Tax Deeded Land Sales

Tax deeded land sales are conducted by the Maricopa County Treasurer's Office on an as-needed basis with Maricopa County acting as the agent for the State of Arizona. These parcels have been deeded to the State of Arizona as a result of a property owner's failure to pay property taxes on the parcel for a number of years. Many of these parcels are small or unusually shaped pieces of property, often due to survey or mapping errors, which may not have been deeded to a property owner during the course of development of a community.

In order for the State to return these parcels to the tax rolls through a tax-deeded land sale, Maricopa County must first offer the parcels at a public auction in which anyone may bid on the parcels. After advertisement and a public auction where bids are received, the Board of Supervisors will convene a public meeting and may vote to sell the parcels to the highest bidder for cash or vote to not accept any offers.
  1. Previously Offered
  2. Arizona Revised Statutes

Previously Offered Tax Deeded Land Sale Parcels


Any parcel that does not receive a bid during the public auction may then be offered "over the counter" to the general public through the Treasurer's Office. Although a list of these parcels is maintained by the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors, interested parties may begin the process of placing an offer on a parcel by contacting the Treasurer's Office at 602-506-8511. Interested parties must complete an Unsold Previously Offered Parcel Offer Form (PDF) and submit this form and payment in cash or guaranteed funds (Cashier's Check or Money Order) made payable to Maricopa County Treasurer. Completed forms may be mailed or delivered to:
 
Maricopa County Treasurer's Office
301 West Jefferson, Room 100
Phoenix, AZ 85003

Board of Supervisors Meeting


Once an offer is made and received by the Treasurer's Office, the Treasurer's Office will request that the offer be scheduled as an agenda item on an upcoming Board of Supervisors' meeting (This may take several weeks to move through the necessary approval process). Once the offer(s) on a parcel have been placed on the agenda, no additional offers on that parcel will be accepted. At the public meeting, the Board of Supervisors may vote to accept and approve the offer of the highest bidder for cash, or they may choose not to accept any of the current offers.

Approved Offers


If an offer is approved, the Board of Supervisors will direct the Clerk of the Board to convey a quit claim deed to the party whose offer was approved. The Clerk of the Board and the Treasurer's Office will prepare a quit claim deed, record that deed with the County Recorder, and then issue the deed to the new parcel owner. This process takes approximately 2 weeks from Board approval.

Buyers must be aware that all parcels are sold as is; no warranties are made concerning the parcel or its suitability for use.

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