Public auction of tax defaulted properties

Santa Clara County will hold a property auction from May 16th to May 19th, 2025. The list of available properties will be released in late April 2025. Please note that the Department of Tax and Collections does not provide a mailing list for tax sale notifications.
 

If you have any questions, please send an email to: [email protected]. Please allow 3 business days for a response.

Auction results

• County's Terms of Sale
• California Revenue and Taxation Code 3712 (list of encumbrances not removed by tax sale)

Prior auction results - closed

• January 2020 Auction Results
• October 2019 Auction Results
• October 2017 Auction Results
• October 2015 Auction Results
• January 2015 Auction Results
• January 2015 Sealed Bid Sale Results

Additional publication links

June and September publications

• September 2022 Publication - Notice of Tax Defaulted (Delinquent)
• June 2022 Publication - Notice of Impending Power to Sell
• September 2021 Publication - Notice of Tax Defaulted (Delinquent)
• June 2021 Publication - Notice of Impending Power to Sell
• September 2020 Publication - Notice of Tax Defaulted (Delinquent)
• June 2020 Publication - Notice of Impending Power to Sell
• September 2019 Publication - Notice of Tax Defaulted (Delinquent)
• June 2019 Publication - Notice of Impending Power to Sell
• September 2018 Publication - Notice of Tax Defaulted (Delinquent)
• June 2018 Publication – Notice of Impending Power to Sell

Chapter 8 agreement sale and public auction sales 

• Chapter 8 Agreement Sale - SCVWD (December 2018)
• Chapter 8 Agreement Sale - City of Saratoga (August 2018)

Notice of right to claim excess proceeds

• January 2020 - Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds - Re-Offer Sale
• October 2019 - Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds - Sealed Bid Sale
• October 2019 - Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds
• October 2017 - Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds - Sealed Bid Sale
• October 2017 - Notice of Right to Claim Excess Proceeds