In Iowa, the tax collector or treasurer will sell tax lien certificates to the winning bidders at the delinquent property tax sale.

Tax Sale Type: Tax Lien Certificates (Sec. 446.1 )

Contact: The county treasurer or tax collector (Sec. 446.7 )

Interest Rate: 24% per annum (Sec. 447.1 )

Penalty Rate: None

Bid Procedure: Bid down ownership interest (Sec. 446.16 )

Redemption Period: 2 years (See "Notes") (Sec. 447.9 )

Law: Code of Iowa, Title X, Subtitle 2, Chapter 446, "Tax Sales," Chapter 447, "Tax Redemption," and Chapter 448, "Tax Deeds."

Additional Notes:

Important: According to Iowa statute, after one year and nine months from the date of the sale, the holder of the tax lien certificates is required to serve a notice stating that the right of redemption will expire and a deed for the parcel be made unless redemption is made within ninety days from the completed service of the notice (Sec. 447.9 ).

After three years from the date of the sale, If the county determines that the holder of the tax lien certificates has failed to serve the 90-day notice the tax lien certificates will be void. Furthermore, the money paid to purchase the tax lien certificates will be credited to the county's general fund (Sec. 448.12 ).

Iowa Tax Sale Discussion

Below you will find a collection of the latest user questions and comments relating to Tax Lien Certificates Iowa.

TaxLienUniversity.com

Unsold or Iowa overbids are post-poned and offered for sale every 2-months until the next annual Iowa tax lien certificate tax sale. You'll need to contact the county tax collector to determine when the next sale will be held.

Scott Holmes

I'm new to investing in tax lien certificates in Iowa but I would like to know how I can purchase Iowa overbids?

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Counties located in Iowa

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

Tax Lien Certificates for properties located in the following counties are sold at Iowa 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:

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