Mohave County tax sales, Arizona

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Mohave County's official sale page confirms the sale runs through RealAuction, that every bidder, including holders of current bidder numbers, must register, and that all purchases made at the auction are final, no exceptions. The county charges a $10 non-refundable processing fee per certificate under ARS 42-18116(C), and RealAuction charges a $5 winning bidder fee per parcel. Mohave's best documented channel is the leftover one: state lien assignments are sold over the counter only between April 15 and November 30 each year, by a mailed request with a W-9. The sale page read is the 2026 sale page and states no 2027 date, no deposit and no payment deadline; those items are unverified here. Do not confuse the lien sale with the county's separate tax deed sale of property already deeded to the state.

Selling office: Mohave County Treasurer

Next sale: February 2027 annual tax lien sale on the statutory pattern; no dated 2027 sale was published on the Treasurer's pages read. The Treasurer's sale page read is headed Mohave County 2026 Tax Lien Sale and covers certificates against parcels with 2024 delinquent taxes and any prior year taxes. A third party guide reported the 2026 sale as completed in January 2026, which conflicts with the February pattern in ARS 42-18112 and with older county material describing a February sale; the January claim is unverified, and no 2026 sale date is asserted here.

Mohave's assignment window, April 15 to November 30, is the county's most concrete published calendar. The county also runs a separate tax deed sale for property already deeded to the state; it is a different sale from the February lien sale.

Dates and deadlines

Next sale	February 2027 annual tax lien sale on the statutory pattern; no dated 2027 sale was published on the Treasurer's pages read
The sale	The annual sale is held in February under ARS 42-18112 and sells tax lien certificates against parcels with 2024 delinquent taxes and any prior year taxes, per the Treasurer's sale page. No dated 2027 sale was published on the pages read.
The list	The delinquent list and notice are prepared and published under ARS 42-18106 and 42-18109. County specific list publication details were not stated on the sale page read.
Registration	All bidders, including those having current bidder numbers, must register, per the Treasurer's sale page. The sale runs through RealAuction, and RealAuction charges a $5 winning bidder fee per parcel.
Bidding and the certificate	Bidding follows ARS 42-18114: pay the full delinquent amount and bid the interest rate down from the 16 percent maximum in ARS 42-18053. Fees are a $10 non-refundable processing fee per certificate under ARS 42-18116(C) and the $5 RealAuction winning bidder fee per parcel. All purchases made at the auction are final, no exceptions.
Redemption	The owner or another person with a legal or equitable claim may redeem at any time before delivery of a treasurer's deed, paying the sale amount with interest at the certificate rate, plus subsequent taxes the holder paid at the same rate, plus statutory fees, under ARS 42-18151 to 42-18153. Foreclosure may begin three years after the sale under ARS 42-18201.
Assignments of state liens	Over the counter assignments of state held liens are available only between April 15 and November 30 each year. Subsequent tax payments must be received no later than November 30 each year. The certificate fee is $10 for each year purchased.
Format	Online, through RealAuction: RealAuction (the Treasurer's sale page names a $5 per parcel winning bidder fee charged by Real Auction)
Selling office	Mohave County Treasurer

Sources: Mohave County Treasurer, Tax Lien Sale. Mohave County Treasurer, Assignment Requests for State Liens. Mohave County Treasurer, Assignment Request Procedure. Confirm with the selling office before relying on any date on this page: sales move, terms change, and parcels are pulled up to sale day.

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How Arizona tax lien sales work

Unpaid taxes become a lien, and the lien is what sells. Property taxes in Arizona are a lien on the property, and when they stay unpaid the county treasurer prepares the delinquent list (by December 31 under ARS 42-18106), advertises it, and sells the tax lien at the annual sale under Title 42, Chapter 18. What the buyer receives is a certificate of purchase: a lien position against the property, not the property, not a deed, and no right to enter or use it.
The sale runs every February, mostly online. The treasurer of each county holds the annual sale in February. Most Arizona counties now sell through an online vendor the treasurer names on its tax lien sale page; registration and a funded account come before bidding, and each county sets its own registration deadline and deposit rule on top of the statute.
Bidding is the interest rate, and it goes down. Buyers bid the annual interest rate the lien will earn, starting at the 16 percent per annum maximum in ARS 42-18053 and bidding down under ARS 42-18114; the lowest rate wins. The winner pays the treasurer the full amount of delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and fees for the parcel on the day of sale. Competition, not the county, sets the rate a lien actually carries.
Redemption is the normal exit, and it runs through the treasurer. The owner, or another party in interest, may redeem at any time before a court enters judgment foreclosing the lien, by paying the treasurer the certificate amount plus interest at the bid rate, plus any subsequent taxes the holder paid and the statutory fees. The treasurer then pays the holder. Most certificates are redeemed; the interest, not the property, is the usual return.
The deed is a court case that cannot start for 3 years. If the lien is still unredeemed 3 years after the sale, the certificate holder may bring a foreclosure action in superior court under ARS 42-18201. Only a final judgment in that action bars the owner's right to redeem and directs the treasurer to issue a treasurer's deed. Liens nobody buys at the sale are struck off to the state, and the state held liens can later be bought by assignment from the treasurer.

How bidding works in Mohave County

Register for the sale through RealAuction; the Treasurer's page states that all bidders, including those having current bidder numbers, must register. For over the counter assignments after the sale, registration is by the county's Request for Assignment form with a W-9, or a W-8BEN for buyers outside the United States.

The rate is the price. A lien bid at 16 percent and redeemed in year two is a different asset from the same lien bid at 4 percent and redeemed in month three. Arizona returns are set in the bid room, before any property question is reached, so model the rate and the likely redemption window first.
The certificate is not the property. No possession, no rents, no right to enter, and no deed for at least 3 years, and then only through a court foreclosure. Buyers who need the property itself should be reading the deed state pages, not this one.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

Deposit, Mohave County	No deposit amount was published on the Treasurer's sale page read, and none is claimed here.
Payment, Mohave County	No county payment deadline was published on the sale page read. The statutory frame is ARS 42-18116: payment in cash at the time the treasurer determines, within fifteen days after the close of the sale. For assignment purchases, the county warns that parcel listings run only through the end of the month and payments that do not match exactly will be returned unprocessed; mail requests to Mohave County Treasurer's Office, Attn: Tax Lien Team, PO Box 111, Kingman, AZ 86402-0712.
What is sold	A certificate of purchase: a lien on the property for the delinquent taxes, penalties, interest and fees. Not the property, not a deed, and no right of possession. A deed exists only at the end of a foreclosure action, years later, if the owner never redeems.
The bid	An annual interest rate, bid down from the statutory maximum of 16 percent. The lowest rate wins the lien. The buyer pays the full certificate amount at the sale and earns the bid rate on the amount while the lien is outstanding.
Redemption	At any time before a foreclosure judgment, through the county treasurer, by paying the certificate amount plus interest at the bid rate, subsequent taxes the holder paid, and statutory fees. The state frame is Title 42, Chapter 18; the county page carries the treasurer's own redemption instructions.
Foreclosure	Available to the certificate holder once the lien has been outstanding 3 years from the sale date, by action in superior court under ARS 42-18201, and not later than 10 years after the last day of the month in which the lien was acquired. Judgment bars redemption and directs the treasurer to issue a treasurer's deed. Before that judgment, the holder owns a claim, not a property.
Lien life	A certificate does not last forever. Under ARS 42-18127, if the lien is not redeemed and no foreclosure action is commenced within 10 years after the last day of the month in which the certificate was acquired, the certificate expires and the lien is void. The treasurer must notify the holder before the deadline, but the deadline runs whether the holder acts or not.
Costs on top of the certificate amount	The sale day payment covers the delinquent taxes, accrued interest, penalties and fees in the certificate amount. A holder who later pays subsequent delinquent taxes on the parcel adds them to the lien position under ARS 42-18121, at the certificate rate; a foreclosure, if it comes, carries court and notice costs the redemption math must also cover.

Unsold liens: assignment requests for state liens

Unsold liens are assigned to the state under ARS 42-18113. Mohave sells them by assignment from April 15 to November 30 each year: complete a Request for Assignment, supply a W-9, and pick parcels from the Available Parcel Listing under Assignment Requests for State Liens. The county's assignment page also states the expiration rule: under ARS 42-18127(A), if no foreclosure action is commenced within 10 years of purchase of a tax lien certificate, the lien expires and is voided.

Before you bid

Know the redemption window before the rate. Interest accrues at the bid rate from the sale, and the owner can cut it off at any time by redeeming. A lien priced for a 3 year hold that redeems in 90 days pays a quarter of the model; run the short case first.
Read the treasurer's current terms, not a recap. Vendors, registration deadlines and deposit rules change between sales, and county pages are rewritten each season. Re-read them on the treasurer's page before funding a deposit.
Subsequent taxes are part of the position. A holder can pay later delinquent taxes on the parcel and add them to the lien. Budget for carrying the position, not just buying it.
Set the maximum before the sale opens. The free Max-Bid Calculator below works backwards from your exit value to the highest certificate amount you can carry, with the costs shown.

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