In Iowa, the tax collector or treasurer will sell Iowa 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."
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 ).
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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: