Call 641.664.2155 to get bidders packet.
All prospective bidders must register by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday prior to the Monday tax
sale with the Tax Department of the Treasurer’s Office. You may, through written notice to the Treasurer, designate an appointee to bid for you in your absence. A nonrefundable registration fee of $25.00 will be collected per registration and is due at the time of registration. All bidders must register using the official unabbreviated Internal Revenue Service name. A bidder must be 18 years of age or older and will be allowed to represent more than one registered buyer; with a maximum of 15 representations per person. Bidders should be prepared to show proof of identity.
You or the party whom you represent may not be entitled to bid at tax sale and
become a tax sale purchaser by reason of having a vested interest in the parcel. A tax sale Certificate of Purchase and/or a Treasurer’s Deed can be set aside by the courts if it is determined that the tax sale purchaser was ineligible to bid at tax sale. The general rule is that a tax sale purchaser may not have an interest or lien on the parcel offered for sale. Prospective bidders should consult with legal counsel to determine their right to become a certificate holder, either through bid or through assignment.
A W-9 form must be completed with the appropriate social security number or taxpayer identification number and signed at the time of registration. This information is
needed so that at the end of the calendar year we can issue an accurate 1099-INT form
for cumulative interest paid to the certificate holder and to the Internal Revenue Service.
By completing a bidder registration form, you are affirming that you will abide by our tax sale rules. Registration will be considered complete when the following forms are properly completed, registration payment made and received in the Treasurer’s office: Acknowledgement of Terms and Conditions; Registration of Tax Sale Buyer;
Authorization to Represent Bidder; W-9.
