What this page is: a persistent profile of how Washington County, Oregon 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.
Washington County, Oregon Tax Sale, County Hub
Washington County, Oregon runs a deed sale via Washington County Real Property (in-person). 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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Legal structure & statutory basis
ORS Ch. 312
The county forecloses on property 3+ years delinquent, then holds it through a 2-year redemption period after judgment before taking a deed. Investors can only buy county-owned foreclosed property afterward -- there are no lien certificates and no pre-redemption sale.
County contact / official source
Washington County Real Property (in-person) is the office/platform of record for this sale.
https://www.washingtoncountyor.gov/facilities/real-property/surplus-property-auctionSale history
We currently track one active cycle for Washington 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 Washington County has held only one sale.
Tracked sale event
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