Tax Forfeiture Property

Bidding at Auctions

All Tax Forfeited Parcels are offered at a public sale and sold to the highest bidder. If you plan to attend and bid, please complete the Land Sale Auction Registration Form(opens in new tab) [PDF, 590.14 KB] and bring with you on the day of the sale or e-mail it to AT@co.nobles.mn.us to be able to receive a bid number.

The starting bid for the initial Estimated Market Value (EMV) Sale is shown on the Tax Forfeited Land Sale Listing. Parcels not sold at the EMV Sale may be offered for sale the day following the EMV sale at the Nobles County Auditor-Treasurer counter at the same initial EMV price for a period of 30 days. The starting bid for the Initial EMV Sale is equal to the most recent Estimate Market Value as determined by the Nobles County Assessor’s Office.

If a property does not sell during the EMV sale or during the 30 days following that sale, it will be offered for sale at the Minimum Bid Sale. The starting bid at this sale will be equal to the sum of delinquent taxes, special assessments, penalties, interest, and costs assigned to the parcel, as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 282.005, subdivision 2.

More information will be included on the Open House Schedule Flyer for Tax-Forfeited Properties in Nobles County.  It is highly recommended that you thoroughly research any tax-forfeited parcels before purchasing.

All parcels are sold "AS IS." Property taxes will also begin the year following the sale. The following fees are required with the parcel:

  • 3% surcharge on Sale Price
  • State Deed fee of $25
  • Deed filing fee/County Recording fee of $46 paid directly to Nobles County Recorder
  • Deed Tax of a minimum of $1.65 for sales up to $3,000 or (Sale price X .0033)
  • Well Disclosure Certificate fee of $54 (if applicable)

It is the buyer's obligation to do whatever is necessary to comply with the law and pay the necessary fees.  All sales are final with no refunds or exchanges allowed. The buyer must pay for the parcel by 3 p.m. of the day of the sale.

Receipts

The buyer will receive a receipt at the time of the sale once the purchase is paid in full via money order or cashier's check. The Department of Revenue will issue a state deed (same as a quitclaim deed and is not a warranty deed).

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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES

RADON WARNING STATEMENT

The Minnesota Department of Health strongly recommends that ALL homebuyers have an indoor radon test performed prior to purchase or taking occupancy and recommends having the radon levels mitigated if elevated radon concentrations are found. Elevated radon concentrations can easily be reduced by a qualified, certified, or licensed, if applicable, radon mitigator. Every buyer of an interest in residential real property is notified that the property may present exposure to dangerous levels of indoor radon gas that may place the occupants at risk of developing radon-induced lung cancer. Radon, a Class A human carcinogen, is the leading cause of lung cancer in nonsmokers and the second leading cause overall. The seller of any interest in residential property is required to provide the buyer with any information on radon test results of the dwelling.

Nobles County is not aware of any radon testing conducted on residential properties listed in this tax-forfeited land for public sale list. Nobles County is not aware of radon records, concentration levels or if a radon mitigation system is in place on any of the previously listed parcels for sale.

.... More information will be posted as it becomes available. All information on this page is subject to change until the start of the sale.