Tax Sale
The purpose of the tax sale is to collect unpaid taxes. The Annual Tax Sale takes place the 3rd Monday in June each year. Delinquent taxes on a parcel subject to sale will be advertised in June in an official county newspaper.
Tax Sale Registration
If you would like to register to bid at the Monona County Tax Sale
The Monona County Treasurer is responsible for the administration of the Annual Tax Sale and must offer for sale, in an open competitive bidding process (Iowa Code Chapter 446), parcels in which taxes have become delinquent. The purpose of the tax sale is to collect unpaid taxes. The Annual Tax Sale takes place in June of each year.
Delinquent taxes on a parcel subject to sale will be advertised one to three weeks prior to the 3rd Monday in June in the Onawa Democrat and The Mapleton Press. Properties are listed in parcel number order and have a sequence number for bidding purposes. Copies of the list are available at the Monona County Treasurer's Office. In addition, a printout of those parcels may also be purchased. Copies of the list are available online.
The tax sale is an online event that is held on the 3rd Monday in June at 9:00 a.m. You may register for the sale and find the "Official" listing of parcels at govease.com around June 1st. The "official" listing of parcels will be updated daily on the GovEase website until the tax sale. See terms and conditions of tax sale below.
The investor is responsible for all research on parcels available for auction.
For more information, please contact the Monona County Treasurer's Office at (712) 433-2347
Notice of Tax Sale
A notice of the Annual Tax Sale shall notify the party in whose name the parcel was taxed that the parcel was sold at tax sale. The notice is sent by regular mail within fifteen days from the date of the annual tax sale.
Redeeming a Tax Sale
A parcel sold at tax sale may be redeemed at any time before the right of redemption expires. Redemption amounts include the amount for which the parcel was sold, including the fee for the certificate of purchase, and interest of two percent per month, counting each fraction of a month as an entire month from the month of sale. Additionally, interest accrues on subsequent amounts at the same rate added on the amount of the payment for each subsequent year from the month of payment, counting each fraction of a month as an entire month. The redemption must be received by the Treasurer on or before the last day of the month to avoid additional interest being added to the amount to redeem.
