Maryland tax sales
lien state
Maryland sells liens, not property: when real property taxes are in arrears, the tax collector of each county (and Baltimore City) must offer the property at a tax sale, and the buyer receives a certificate of sale. Each county runs its own sale and sets its own date and bidding rules, so check the county entries below. The owner can redeem by paying the sale amount plus interest, which state law sets at 6% a year unless a county fixes its own rate by local law. The certificate holder may file to foreclose the right of redemption 6 months after the sale (9 months for owner-occupied homes), and the certificate is void unless foreclosure is filed within 2 years.
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We track 16 counties in Maryland. None has posted a date we can confirm yet; see each one below for its schedule.
Information only, not investment or legal advice. Sale dates, terms and deadlines change; always confirm with the county before you register or bid.
Upcoming dated sales in Maryland
No dated sales posted by these counties yet. Check each county below for its schedule.
Counties
| County | Type | Format | Next sale | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | lien | Online Allegany County tax sale website (RealAuction) |
2027 date not yet posted. The county page says "The 2026 Tax Lien Sale - was held Thursday MAY 28, 2026." | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Anne Arundel | lien | Online Anne Arundel County Tax Lien Auction Site |
The tax sale is held on a date in June as determined by the Controller. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Baltimore City | lien | Online | The annual tax sale is normally held during the third week in May. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Calvert | lien | Unknown | The Calvert County Tax Sale is held annually | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Caroline | lien | Unknown | The tax sale is held on the second Wednesday in June, as determined by the Comptroller. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Carroll | lien | Online Carroll County, MD Official Tax Certificate Auction Site (RealAuction) |
Carroll County conducts an online Tax Sale in June of each year with RealAuction.com | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Cecil | lien | Online | The tax sale is held annually online via the Real Auction website. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Frederick | lien | Online Frederick County tax sale auction site |
The Frederick County Tax Sale is scheduled for the second Monday in May each year. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Garrett | lien | Online Garrett County tax sale website (RealAuction) |
2027 date not yet posted. The county's 2026 notice said "Bidding will open on Monday, May 18th and will close in batches on Friday, May 22nd." | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Harford | lien | Online Harford County tax sale auction site |
the Tax Sale that occurs in the County the 3rd Monday in June each year. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Howard | lien | Unknown Howard County Tax Sale website |
2027 date not yet posted. The county's tax sale page says the 2026 sale was held Wednesday, June 10, 2026, and that over-the-counter parcels are currently unavailable. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Prince George's | lien | Online Prince George's County tax sale website |
2027 date not yet posted. The 2026 online sale is over (bidding opened May 4, 2026; accounts awarded May 11, 2026), and unsold county-held certificates were offered by email from June 10, 2026. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Queen Anne's | lien | Online Queen Anne's County tax sale website (RealAuction) |
The Queen Anne's County annual tax sale takes place the 3rd Tuesday in May and is held online. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Talbot | lien | Unknown | 2027 date not yet posted. The county page says the 2026 tax sale was held on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, and links the 2026 results. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Washington | lien | In person | The sale will be conducted each year on the first Tuesday in June. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Wicomico | lien | In person | 2027 date not yet posted. The 2026 sale was held June 9, 2026 at the Wicomico Civic Center; the page says the over-the-counter sale runs June 23 to December 31, 2026. | Oct 28, 2026 |
Maryland tax sale questions
Does Maryland sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Maryland sells liens, not property: when real property taxes are in arrears, the tax collector of each county (and Baltimore City) must offer the property at a tax sale, and the buyer receives a certificate of sale. Each county runs its own sale and sets its own date and bidding rules, so check the county entries below. The owner can redeem by paying the sale amount plus interest, which state law sets at 6% a year unless a county fixes its own rate by local law. The certificate holder may file to foreclose the right of redemption 6 months after the sale (9 months for owner-occupied homes), and the certificate is void unless foreclosure is filed within 2 years.
When is the next tax sale in Maryland?
None of the Maryland places we track has posted a date we can confirm yet. 10 sell on a recurring schedule, quoted on each county's page.
Are Maryland tax sales online or in person?
Of the 16 places we track, 10 sell online, 2 in person and 4 haven't said. Each county page shows the format and the auction site, if there is one.
Where do these dates come from?
Each date is read from the county's own page or a legal notice the county must publish. We link that page next to the sale and show the day we last checked it.
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