How the New Castle County sale works
- Sale type
- Judicial tax foreclosure
- How often
- Monthly
- Typical timing
- Sheriff sale calendar (New Castle & Sussex monthly; Kent quarterly)
- Bidding
- Highest bid at sheriff auction; sale confirmed by Superior Court
- Minimum bid
- Judgment amount + costs
- Deposit
- 100% of purchase price due on sale day for monition/tax sales (vs 20% for mortgage sales)
- Payment
- Full payment sale day
- What you receive
- Sheriff's Deed after confirmation
- Owner can redeem after the sale
- Yes
Delaware rules that apply here
Delaware is a judicial tax foreclosure state, governed by 9 Del. C. §§8721-8735, including §8729. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes. Read the Delaware overview →
Questions about this sale
No sale date is on record for New Castle County right now. Sales here are usually sheriff sale calendar (New Castle & Sussex monthly; Kent quarterly). BackLot re-checks the official sources daily and lists a date as soon as Tax Collecting Authority + Superior Court / Sheriff publishes one.
New Castle County runs judicial tax foreclosure sales, administered by Tax Collecting Authority + Superior Court / Sheriff. What the winning bidder receives: Sheriff's Deed after confirmation.
Yes. Delaware allows the owner to redeem after the sale within the statutory period (9 Del. C. §§8721-8735, including §8729).
Highest bid at sheriff auction; sale confirmed by Superior Court. Minimum bid: Judgment amount + costs. Deposit: 100% of purchase price due on sale day for monition/tax sales (vs 20% for mortgage sales). Payment: Full payment sale day.
On the Tax Collecting Authority + Superior Court / Sheriff site at newcastlede.gov. BackLot links to it and never replaces it: check the notice before you bid.