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Tax foreclosure auctions & environmental auctions

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Upcoming auction(s): 

2024 Tax Auction:
Thursday, November 7th, 2024

 

 

Date: Thursday November 7th, 2024
Location: Joseph Floreano Rochester Riverside Convention Center
Registration is from 8AM-9AM 

*Note: The property list is subject to properties being removed. Please check back frequently for updated lists.

 (Please fill out, print, sign and bring the Bidder registration form with you)

To be granted entrance, you will need to show the following:

  • Valid (non-expired) photo Identification 
  • Proof of funds ($5,000 in cash/certified check/attorney check) as all winning bids will require an immediate $5,000 deposit 
     

Additional Notes:

  • There will be metal detectors. No weapons are allowed on premises (including knives, firearms, etc). 
  • A registered bidder is only allowed ONE guest.   
     

 

 

About tax foreclosure auctions:

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Each year, the City of Rochester's Division of Real Estate and Treasury Bureau hold an In Rem Tax Foreclosure auction. The auction typically takes place in November.  Unlike surplus auctions (on properties the City owns), In Rem Tax Foreclosure auctions are for properties where their respective owners have delinquent taxes. The starting bid is the total receivables balance due to the City. 

Properties can be residential, vacant lots, parking lots, mixed use, and commercial buildings.  

There are no pre-qualification requirements (unlike the surplus auctions), but you must pay a deposit of $5,000 for each property where you have the winning bid at the auction and pay the remaining balance by the following week. 

The preliminary list of properties is published in a local newspaper for 4 consecutive weeks leading up to the auction. The property list is subject to change. 

For more information on Tax Foreclosure Auctions, click here:  Tax Foreclosure FAQ

About environmental auctions:

Following the Tax Foreclosure auction, the City may hold environmental auctions for properties that have potential environmental issues that were not part of the fall tax auction:

  1. "At Lien" Environmental Auction - the starting bid is the amount of owed taxes.  
  2. "Below lien" Environmental Auction - for properties that did not sell at the At Lien auction above.  

Please check back to this page frequently for information on these auctions as it becomes available.