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What this page is: a persistent profile of how Santa Fe County, New Mexico runs its tax sale, independent of any single year's date. For the specific upcoming sale with a confirmable date, see the event page linked below.

Santa Fe County, New Mexico Tax Sale, County Hub

Santa Fe County, New Mexico runs a deed sale via In-person -- conducted by the NM Taxation & Revenue Dept. Property Tax Division, most recently held at the Santa Fe County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave.. Held on an annual cycle; the specific date is set and published by the county each year rather than falling on a fixed statutory day.

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Sale type
deed
Platform
In-person -- conducted by the NM Taxation & Revenue Dept. Property Tax Division, most recently held at the Santa Fe County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave.
Bidding method
Oral public auction to the highest bidder; bidders must register in person (or via a notarized agent); no lien certificates are issued -- N.M. Stat. Sec. 7-38-67
Statutory maximum rate
N/A -- deed sale; the State issues a Tax Deed conveying the former owner's interest as of the lien date, with no title warranty
Redemption period
No post-sale redemption for the former owner; a 2-year window exists to challenge the sale in court -- N.M. Stat. Sec. 7-38-70. Sale cannot occur until 3 years after the tax first became delinquent -- N.M. Stat. Sec. 7-38-67
Cadence
annual typical window

Legal structure & statutory basis

NMSA 1978, Ch. 7, Art. 38

The NM Property Tax Division (state, not the county) auctions property 3+ years delinquent -- a deed sale, organized by county. No former-owner redemption after the sale (only a 2-year court challenge).

County contact / official source

In-person -- conducted by the NM Taxation & Revenue Dept. Property Tax Division, most recently held at the Santa Fe County Commission Chambers, 102 Grant Ave. is the office/platform of record for this sale.

https://www.tax.newmexico.gov/businesses/property-tax-overview/delinquent-property-tax-auctions/

Sale history

We currently track one active cycle for Santa Fe County at a time and don't yet maintain a distinct archive of past sale events for this county -- when a cycle closes, the record here reflects the newest tracked cycle rather than an appended history. This is a known gap in the dataset, not a claim that Santa Fe County has held only one sale.

Tracked sale event

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