Sussex County, NJ tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Sussex County, NJ tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. New Jersey sells tax lien certificates paying up to 18%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from the county’s own official pages on Sep 28, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Sussex County, seat of Newton: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how New Jersey tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Each town sets its own date.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- For towns on RealAuction, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
- County office
- 973-579-0970
On this page
How Sussex County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
New Jersey holds no tax deed auction. A certificate holder who is not redeemed files an action in the Superior Court to foreclose the right of redemption: a private purchaser at any time after two years from the sale, the municipality (or anyone who takes the certificate from it by assignment or transfer) after six months, and any holder at any time if the property meets the statutory definition of abandoned property. Judgment bars redemption and vests title in the holder. Since P.L.2024, c.39 the owner or the owner's heirs may, before final judgment, demand that the foreclosure proceed by a sheriff's sale or a sheriff's Internet auction to preserve equity; that sale is run by the county sheriff and is a foreclosure sale of one parcel, not a tax sale, so a sheriff's sale listing is never the date of a municipality's certificate sale. Separately, a municipality holding its own certificates may foreclose by an in rem action once more than six months have passed since the sale and 21 months of taxes are unpaid.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Each municipal tax collector in Sussex County's 24 municipalities; the county does not hold a tax sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Each town sets its own date.
- Registration
- For towns on RealAuction, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
For towns on RealAuction, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site. Each 2026 rules page requires a deposit of 10% of intended winnings, premiums included, with a $1,000 minimum, paid by ACH only and due about one week before the sale. Winning bids are paid by wire transfer on sale day. For in-person sales, contact the town's tax collector for bidder terms.
Sale format and venue
Sussex County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Sussex 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.
Get the advertised list
Each city or town sells separately and posts its own list. The municipal notes on this page say where each one appears.Register to bid
Sale day
Each town sets its own 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 Each municipal tax collector in Sussex County's 24 municipalities; the county does not hold a tax sale as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Sussex County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
There is no county list: each town posts its own. Get the list from the town whose sale you plan to attend and confirm the advertised parcels with its collector before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
For towns on RealAuction, register on that town's own newjerseytaxsale.com site. Each 2026 rules page requires a deposit of 10% of intended winnings, premiums included, with a $1,000 minimum, paid by ACH only and due about one week before the sale. Winning bids are paid by wire transfer on sale day. For in-person sales, contact the town's tax collector for bidder terms.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the New Jersey due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Certificates on parcels that drew no bid are struck off to the municipality at 18 percent. A municipality's governing body may later sell a certificate it holds by assignment or at a separate public sale, at its discretion. Ask the tax collector of the specific municipality.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what New Jersey calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
County notes
- Newton (county seat): the Town of Newton sells online at newton.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 7, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET. Deposits are due September 30 at 4:00 PM ET, and wire payment is due by 2:00 PM ET on sale day. The list appears on the auction site's Preview Items page. The Tax Collector is at 39 Trinity Street, Newton, (973) 383-3521.
- Andover Township sells online at andovertownship.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET, with deposits due September 25 at 4:00 PM ET. The list appears on its auction site.
- Montague sells online at montague.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 15, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET, with deposits due October 8. The list appears on its auction site.
- Byram and Hamburg each sell online on October 16, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET, at byram.newjerseytaxsale.com and hamburg.newjerseytaxsale.com, with deposits due October 9. Each town's list appears on its own auction site.
- Stanhope sells online at stanhope.newjerseytaxsale.com, with the sale closing at 8:30 AM ET on October 20, 2026 and deposits due October 13. The Borough posts its 2026 legal notice and list on the Tax Collector page, (973) 347-0159 ext. 13.
- Hopatcong sells online at hopatcong.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET, with deposits due October 15. The list appears on its auction site.
- Sparta and Vernon have already held their 2026 online sales, Sparta on September 9 and Vernon on September 23, at sparta.newjerseytaxsale.com and vernon.newjerseytaxsale.com.
- Wantage Township sells in person at the Municipal Building, 888 State Highway 23. Its most recent sale was December 3, 2025 at 10 a.m. The list is posted on the Township Tax Office page. The Tax Collector's number is 973-875-7194, option 4.
- Stillwater Township held its most recent tax sale on December 3, 2025, and posts the list on its Tax Department page. Confirm the next date and format with the Tax Collector.
- Hardyston has a RealAuction site but has not posted a 2026 sale there. Contact the Hardyston Tax Collector for the next date.
- Andover Borough, Branchville, Frankford, Franklin, Fredon, Green, Hampton, Lafayette, Ogdensburg, Sandyston, Sussex Borough and Walpack publish their sale notices and lists in the local newspaper and at each collector's office. Call the town's tax collector for the date and format.
New Jersey rules
- Redemption
- The right to redeem lasts until it is cut off by a foreclosure judgment, not for a fixed term. What varies by parcel is how soon the holder may start that action: two years after the sale for a private purchaser, six months for the municipality or its assignee, and any time for abandoned property. Once a foreclosure complaint is filed and notice of it is filed with the tax collector, redemption is made in that court action and carries the court-fixed attorney's fees and costs. All other redemptions must go through the municipal tax collector's office; a lienholder who knowingly takes a redemption outside that office forfeits the certificate.
- Surplus proceeds
- Surplus arises only from a sheriff's sale or Internet auction demanded by the owner under N.J.S.A. 54:5-87(b). The sheriff deducts the cost of the sale and deposits the surplus with the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the owner or heirs claim it by motion under N.J.S.2A:50-37 and the Rules of Court; that is the exclusive route. If the owner does not demand a sale, the holder may foreclose without one and the owner has no claim against the holder for any equity. In an abandoned-property foreclosure the court may bar claims to surplus equity and no sheriff's sale is required.
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
Does Sussex County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Sussex County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
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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