Prospective purchasers will be asked to register on the morning of the sale. Registration will include name and mailing address and may require identification as deemed necessary for the processing of auction documents. A $500.00 refundable deposit is required when you register (cash or cashier's check). Personal checks will not be accepted. Unsuccessful bidders will be refunded their deposit at the conclusion of the sale.  Proper ID will be required at that time. 

Each registered bidder will receive an identification number, which the bidder must have in order to participate. All parcels will be sold by item number and in the order listed. Minimum bids will be as stated per parcel and each raise will be in increments of at least $100 until sold.

All sales require full payment, which includes the transfer tax and recording fee. At the tax collector's discretion, purchases over $5,000 may be paid for on a credit payment plan, but they still require ten percent of the bid or $5,000, whichever is greater, deposited at the time of the sale.The balance is payable in lawful money of the United States or negotiable paper, as specified by the taxcollector, within a period specified by the tax collector, not to exceed 90 days from the date of the auction, as a condition precedent to the transfer of title to the purchaser. If the balance due is not paid within the period specified, THE DEPOSIT IS FORFEITED , along with all rights with respect to the property (§3693.1).

The descriptions given are based on the official records of the Placer County Assessor's Office and are presumed to be correct. The property to be sold may be approximately located from maps available for viewing in the Treasurer-Tax Collector's Office at 2976 Richardson Drive, 2nd Floor, Auburn, CA 95603. Please contact the Assessor's Office at 2980 Richardson Drive, 2nd Floor, Auburn, CA 95603, (530) 889-4300, if assistance is needed in locating the properties on these maps.

The right of the former owner to redeem any parcel is forfeited at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day prior to the sale. Properties removed from the sale may be obtained by calling (530) 889-4120 or by visiting this website. In addition, properties removed from the sale will be announced at the beginning of the sale.

Prospective purchasers are urged to examine the title, location and desirability of the properties available to their own satisfaction prior to the sale. ALL PROPERTIES ARE SOLD AS IS. The County of Placer makes no guarantee, expressed or implied, relative to the title, location or condition of the properties for sale. All property taxes currently due will be paid from the proceeds of the sale.

PLEASE NOTE: PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE ADVISED THAT SOME BONDS OR OTHER ASSESSMENTS WHICH ARE LEVIED BY AGENCIES OR OFFICES OTHER THAN THE TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR MAY STILL BE OUTSTANDING AFTER THE TAX SALE; IN ADDITION, THE I.R.S. HAS THE OPTION OF REDEEMING, UP UNTIL 120 DAYS AFTER THE SALE, ANY PROPERTY ON WHICH THERE IS AN I.R.S. LIEN RECORDED.

The successful bidder may take possession of the property after the tax deed to purchaser has been recorded. Most title companies will not insure title on properties sold at public auction for at least one (1) year after the tax deed has been recorded. Legal action to challenge a tax sale must be commenced within one (1) year of the tax recording date.

ALL SALES ARE FINAL.

Prior to payment, successful bidders will be asked to complete a "deed slip" showing how they want the property purchased to be conveyed. Title  is  vested  in  the  name  of  the  actual  purchaser.  If  title  is  to  be  vested  differently,  we  require  a notarized letter from the individual for whom you are acting as an agent, stating the manner in which title is to be vested.  The deed will be mailed to the purchaser after recording, usually within four to six weeks. This deed conveys all rights, title, and interest to the property in accordance with the provisions of Revenue and Taxation Code section 3712.

A California documentary transfer tax will be added to, and collected with, the full purchase price. This tax is calculated at the rate of $.55 for each $500.00 or fractional part thereof, if the purchase price exceeds $100.00.

Payment in full by cash, money order or cashier's check will be required at the time of sale. No personal checks will be accepted. Payments in excess of the purchase price will be refunded by mail within 30 days.

The following banks are within close proximity to the sale location:

• Bank of America - 900 High Street, (916) 632-3910
• Golden 1 - 2248 Grass Valley Highway, (877) 465-3361
• Placer Sierra Bank - 949 Lincoln Way, (530) 888-2814
• Umpqua Bank - 11795 Atwood Road, (530) 889-3726 
• Union Bank of California - 874 Lincoln Way, (530) 885-3701
• US Bank - 730 High Street, (530) 889-6350
• Washington Mutual - 2520 Grass Valley Highway, (530) 823-6157
  
• Wells Fargo Bank - 338 Elm Avenue, (530) 885-7502
• West America Bank - 424 Grass Valley Highway, (530) 888-3747
  
• World Savings - 390 Elm Avenue, (530) 885-1936

FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE SUCCESSFUL BIDDER TO CONSUMMATE THE SALEWITHIN THE SPECIFIED TIME SHALL RESULT IN THE FORFEITURE OF THE DEPOSIT MADE AND ALL RIGHTS THAT THE PURCHASER MAY HAVE HAD WITH RESPECT TO THE PROPERTY.

The Treasurer-Tax Collector’s office no longer offers a “Public Auction Information Packet” for a fee.  We are pleased to announce that all of the information formerly available in that format is now available online at no cost to potential bidders. 

Anyone wishing to monitor the tax-defaulted land sale process will find all the information necessary on our website.  When a sale is approved by the Board of Supervisors, the list will be available at: http://www.placer.ca.gov/Tax/LandSale/Properties.aspx 

Parcel maps and assessment information can be viewed and downloaded at: http://www.placer.ca.gov/Assessor/Assessment%20Inquiry.aspx 

Statewide information on upcoming sales is available at the State Controller’s website at  http://www.sco.ca.gov/col/taxinfo/tcs/index.shtml     

Please feel free to contact our office in any of the following ways:   Telephone:  530-889-4120 or 4129

Email at  taxcollector@placer.ca.gov   

Come to our front desk at 2976 Richardson Drive, 2^nd Floor, in Auburn, California.

Send inquiries in the mail to PO Box 7790, Auburn, CA, 95604.