--- title: What is a Commissioners' Certificate Sale? description: The County Tax Sale held by the County Treasurer and Auditor each year awards a tax sale certificate to a successful winning bidder or lien buyer. The lien buyer has certain rights and responsibilitie --- [Skip to content](https://help.sriservices.com/knowledge/what-is-a-commissioners-certificate-sale#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![sri_logo_text-2.png\]](https://help.sriservices.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sri_logo_text-2.png?height=40&name=sri_logo_text-2.png) Open main navigation Close main navigation - English Show submenu for translations - Go to sriservices.com Go to sriservices.com Type your question to search our knowledge base articles - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Knowledge base](https://help.sriservices.com/knowledge?hsLang=en) 2. [Indiana Commissioners' Certificate Sale](https://help.sriservices.com/knowledge/indiana-commissioners-certificate-sale?hsLang=en) # What is a Commissioners' Certificate Sale? The County Tax Sale held by the County Treasurer and Auditor each year awards a tax sale certificate to a successful winning bidder or lien buyer. The lien buyer has certain rights and responsibilities, including the completion of the required legal actions to secure a tax deed after the one (1) year redemption period, in accordance with IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25 . In Indiana, the County Board of Commissioners (“commissioners”) is issued a tax sale certificate for all properties where the tax lien was not sold at the County Tax Sale. The commissioners are awarded the same rights as a lien buyer. However, the commissioners do not pay any money for the tax sale certificate. Indiana Code section 6-1.1-24-6.1 authorizes the commissioners to sell the tax sale certificates for those unsold parcels at a public sale for an amount that is less than the amount required and offered at the prior County Tax Sale. The commissioners establish a discounted price for each parcel in a Resolution. The approved item list and reduced minimum bids are then published for three (3) consecutive weeks in the local newspaper(s) at least thirty (30) days prior to the Commissioners' Certificate Sale. The lien buyer of a commissioners' certificate must pay the amount of the winning bid to the county treasurer. The lien buyer is then assigned a tax sale certificate from the commissioners. The lien buyer has the same requirements as a lien buyer at the County Tax Sale. The lien buyer must meet the requirements of IC 6-1.1-24 and IC 6-1.1-25 . The significant difference between a Commissioners' Certificate Sale and the County Tax Sale is that the Commissioners' Certificate Sale redemption period is one hundred twenty (120) days and the minimum bids are reduced. 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