Judicial tax foreclosure sales in Massachusetts: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every municipality BackLot tracks.
Oct 27, 2026 Announced · 2 sales on the calendar
Plymouth town tax sale →Massachusetts is a judicial tax foreclosure state with tax resale of county-held property sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the municipality level by the Municipal Tax Collector + Land Court under Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 60, especially §§53-65.
When a parcel becomes eligible. Unpaid taxes become a municipal tax title through tax taking or collector sale; right of redemption is later foreclosed in Land Court.
When sales happen. Local tax taking/sale followed by Land Court foreclosure; foreclosure petition generally subject to statutory waiting period.
How bidding works. Primary tax-title process is not a uniform statewide investor auction; later municipal dispositions are local.
What the winning bidder gets. Municipal tax title / tax-acquired real property. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes.
Dates come from official notices. An Expected month is the statutory window before the office publishes a date; Announced and Confirmed are exact dates.
| Jurisdiction | Sale | Status | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth town | Oct 27, 2026 | Announced | Judicial tax foreclosure |
| Chicopee city | Oct 29, 2026 | Announced | Judicial tax foreclosure |
Every Massachusetts municipality BackLot tracks, with the next sale where one is on record.
Records last verified Oct 1, 2026.
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.
351 Massachusetts jurisdictions tracked.
