Washington County, VT tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Washington County holds no tax sale. Each of its 20 towns and cities sells through its own collector of delinquent taxes, on its own date and at its own town office.
• •Roxbury: Collector of Delinquent Taxes William Hansen sold three parcels on February 26, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Roxbury Town Office, 1664 Roxbury Road. The list appears on the town's Tax Sale Notice page, and buyers paid in full by cash or bank check on the day of sale.
• •Calais: Delinquent Tax Collector Sandra Ferver scheduled a tax sale for September 10, 2026 at 1:00 p.m. at Calais Town Hall, 1662 Kent Hill Road, East Calais. The list of lands appears in the Tax Collector's Statement posted on the town website. Town office: 3120 Pekin Brook Road, East Calais, (802) 456-8720.
• •Warren: Delinquent Tax Collector Dayna Lisaius held a tax sale on July 16, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at the Warren Town Clerk's office, 42 Cemetery Road, for 2022 and 2023 taxes. The parcel list appears in the Notice of Tax Sale posted on the town website.
• •Moretown: the Delinquent Tax Collector is Craig Eilers, 802-793-6586. The town posts its delinquent tax collection policy on its Tax Collectors page.
• •Cabot: the Delinquent Tax Collector is Sue Carpenter, 802-426-3331, who conducts the town's tax sales.
• •Waitsfield: unpaid accounts go to the Delinquent Tax Collector, and accounts that stay delinquent may be turned over to the town attorney for tax sale. Town office: 4144 Main Street, (802) 496-2218.
• •Waterbury: the town keeps a Delinquent Tax Collection Policy at the municipal office, 28 North Main Street, Suite 1, (802) 244-5858.
• •Barre City, Barre Town, Berlin, Duxbury, East Montpelier, Fayston, Marshfield, Middlesex, Montpelier, Northfield, Plainfield, Woodbury and Worcester post no current sale list online. Their sale notices and lists appear in the local newspaper legal notices and at the town clerk's or collector's office.
• •Redemption lasts one year from the day of sale, and the buyer earns 1 percent a month on the full sale price if the owner redeems. Order a title search before bidding: Warren's notice states the town gives no opinion on the marketability of title.

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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