Tolland County, CT tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Tolland County, CT tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Connecticut sells redeemable deeds the owner can buy back with a statutory penalty. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Tolland County, seat of Rockville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Connecticut tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- No countywide sale date.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Terms are set in each town's notice.
- County office
- (860) 684-1760
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How Tolland County sells delinquent taxes
No tax lien certificate sale
as a certificate sale. Connecticut issues no tax lien certificate at auction. The town or city tax collector sells the real estate itself by collector's deed, subject to a six-month redemption. The only transfer of a tax LIEN to a private party is a municipality's negotiated assignment under 12-195h, made by resolution of its legislative body to an assignee that must sign a contract with the town; it is not an auction open to individual investors.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- The tax collector of each of the county's 13 towns (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon and Willington). Tolland County has no county government and holds no sale of its own.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No countywide sale date.
- Registration
- Terms are set in each town's notice.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Terms are set in each town's notice. For the towns whose sales are handled by Pullman & Comley, bidders register at the auction itself, not before, bring government-issued ID, and tender a $5,000 deposit per property in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee" (no cash or personal checks). The winning bidder pays the balance within five calendar days or forfeits the deposit.
Sale format and venue
Tolland County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Tolland County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Get the advertised list
Use Upcoming tax sales list, Connecticut Tax Sales (Andover, Tolland and Vernon among other towns) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No countywide sale date. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use The tax collector of each of the county's 13 towns (Andover, Bolton, Columbia, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Mansfield, Somers, Stafford, Tolland, Union, Vernon and Willington). Tolland County has no county government and holds no sale of its own. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Tolland County
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Upcoming tax sales list, Connecticut Tax Sales (Andover, Tolland and Vernon among other towns). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Terms are set in each town's notice. For the towns whose sales are handled by Pullman & Comley, bidders register at the auction itself, not before, bring government-issued ID, and tender a $5,000 deposit per property in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee" (no cash or personal checks). The winning bidder pays the balance within five calendar days or forfeits the deposit.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Connecticut due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Connecticut before you price the title work.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
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County offices
Tax sale office
Tax Collector, Town of Stafford
P.O. Box 111, Stafford Springs, CT 06076 (office: Warren Memorial Town Hall, 1 Main Street, Stafford Springs)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Tolland County holds no tax sale itself. Each of its 13 towns runs its own auction through its own tax collector, on its own date and at its own venue.
- Town of Tolland: auction at 10:00 a.m. on December 1, 2026 at Tolland Town Hall, 21 Tolland Green. The parcel list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales page.
- Town of Andover: auction at 2:00 p.m. on November 19, 2026 at Andover Town Hall, 17 School Road. The parcel list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales page.
- Town of Vernon (including Rockville): Vernon appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales list with its date and location not yet set. Watch that list and the local paper.
- Town of Stafford: last sale held August 11, 2026; three parcels sold, with redemption running to February 10, 2027. The Stafford Tax Collector (860-684-1760) links to Connecticut Tax Sales, where the list of results appears.
- Town of Mansfield: last sale held August 17, 2026 (one mobile home sold), with redemption running to February 16, 2027. Its results list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales recent auctions page.
- Town of Willington: sales held August 20 and 27, 2026. Its results list appears on the Connecticut Tax Sales recent auctions page.
- Town of Columbia: the Tax Collector (860-228-0230) points bidders to the Connecticut Tax Sales upcoming sales list for tax sale information.
- For these towns, register at the auction itself with government-issued ID and a $5,000 deposit per property in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee". The balance is due within five calendar days.
- Bolton, Coventry, Ellington, Hebron, Somers and Union publish no current sale online. Their notices appear in the local newspaper and at each town's tax collector's office.
- Redemption lasts six months from the sale. If the owner redeems, the buyer receives the purchase price plus 18 percent a year; otherwise the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer takes title.
Connecticut rules
- Redemption
- Redemption runs from the published post-sale notice to six months after the sale date. A town may shorten it to 60 days for abandoned property or for property meeting other conditions its legislative body sets by ordinance. Payment goes to the tax collector, who cancels the deed, gives the payer a certificate of satisfaction and within ten days tenders the money, plus the escrowed excess bid, to the buyer. If the window closes unredeemed, the collector's deed is recorded and the buyer owns the parcel without any court action.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit rule. 12-157(d) lets the collector publish or announce rules for the conduct of the auction and for payment by successful bidders, so each town sets its own deposit, registration and form of payment. Read the terms of sale in each town's notice.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount the sale brings above the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties, fees and costs is held in a separate interest-bearing escrow account (interest to the town). If the parcel is redeemed, the excess goes to the buyer within ten days. If it is not redeemed, the collector may first apply the excess to the same taxpayer's other delinquent taxes to the town, including personal property and motor vehicle taxes, and must within ten days after the redemption period ends pay the rest to the clerk of the Superior Court for the judicial district, then notify the former owner and lienholders by certified mail. They have 90 days from that payment to apply to the court, which may appoint a state referee to divide the money by equity; money nobody claims escheats to the state as unclaimed property. This rule dates from P.A. 95-228, long before Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023), and no 2023 to 2026 act amends it. It applies to the collector's tax sale only; a court foreclosure of a tax lien under 12-181 or 12-195h follows the court's own foreclosure rules.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Sep 28, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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