Connecticut Tax Deed & Lien Auctions

Connecticut is a tax deed state. Collector executes a deed within 2 weeks of the tax sale and lodges it UNRECORDED with the town clerk. Delinquent owner, mortgagees and lienholders may redeem within 6 months of the sale by paying taxes/charges due plus interest at 18% a year on the full price the buyer paid (the part of the bid above what was owed is held in escrow and returned to the buyer if the property is redeemed). If not redeemed, the deed is recorded and becomes absolute. (60-day window possible for abandoned property / by ordinance.)

The redemption period in Connecticut is 6 mo. During this period, the original owner can reclaim the property by paying what is owed plus the interest or penalty set by state law.

DeedFlex aggregates Connecticut tax sale listings from county auction platforms and gives each property a plain-English verdict: Worth a look, Needs review, Screened out, or Not enough data yet. Next to it is how far the research has got on it. Start with Pro ($59/mo, billed monthly) to browse all available Connecticut properties with full deal analysis.

Key risks include: IRS federal tax liens, Environmental liens. CT is a redeemable-deed state: the winning bidder's deed stays unrecorded for six months while the owner can redeem (Conn. Gen. Stat. 12-157). Very high property taxes mean substantial opening bids. Each town's tax collector runs its own sales; town notices typically require a $5,000 deposit in certified funds and the balance within 5 days. Check for environmental contamination; CT has strict environmental liability laws.

Opening bids vary widely by county and property. Connecticut has an average property tax rate of 2.14%, which influences opening bid amounts. DeedFlex shows the opening bid for every listed property. Where we hold a market value we can stand behind, we show it; where we do not, we say so rather than print a number we cannot support.