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Queen Anne's County, MD Over-the-Counter Tax Liens (2026): 1 County-Held Listings
Quick answer: Maryland counties hold 1 tax sale certificates on properties that drew no private bid at the tax sale. The county may sell and assign these certificates (Md. Code, Tax–Property §14-825) at a price and by a process it sets. You are buying the unpaid tax debt, not the property.
How Maryland handles these. A property that draws no private bid at the tax sale is bought in by the county (Md. Code, Tax–Property §14-824). The county may later sell and assign that certificate of sale, or foreclose and sell the property itself (§14-825). The statute sets no price and no procedure for the assignment, so each county decides whether and how it sells them; ask the county's tax sale office.
The same due diligence as auction buying applies: title, condition, and surviving-lien research before you commit.
See the full Maryland OTC inventory, this county's tax-sale overview, and the live Maryland auction calendar.
Frequently asked questions
What does over-the-counter mean in Queen Anne's County?
How Maryland handles these. A property that draws no private bid at the tax sale is bought in by the county (Md. Code, Tax–Property §14-824). The county may later sell and assign that certificate of sale, or foreclose and sell the property itself (§14-825). The statute sets no price and no procedure for the assignment, so each county decides whether and how it sells them; ask the county's tax sale office.
How do I buy an OTC property in Queen Anne's County?
Ask the county's tax sale office whether it assigns county-held certificates of sale and on what terms (Md. Code, Tax-Property 14-825). If it does, you take an assignment of the certificate; if not, the county keeps it and may foreclose and sell the property itself.
Are Queen Anne's County OTC properties cheaper than auction?
There is no statutory price for an assigned county certificate: the county sets it, and some counties do not assign them at all.