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Tax Sale Atlas

Warren County, NJ tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Warren County, NJ tax sale, one of 3,105 counties in 49 states. New Jersey sells tax lien certificates paying up to 18%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Sep 28, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Warren County, seat of Belvidere: 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
Phillipsburg's 2026 deposits are due October 22, 2026.Thursday · 2026
Format
In person
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Municipal Tax Collector of each of Warren County's 22 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale). In person. annual

Record quality: medium. Last verified: 2026-09-28.

RealTaxLien Bidding Rules, Township of Oxford (source accessed 2026-09-28)

Recorded reference information. Verify current sale conditions with the county. Read the full sale details.

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How Warren 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)

In person
Run by
Municipal Tax Collector of each of Warren County's 22 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Phillipsburg's 2026 deposits are due October 22, 2026.
When it runs
Each town sets its own date. The 2026 online sales posted for Warren County towns fall in early to mid October: Harmony on October 2, Franklin on October 5, White on October 9, Washington Borough on October 13 and Oxford on October 14, 2026. Phillipsburg's 2026 deposits are due October 22, 2026.
Registration and deposit

Towns that sell online require registration on their own newjerseytaxsale.com subdomain, a deposit of 10% of intended winnings including premiums (minimum $1,000 in most towns; $1.00 in Franklin), paid by ACH before the town's deposit deadline, and full payment of winning bids by wire transfer. Registrants must be U.S. persons or entities that can supply an IRS Form W-9. There is no fee to participate.

Sale format and venue
New Jersey tax sale certificates are sold town by town, so Warren County has no single sale date, platform or list. Bidding starts at 18% interest and drops in 1% steps to 0%, then moves to a premium bid in $100 increments; no interest accrues on the premium. Redemption adds a 2, 4 or 6 percent penalty based on certificate size, and a holder may begin foreclosure after two years. Check each municipality's own notice for its date and terms. RealAuction RealTaxLien (newjerseytaxsale.com, one subdomain per town) in towns that sell online; other towns follow their own published notice.
Source: RealTaxLien Bidding Rules, Township of Oxford· Verified Sep 28, 2026

Warren County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Warren 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.

  1. 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.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Phillipsburg's 2026 deposits are due October 22, 2026. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Municipal Tax Collector of each of Warren County's 22 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Warren County

  1. 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.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Towns that sell online require registration on their own newjerseytaxsale.com subdomain, a deposit of 10% of intended winnings including premiums (minimum $1,000 in most towns; $1.00 in Franklin), paid by ACH before the town's deposit deadline, and full payment of winning bids by wire transfer. Registrants must be U.S. persons or entities that can supply an IRS Form W-9. There is no fee to participate.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Municipal Tax Collector of each Warren County municipality

County notes

  • Warren County's 22 municipalities each hold their own tax sale through the municipal tax collector; the county does not run a sale.
  • Harmony Township sells online at harmony.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 2, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. Deposits were due September 25, 2026, and its list of 23 liens appears on the subdomain's preview page.
  • Township of Franklin sells online at franklin-warren.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET. Deposits are due September 28, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, and its list of 24 liens appears on the subdomain.
  • Township of White sells online at white.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 9, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. Deposits are due October 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, and its list of 35 liens appears on the subdomain.
  • Washington Borough sells online at washingtonborough.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 13, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. Deposits are due October 6, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, and its list of 149 liens appears on the subdomain.
  • Township of Oxford sells online at oxford.newjerseytaxsale.com on October 14, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET. Deposits are due October 7, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET, and its list of 68 liens appears on the subdomain.
  • Town of Phillipsburg runs its 2026 sale online at phillipsburg.newjerseytaxsale.com. Registration opens September 29, 2026, deposits are due October 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM ET and winning bids are paid by wire by October 29, 2026. Confirm the sale day with the Tax Office, 120 Filmore Street, Phillipsburg, NJ 08865, 908-454-5500.
  • Phillipsburg publishes its tax sale list in the Star Gazette/Warren Reporter before the sale and mails a notice to each owner.
  • Knowlton Township last sold online at knowlton.newjerseytaxsale.com on November 8, 2024 and has not posted a 2026 schedule there yet.
  • Greenwich, Mansfield and Washington Townships each keep a RealAuction sale site with no current sale posted; watch those sites and contact the township tax collector.
  • Allamuchy, Alpha, Belvidere, Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hackettstown, Hardwick, Hope, Independence, Liberty, Lopatcong and Pohatcong: sale notices and the list of liens appear in the local newspaper and at each town's tax collector's office.

New Jersey rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, bid down at auction
Minimum return
2 to 6% one-time penalty at redemption, by certificate size, added to the interest
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.
Governing statute
N.J.S.A. Title 54, Chapter 5

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Warren County, New Jersey sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In New Jersey investors buy the lien, not the property; the Municipal tax collector runs the sale.

When is the Warren County tax certificate sale?

Each town sets its own date. The 2026 online sales posted for Warren County towns fall in early to mid October: Harmony on October 2, Franklin on October 5, White on October 9, Washington Borough on October 13 and Oxford on October 14, 2026. Phillipsburg's 2026 deposits are due October 22, 2026. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the Municipal tax collector before the sale.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. New Jersey's redemption rule: 2 years from the sale before a private certificate holder can file to foreclose; the owner can redeem until the court's final judgment. Call the Municipal Tax Collector of each of Warren County's 22 municipalities (the county holds no tax sale) as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.

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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