C.R.S. Section 39-11-115
To whom tax lien shall be sold

(1)

When the taxes levied for the preceding year or years on any lands remain unpaid, the tax liens on such lands offered at public auction at the times provided by law shall be sold to the persons who pay therefor the taxes, delinquent interest, and fees then due thereon or who further pay the largest amount in excess of said taxes, delinquent interest, and fees. The excess amount shall be credited to the county general fund. Each tax lien shall be sold for an entire piece of property. The taxes, delinquent interest, and fees shall draw interest at the rates fixed by law, and, when the tax liens on any lands are bid in by the county, city, town, or city and county, the amount for which they are bid in shall draw interest at the same rates. Real property for which a tax lien is sold may be redeemed in the manner provided by law.

(2)

In order that the public auction may be conducted in an efficient and equitable manner, the treasurer is hereby granted broad powers to set bidding rules governing the public auction. Such powers shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:

(a)

Recognition of buyers in numerical sequence, in rotation, or in the order in which bids are made;

(b)

Determining the order in which tax liens are sold, without regard to the order in which they appear in the published notice of sale;

(c)

Setting minimum bid increases; and

(d)

Setting a minimum total of taxes, delinquent interest, and costs below which competitive bids will not be accepted.

(3)

The treasurer may combine and sell as a unit parcels which are contiguous or are contained within one subdivision.

(4)

The treasurer shall announce bidding rules at the beginning of the public auction, and the rules announced shall apply to all bidders throughout the public auction. If the public auction is conducted by means of the internet or other electronic medium, the treasurer shall cause the internet bidding rules to be posted on the medium for at least two weeks before the date of sale. The internet bidding rules posted shall apply to all bidders throughout the public auction.

Source: Section 39-11-115 — To whom tax lien shall be sold, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-39.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

39‑11‑100.3
Definitions 39‑11‑101
Notice to delinquent owner 39‑11‑102
Treasurer to publish and post notice 39‑11‑103
Treasurer to make affidavit of posting 39‑11‑104
Publisher’s affidavit - form 39‑11‑105
Selection of newspaper publishing notice 39‑11‑106
Advertising and auction fees 39‑11‑107
Erroneous assessments - abatement 39‑11‑108
Manner of conducting public auction - definitions 39‑11‑109
Time of public auction 39‑11‑110
When public auction can be held 39‑11‑111
Method of payment 39‑11‑112
Erroneous name or assessment in wrong county - effect 39‑11‑113
Abbreviations, letters, and figures may be used 39‑11‑114
Record of sales of tax liens on real estate and mobile homes 39‑11‑115
To whom tax lien shall be sold 39‑11‑116
Procedure when purchaser fails to pay 39‑11‑117
Certificate of purchase 39‑11‑118
Certificate of purchase assignable 39‑11‑119
Subsequent payment by holder 39‑11‑120
Presentation of certificates for deed 39‑11‑121
Municipalities, prior sales validated 39‑11‑122
Transfer of certificates by counties 39‑11‑123
Transfer of certificates - irrigation or drainage district taxes 39‑11‑124
Counties, prior sales validated 39‑11‑125
Disposal of certificates by districts 39‑11‑126
Agreement with county commissioners 39‑11‑127
Irrigation or drainage districts, prior sales validated 39‑11‑128
Condition precedent to deed - notice 39‑11‑129
Tax deed - issuance, execution, requirements 39‑11‑130
Fees included in redemption money 39‑11‑131
Notice of application for deed 39‑11‑133
Suit to quiet title 39‑11‑134
Defects in tax deed, effect 39‑11‑135
Form of tax deed 39‑11‑136
Treasurer to execute deed - effect 39‑11‑137
Validation of acknowledgments of tax deeds 39‑11‑138
When successor of treasurer shall act 39‑11‑139
Posting list of tax sale certificates and tax deeds 39‑11‑140
Tax deed recorded - entry 39‑11‑141
Action to determine validity of certificates 39‑11‑142
Disposition of certificates held by counties 39‑11‑143
Appraisal - county may retain, lease, or sell - definitions 39‑11‑144
County lands, prior sales validated 39‑11‑145
Proceeds of sales 39‑11‑146
Lien of special assessment not affected 39‑11‑147
Treasurer to report payments 39‑11‑148
Limitations on tax certificates - special improvement liens 39‑11‑149
Sales en masse valid 39‑11‑150
Sales of tax liens on severed mineral interests 39‑11‑151
County officials and employees may not acquire a tax lien or property by sale of a tax lien 39‑11‑152
Combined sale of delinquent tax liens and special assessment liens
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Current through Fall 2024

§ 39-11-115’s source at colorado​.gov