Report prepared: April 2026. Laws subject to change. Verify current Indiana Code and county procedures before investing.
1. Executive Summary Indiana is one of the few states that conducts tax lien certificate sales (often called “tax sale” or “tax lien sale”) rather than tax deed sales. When a property owner fails to pay property taxes, the county treasurer sells a lien against the property to an investor. The investor pays the delinquent taxes plus costs, and in return receives a certificate entitling them to interest and penalties if the owner redeems the lien. If the owner does not redeem within the statutory period, the investor may initiate foreclosure proceedings to obtain the property deed.
Tax Lien Sales Indiana Now
Report prepared: April 2026. Laws subject to change. Verify current Indiana Code and county procedures before investing.
1. Executive Summary Indiana is one of the few states that conducts tax lien certificate sales (often called “tax sale” or “tax lien sale”) rather than tax deed sales. When a property owner fails to pay property taxes, the county treasurer sells a lien against the property to an investor. The investor pays the delinquent taxes plus costs, and in return receives a certificate entitling them to interest and penalties if the owner redeems the lien. If the owner does not redeem within the statutory period, the investor may initiate foreclosure proceedings to obtain the property deed.
