ST. Joseph County Property Tax Sale

2009 County Tax Sale Collections total nearly $9.4 Million

St. Joseph County’s 2009 tax sale process collections totaled $9,391,234.49 in delinquent taxes, penalties and fees. The total includes $1,729,615.57 collected on 300 property tax liens sold at the tax sale. $7,661,618.92 in collections came from 1825 payments made prior to the sale to remove properties from the certified tax sale eligible list. An additional $4,853,480.95 was collected in surplus (bids over the minimum due). A surplus is returned to the successful bidder on a property if and when the property is redeemed. The current owner has 1 year from the day of the sale to redeem a property. The goal of the tax sale process is to collect delinquent taxes from non-paying properties so that responsible property owners do not carry a disproportionate share of the tax burden to support local government.

# Properties Certified: 5853
# Paid Prior to Sale: 1825
$ Collected Prior to Sale: $7,661,618.92

Date of Sale: Thursday, October 29
# Properties Offered: 3330
# Properties Sold: 300
Minimum Bid Total: $1,729,615.57
Surplus Collected: $4,853,480.95
Additional Tax Sale information is available at: sri-taxsale.com