Any interested citizen may request that property, which Woodbury County holds by Treasurer s Tax Deed, be sold a public auction. The Board of Supervisor s will set a minimum bid on the property and schedule a public auction which will be held during a regular Tuesday Board of Supervisors meeting. The County attempts to include in the minimum all prior taxes due and owing on the property. The Board of Supervisors reserves the right to accept or reject any bid made at the auction.
Terms are cash at time of sale including the recording fee.
In a public auction, the County can give no greater title than it has. Therefore, if a parcel of property has other tax liens against it, has defects in the title where the property was improperly conveyed by a previous owner, or for some other reason has a defect in the title, the County conveys title to the land sold at public auction by Quit Claim Deed. There is an element of risk in the purchase of the property in that there may be unknown defects in the legal title. The correction of the defects is the sole responsibility of the purchaser. The property does not include an Abstract of Title. 4.