Tax Sale Buyer Information
County Administration Building - Room 154
111 Court Avenue, Des Moines IA, 50309
Phone: 515-286-3060 Fax: 515-323-5202
Tax Sale Redemption Funds
Affidavit for lost or destroyed tax sale certificate
Tax Sale Buyer Address Change Request document
The Polk County Treasurer is responsible for the administration of the Annual Tax Sale and must offer for sale, in an open competitive bidding process (
Iowa Code Chapter 446), parcels in which taxes have become delinquent. The purpose of the tax sale is to collect unpaid taxes. The Annual Tax Sale takes place in June of each year at the
Polk County Convention Complex.
Below is the 2008 Tax Sale information in a .pdf file, as well as the previous years tax sale information, provided for reference purposes only.
Delinquent taxes on a parcel subject to sale will be advertised in June in a Polk County newspaper of general circulation. Properties are listed in parcel number order and have a sequence number for bidding purposes. Copies of the newspaper are available for purchase at the Polk County Treasurer's Office.
In Addition, computer reports of delinquent items are available in three formats:
- Paper report - Paper reports can be picked up in room 155 or mailed through the U.S. Postal Service or UPS regular delivery.
- Electronic Report Via Treasurer’s Web Site (view only) – FREE - Customers may view the computer report from the Treasurer’s Office Web Site beginning the
first week of May at no cost by selecting one of the links below.
Real Estate Public Bidder Sale
Real Estate Regular Sale
Mobile Home Public Bidder Sale
Mobile Home Regular Sale
- Electronic Download Report Via Treasurer’s Web Site – Password Access:
Customers may download the computer report from the Treasurer’s web site in a format compatible with most spreadsheet and database programs for a fee. The fee includes unlimited download capability. The Treasurer’s Office will assign a user name and password to you upon receipt of your payment. The user name and password number is valid only for the tax sale(s) listed in the table below.
To place an order in one or more of the previously mentioned formats, complete the
‘Delinquent Tax List Order Form’ and return it with your check for the appropriate fee to the Polk County Treasurer’s Office.
You will receive a user ID, password and the Internet web-site address from the Treasurer’s Office once you have paid for the report.
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Format
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Method of Delivery
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Effective Dates
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Cost
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Paper Report
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Pick Up
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June Annual Tax Sale
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$40.00 ea.
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Paper Report
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U.S. Mail / UPS
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June Annual Tax Sale
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$50.00 ea.
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Paper Report
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Pick Up
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All Adjourned Tax Sales
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$10.00 ea.
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Paper Report
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U.S. Mail / UPS
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All Adjourned Tax Sales
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$10.00 ea.
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Electronic Report
(view only)
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Internet
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June Annual Tax Sale & All Adjourned Tax Sales
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Free
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Electronic download Report
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Internet
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June Annual Tax Sale & All Adjourned Tax Sales
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$50.00
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Submit the request and payment for paper reports or electronic downloadable files to:
Polk County Treasurer
Attn: Tax Administrative Supervisor
111 Court Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50309-2298
Fax: (515)323-5202
E-mail:
propertytax@co.polk.ia.us
Copying, distributing, or selling the tax sale computer report is prohibited.
The investor is responsible for all research on parcels available for auction.
The following sites are available that may help an investor research parcels for the tax sale:
Please contact the Cash Management Division of the Polk County Treasurer's Office at
515-286-3035 for information concerning tax sale redemption funds.