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Every state handles tax foreclosure differently. Click your state on the map below to learn about your rights, deadlines, redemption periods, and available assistance programs.

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StateTax Sale TypeRedemption PeriodInterest Rate
AlabamaTax Lien3 years12% per yearView Details
AlaskaTax DeedNone after saleVaries by boroughView Details
ArizonaTax Lien3 years (before treasurer's deed)Up to 16%View Details
ArkansasTax Deed2 years (10 days post-sale to challenge)Varies; penalties applyView Details
CaliforniaTax Deed5 years before deed sale (no post-sale redemption)1.5% per month (18% annually)View Details
ColoradoTax Lien3 years after lien sale9-18% depending on circumstancesView Details
ConnecticutTax Lien6 months18% per yearView Details
DelawareTax Lien60 days (varies by county)15% penalty plus costsView Details
FloridaTax Lien2 years (before tax deed application)Up to 18%View Details
GeorgiaTax Deed12 months20% premium (10% if sold below tax amount)View Details
HawaiiTax Lien1 yearVaries by countyView Details
IdahoTax Deed28 days before county takes deed (no post-deed redemption)Penalties per county scheduleView Details
IllinoisTax Lien2 years (2.5 years for residential 6 units or fewer)Up to 36% for first 6 months, increasing afterView Details
IndianaTax Deed120 days for owner-occupied10% penaltyView Details
IowaTax Lien1 year 9 months plus 90-day final notice2% per monthView Details
KansasTax Lien2-3 years depending on property typeVaries; penalties and interest applyView Details
KentuckyTax Lien1 year12%View Details
LouisianaTax Lien3 years5% penalty plus 1% per monthView Details
MaineTax Deed18 months (no post-foreclosure redemption)Up to 8%View Details
MarylandTax Lien6 months to 2 years (owner-occupied residential varies by jurisdiction)Up to 20% plus feesView Details
MassachusettsTax Deed6 months after tax taking16% per yearView Details
MichiganTax DeedNone after March 31 of foreclosure year4% per month penalty on forfeited taxesView Details
MinnesotaTax Lien3 years for homesteaded/agricultural; 1 year for others (after forfeiture)Varies; penalties and interest per countyView Details
MississippiTax Deed2 years5% penalty plus 1% per monthView Details
MissouriTax Lien1 year10% plus costsView Details
MontanaTax Lien60 days after Notice of Pending Tax DeedPenalties plus interest per countyView Details
NebraskaTax Lien3 years (plus 3-month final period after notice)14%View Details
NevadaTax DeedNone after saleUp to 10% plus penaltiesView Details
New HampshireTax Deed2 years (no post-deed redemption)Up to 18%View Details
New JerseyTax Lien2 years (before foreclosure action)Up to 18%View Details
New MexicoTax Deed30 days after salePenalties and costs per countyView Details
New YorkTax Lien6 months to 1 year (varies by county; NYC: 2+ years before foreclosure)Up to 18% (varies by county)View Details
North CarolinaTax LienNone after court-ordered sale (10-day upset bid period only)2% first month, then 3/4% per additional monthView Details
North DakotaTax Lien3 years (90-day final notice before deadline)Up to 12%View Details
OhioTax LienUntil court confirms sale18% per yearView Details
OklahomaTax Lien2 years8%View Details
OregonTax Deed2 years after foreclosure judgmentPenalties and interest per countyView Details
PennsylvaniaTax DeedNone after upset sale confirmedPenalties per county scheduleView Details
Rhode IslandTax Deed1 year10% penalty plus 1% per monthView Details
South CarolinaTax Deed12 months3-12% depending on months elapsedView Details
South DakotaTax Lien3-4 years (60-day final notice before deed)Varies; penalties and interest applyView Details
TennesseeTax Lien1 year10%View Details
TexasRedeemable Deed2 years for homestead/agricultural; 6 months for others25% premium (first year); 50% premium (second year for homestead)View Details
UtahTax DeedNone after May tax sale2.5% per month penalty plus 10% per year interestView Details
VermontTax Deed1 year after sale12%View Details
VirginiaTax Deed2 years (varies by locality; some have none)Varies by localityView Details
WashingtonTax DeedNone after sale12% per yearView Details
West VirginiaTax Lien18 months12%View Details
WisconsinTax Lien2 years (no post-deed redemption)Penalties and interest per countyView Details
WyomingTax Lien4 years (before tax deed application)Penalties and interest per countyView Details
District of ColumbiaTax Lien6 months (1 year for eligible owner-occupants)18% per yearView Details

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