Addison County, VT tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Addison County holds no tax sale. Each of its 23 towns and cities sells delinquent parcels through its own collector of delinquent taxes, on its own date.
• •Leicester: the collector has scheduled a sale for October 22, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Leicester Town Clerk's office. Leicester's list of six parcels appears in its notice of tax sale in the Addison Independent.
• •Leicester terms: bid payment by bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Kite, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account only. Questions go to Carroll, Boe & Kite, 64 Court Street, Middlebury, (802) 388-6711.
• •Ferrisburgh: the delinquent tax collector scheduled a sale for September 28, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Ferrisburgh Town Clerk's office. Ferrisburgh's list, a single parcel on Wing Road, appears in its notice of tax sale in the Addison Independent.
• •Bristol: the delinquent tax collector held a sale on July 14, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. at the Bristol Town Clerk's office. Bristol's list of three parcels appeared in its notice of tax sale in the Addison Independent.
• •Ferrisburgh and Bristol use the same terms as Leicester: bank check payable to Carroll, Boe & Kite, P.C., Real Estate Trust Account, and no personal checks.
• •Bristol town office: 1 South Street, Bristol, VT 05443; treasurer (802) 453-2410 x7.
• •Town of Addison: the collector of delinquent taxes held a sale on October 30, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the Addison Town Clerk's Office, 65 VT Route 17 West. Addison's list of five parcels appeared in its notice of tax sale in the Addison Independent, and winning bidders paid in full by cash or certified check.
• •Vergennes City Hall: 120 Main Street, Vergennes, VT 05491, (802) 877-2841. Middlebury Town Offices: 77 Main Street, Middlebury, (802) 388-8100.
• •Notices for Bridport, Cornwall, Goshen, Granville, Hancock, Lincoln, Middlebury, Monkton, New Haven, Orwell, Panton, Ripton, Salisbury, Shoreham, Starksboro, Vergennes, Waltham, Weybridge and Whiting appear in the local newspaper and at each town clerk's or collector's office when a sale is set.
• •Redemption runs one year from the sale date under 32 V.S.A. 5260, so a winning bid ties up cash for at least a year before any collector's deed issues.
• •The towns and their attorneys give no opinion on title. Order a title search before bidding.

Vermont rules

Redemption

The owner, a lienholder or a mortgagee, or their representatives or assigns, may redeem within one year from the day of sale by paying or tendering to the collector who made the sale (or to the town clerk if the collector has died or left town) the sum for which the land was sold plus 1 percent a month, with a part month counted as a full month. The money is paid over to the buyer on demand and no deed is made. Between 90 and 120 days before the year ends the collector must send the owner, by certified mail, and post a warning stating the date redemption ends and the amount due. If no one redeems, the collector executes a deed to the buyer.32 V.S.A. § 5260, redemption within one year from the day of sale at 1 percent a month or fraction on the sum for which the land was sold; notice 90 to 120 days before the end32 V.S.A. § 5260Verified Sep 27, 2026

Deed deposit

No statute sets a deposit or registration requirement. The statutory return form records the sale as made 'for cash' to the highest bidder (§ 5255). Each town sets its own payment terms; read them in the town's notice.32 V.S.A. § 5252, collector's warrant and levy on real estate: $1,500 and more-than-one-year delinquency threshold, repayment-plan offer, recording, advertising and mailed notice32 V.S.A. § 5252Verified Sep 27, 2026

Surplus proceeds

No Vermont statute addresses what happens to the part of a winning bid above the taxes, costs and fees when the property is not redeemed. §§ 5251 to 5263 are silent, and no act of 2023 through 2026 amends §§ 5253 to 5263. If the property is redeemed, the whole sale price comes back to the buyer with interest (§ 5260(a)). 2024 Act 106 Sec. 7 created a working group to recommend whether an owner whose property passes by collector's deed should be able to recoup the equity above the tax debt; as of the 2026 session no such change has been enacted. By contrast, a sale on distraint of personal property returns the balance to the taxpayer (§ 5193), and in a court foreclosure of the tax lien the commissioner disposes of any residue with the court's approval (§ 5061(b)). Tyler v. Hennepin County (2023) bears on this, so ask the town how it handles excess proceeds before bidding.2024 Acts and Resolves No. 106 (H.629), an act relating to changes to property tax abatement and tax sales: repayment-plan offer, notice changes, and a working group on whether owners should recoup equityVerified Sep 27, 2026

Governing statute

32 V.S.A. § 477232 V.S.A. § 4772, collector mails the tax notice at least 30 days before the payment date32 V.S.A. § 4772Verified Sep 27, 2026

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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