California Tax Deeds

In California, the county tax collector or treasurer will sell tax deeds to winning bidders at the county tax sale.

Tax Sale Type: Tax Deeds (Sec. 3708 New Window)

Contact: County Tax Collector (Sec. 3371 New Window)

Bid Procedure: Premium Bid (Sec. 3693 (a) New Window)

Redemption Period: None (Sec. 3707 New Window)

Law: California Revenue and Taxation Code, Division 1, Part 6, "Tax Sales," Part 7, "Redemption," and Part 7.5, "Tax Certificates." New Window

California Tax Sale Discussion

Below you will find a collection of the latest user questions and comments relating to Tax Deeds California.

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Properties not sold at the California County Tax Sale are transferred to the county.Lienholders and the former owner of properties sold at the California County tax sale may claim any and all proceeds in excess of the taxes and cost of the sale. These proceeds are referred to as overages and can be a profitable way of making money.
George Johns
Does anyone know if california has tax sale overages?
Alex Cross
Hello, I live in San Clemente and I would like to know how you buy California Tax Lien Certificates?
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Counties located in California

The following is a list of counties located in the state of California.

Tax Deeds for properties located in the following counties are sold at California county tax sales.

Learn more about each county's individual tax sale process by clicking on the name of the county for which you are interested from the list below:

County / Municipality:  Auction Type:  Population: 
Alameda County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,443,741
Alpine County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,208
Amador County, CA  Tax Deeds  35,100
Butte County, CA  Tax Deeds  203,171
Calaveras County, CA  Tax Deeds  40,554
Colusa County, CA  Tax Deeds  18,804
Contra Costa County, CA  Tax Deeds  948,816
Del Norte County, CA  Tax Deeds  27,507
El Dorado County, CA  Tax Deeds  156,299
Fresno County, CA  Tax Deeds  799,407
Glenn County, CA  Tax Deeds  26,453
Humboldt County, CA  Tax Deeds  126,518
Imperial County, CA  Tax Deeds  142,361
Inyo County, CA  Tax Deeds  17,945
Kern County, CA  Tax Deeds  661,645
Kings County, CA  Tax Deeds  129,461
Lake County, CA  Tax Deeds  58,309
Lassen County, CA  Tax Deeds  33,828
Los Angeles County, CA  Tax Deeds  9,519,338
Madera County, CA  Tax Deeds  123,109
Marin County, CA  Tax Deeds  247,289
Mariposa County, CA  Tax Deeds  17,130
Mendocino County, CA  Tax Deeds  86,265
Merced County, CA  Tax Deeds  210,554
Modoc County, CA  Tax Deeds  9,449
Mono County, CA  Tax Deeds  12,853
Monterey County, CA  Tax Deeds  401,762
Napa County, CA  Tax Deeds  124,279
Nevada County, CA  Tax Deeds  92,033
Orange County, CA  Tax Deeds  2,846,289
Placer County, CA  Tax Deeds  248,399
Plumas County, CA  Tax Deeds  20,824
Riverside County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,545,387
Sacramento County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,223,499
San Benito County, CA  Tax Deeds  53,234
San Bernardino County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,709,434
San Diego County, CA  Tax Deeds  2,813,833
San Francisco County, CA  Tax Deeds  776,733
San Joaquin County, CA  Tax Deeds  563,598
San Luis Obispo County, CA  Tax Deeds  246,681
San Mateo County, CA  Tax Deeds  707,161
Santa Barbara County, CA  Tax Deeds  399,347
Santa Clara County, CA  Tax Deeds  1,682,585
Santa Cruz County, CA  Tax Deeds  255,602
Shasta County, CA  Tax Deeds  163,256
Sierra County, CA  Tax Deeds  3,555
Siskiyou County, CA  Tax Deeds  44,301
Solano County, CA  Tax Deeds  394,542
Sonoma County, CA  Tax Deeds  458,614
Stanislaus County, CA  Tax Deeds  446,997
Sutter County, CA  Tax Deeds  78,930
Tehama County, CA  Tax Deeds  56,039
Trinity County, CA  Tax Deeds  13,022
Tulare County, CA  Tax Deeds  368,021
Tuolumne County, CA  Tax Deeds  54,501
Ventura County, CA  Tax Deeds  753,197
Yolo County, CA  Tax Deeds  168,660
Yuba County, CA  Tax Deeds  60,219

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