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City of Rochester tax sale, 2026 season

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Rochester runs the most completely documented sale in this set: an annual in rem tax foreclosure auction, in person, of tax delinquent private properties. The 2026 foreclosure was commenced under Title 4 of Part E of Article IX of the City Charter and filed April 21, 2026, covering 1,661 properties with delinquent taxes as of July 1, 2025. The city formerly sold its delinquent liens in bulk to a single investor; that mechanism ended in the 2010s, and the foreclosure auction is the current sale.

The next sale is Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at the Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main Street: doors and line at 8:00 AM, the terms read and the auction from about 9:00 AM. County readers should note the two sales are different events: Monroe County runs its own auction, and the city's date is the city's. One conflict inside the city's own 2026 papers is flagged in the terms below rather than resolved silently.

Dates and deadlines

Next saleWednesday, November 18, 2026, Joseph A. Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center, 123 E Main Street, Rochester. Doors and line at 8:00 AM; terms are read and the auction begins at approximately 9:00 AM
The proceedingIn rem foreclosure under Title 4 of Part E of Article IX of the City Charter, filed April 21, 2026, covering 1,661 properties (city General Instructions); delinquent taxes as of July 1, 2025 (city Terms of Sale, Index No. E2026009825)
Starting bidThe total receivables balance due to the City, per the Terms of Sale
Proof of funds$5,000 in cash, certified check or attorney check, shown to bid (city auction page)
Selling officeCity of Rochester Division of Real Estate and Treasury Bureau (Department of Finance); deposits are payable to the City Treasurer
Avoiding the sale, ownersOwners could keep a property out of the 2026 foreclosure by entering a tax agreement by Friday, October 30, 2026 (city auction page)

Sources: City of Rochester, Tax Foreclosure Auctions page, 2026 Terms of Sale and 2026 General Instructions (cityofrochester.gov). 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 New York tax foreclosure works

  • Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property, and the city enforces that lien in court under Real Property Tax Law Article 11, the in rem foreclosure process.
  • The owner gets a redemption period, two years from the lien date by default, longer where a local law extends it for homes or farms. Paying everything owed during that window ends the case.
  • When the period expires, the court can award the property to the city. The former owner's right to redeem is over at that point; there is no post-sale redemption period on a New York tax deed.
  • The city then sells at public auction, which is the sale this page tracks. Deeds are usually quitclaim, bids can require governing body approval, and any surplus over the taxes and charges is handled under RPTL sections 1195 to 1197 for the former owner and lienholders.

How registration works

Bidders must show proof of funds of $5,000 in cash, certified check or attorney check to bid (city auction page). The deposit itself is $5,000 per winning property, in cash, bank check or attorney's trust check payable to the City Treasurer, per the Terms of Sale. No online or simulcast bidding is published; the sale is in person at the Convention Center.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

The city publishes a full terms set for the 2026 sale. One internal conflict is carried openly: the Terms of Sale set the balance deadline at November 25, 2026, 4:00 PM, while the city's General Instructions say November 24, 2026, 4:00 PM. The Terms of Sale date is the one published below, with the conflict flagged; the city is the only party that can reconcile its own papers.

Deposit$5,000 per winning property, in cash, bank check or attorney's trust check payable to the City Treasurer
Balance dueBy November 25, 2026 at 4:00 PM under the Terms of Sale (the General Instructions state November 24, 2026; the conflict is the city's to reconcile). No payment is accepted before November 20, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Recording and filing fees$196.25 for 1 to 3 family properties, $311.25 for all others, due with the balance
Failure to completeThe deposit is forfeited and the sale is canceled (Terms of Sale)
Buyer premiumNot published: none is stated in the city's 2026 documents
Deed typeTax Foreclosure Deed

Before you bid

Two habits decide outcomes in Rochester. First, the money is front loaded: proof of funds to enter the bidding and $5,000 per property at the fall of the hammer, so a multi property plan is a cash plan, not a credit plan. Second, county buyers carry a city risk in reverse: Monroe County warns that some of its auction parcels are also in this city foreclosure, and that a city foreclosure completed before a county closing costs the county buyer the property and the deposit. Read both sales' lists against each other before bidding in either room.

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