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Delaware tax sales

Judicial tax foreclosure sales in Delaware: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every county BackLot tracks.

Sale type
Judicial tax foreclosure
Administered by
County
Redemption after sale
Yes
Jurisdictions tracked
3
Upcoming sales
0

How tax-default sales work in Delaware

Delaware is a judicial tax foreclosure state with redeemable deed sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the county level by the Tax Collecting Authority + Superior Court / Sheriff under 9 Del. C. §§8721-8735, including §8729.

When a parcel becomes eligible. Delinquent county taxes are reduced to a monition proceeding and judicial sale.

When sales happen. Case-specific monition foreclosure; sale follows statutory monition, writ and sheriff-sale procedure.

How bidding works. Public sheriff sale; highest bid subject to court approval.

What the winning bidder gets. Real property sold under monition process. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes.

Verify before you bid. Dates, deposits and bidding rules are set by each Delaware county and change with every sale. BackLot summarizes official sources and links to them; it is not legal or investment advice. Read the current notice and the data disclaimer before relying on anything here.

Upcoming Delaware tax sales

Dates come from official notices. An Expected month is the statutory window before the office publishes a date; Announced and Confirmed are exact dates.

No sale in Delaware has a date on record right now. Each jurisdiction page shows the typical timing and the office to watch.

Delaware jurisdictions

Every Delaware county BackLot tracks, with the next sale where one is on record.

Counties (3)

Records last verified Aug 28, 2026.

See the parcels behind the sale

BackLot maps tax-default parcels with county roll details, satellite views and a watchlist, and keeps this calendar current from official notices. One plan, everything included.

3 Delaware jurisdictions tracked.

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