Property Auction

Kootenai County holds a "live" auction once a year, typically, at 10:00 A.M. on the Friday prior to the Labor Day weekend at the Kootenai County Courthouse. The 2011 tax sale was held on September 12, 2011. Please be aware a secondary auction may be held in June (the date varies) that disposes of any unresolved properties that were removed from the prior tax sale.

The sale will be advertised in the Coeur d'Alene Press Newspaper on August 1st, 2011 and about June 1st if necessary. The auction list will also be available at the County Treasurers Office and Information Desk and on-line at the county web site listed below.

• Pre-registration for the tax sale is not required, anyone may attend.

• Interested parties (or their representative) must attend the auction to bid.

• Immediately following the auction, the winning bidder is to pay $100.00 NON-REFUNDABLE deposit in the form of cash or cashiers check with the entire balance to be paid in cash or cashiers check no later than 3:30 PM on the auction day.

• Kootenai County does not offer a financing program.

• Should any parcel not sell at Auction, the Board of County Commissioners will accept written bids for purchase consideration. Please submit all written bids directly to the Kootenai County Board of County Commissioners for purchase consideration. The BOCC may sell the property, without further notice by public or private sale upon such terms and conditions, as the County deems necessary.
  
  The BOCC reserve the right to reject any and all written bids or accept any written bid which may be made.

• The document issued is a County Deed; Idaho does not have tax lien certificates. Per Idaho Code 63-1009, any sale made by the Board of Commissioners of property acquired through tax deed shall vest in the purchaser absolute title to the land described therein, free from all encumbrances except mortgages of record to the holders of which notice has not been sent as provided by Section 63-1005, Idaho Code, any lien for property taxes which may have attached subsequent to the assessment and any lien for special assessments.

• The parcels being offered at the sale can be redeemed at anytime prior to the start of the sale. Only the people with redemption rights can redeem. After that, there is no right of redemption. Click here for information on Pending Issue of Tax Deed.

• You may access the 2011 Tax Sale Results online by clicking here.

• If you find a parcel you are interested in, we strongly suggest contacting a local Title Company.