fax is 513-695-1286. The number given specifically for sheriff sale questions is 513-695-2731, Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
- Warren County also has a forfeited land path under Ohio Rev. Code Chapter 5723. The county's posted forfeited land sale notice reproduces sections 5723.01 and 5723.04, under which the county auditor keeps the forfeited land list and offers those parcels for sale at least annually. The notice currently lists no parcels available, so there is no active forfeited land auction to bid in.
- RealAuction customer service supports Warren County bidders at 954-734-7401 or toll free 877-361-7325 and runs roughly 90 minute webinar training sessions on the bidding software, with attendance by registration only.
- Sale statuses on the Sheriff's site have specific meanings: Scheduled means an order to sell was issued and appraisal is underway, Auctioned means the sale occurred, Confirmed means the judge signed the Confirmation Entry and the 30 day payment clock has started, Paid in Full precedes the deed, Cancelled or Vacated means the court stopped the sale, Stayed means a bankruptcy filing paused it, and Appraisal Only means the Sheriff is coordinating an appraisal for a Private Selling Officer and is not auctioning the property.
- The county's own web domains (warrencountyohio.gov and the older co.warren.oh.us) sit behind a bot filter that returns HTTP 403 to plain automated fetches. Re-verification runs need browser style request headers to reach these pages.
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 Warren County, Ohio sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Warren County tax certificate sale?
How often does Warren County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Warren County tax sale list?
Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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