How to buy tax-sale property in Wyoming (2026)
You buy a tax lien, not the house. The redemption period is not documented. You earn 15% interest a year. You buy at the minimum bid price. Sales are held once a year, typically in August and September.
- Redemption period
- Unknown
- Interest / penalty
- Flat rate · 15%
- Bid method
- Minimum bid
- Sale timing
- Annual · Aug, Sep
How to bid here · Wyoming
In person- 1.Watch for the county treasurer's published notice of sale, which is published once a week for three weeks in a legal newspaper in the county, with the first publication at least four weeks before the day of sale (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(ii)(A))
- 2.Read the notice for the taxes, interest and penalties due and the date, time of opening and place of sale (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(ii)(B))
- 3.Attend the sale at the county courthouse or county building, held between 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Sundays excluded, and adjourned from day to day until all lands are sold (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(A))
- 4.Buy by offering to pay the amount of taxes, interest, penalties and costs due; the first person who so offers is considered the purchaser (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(B))
- 5.Pay the county treasurer all amounts due immediately; if you fail to pay, the property is again offered for sale and you are disqualified, and property that draws no bid is bid in for the county (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(B))
- 6.Take the certificate of purchase the county treasurer signs and delivers after the sale (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(C))
- 7.If the property is not redeemed, apply for a tax deed not less than four nor more than six years from the date of the original sale, upon return of the certificate, payment of fees and proof of compliance with the notice requirements (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(v)(A))
- Registration
- Required: UnknownUnknown
Not verified from a source yet.
- Deposit
- Required: UnknownUnknown
Not verified from a source yet.
- Forms
- Bidder ID card: UnknownW-9: Unknown
- Eligibility
- Residency required: UnknownNo delinquent taxes: Unknown
Property that cannot be sold for the taxes, interest, penalties and costs is bid in for the county by the county treasurer (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(B))
- Payment
- Unknown
Not verified from a source yet.
Wyoming runs a county-administered in-person sale of tax liens: the treasurer publishes a delinquent-tax list and notice, sells at the courthouse or county building between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., and the person who offers to pay the taxes, interest, penalties and costs is the purchaser, who must pay in full immediately (W.S. 39-13-108(e)). The winning bidder receives a certificate of purchase and may take a tax deed four to six years after the original sale if the property is not redeemed (W.S. 39-13-108(e)(iii)(C), (e)(v)(A)). The statute is silent on bidder registration, deposits, bidder forms/W-9, residency and delinquent-tax eligibility, so those fields are unknown; registration, accepted payment instruments and tax-ID requirements are set by each county (e.g., Lincoln County requires a tax ID and accepts only check or cash). There is no statewide platform.
Citations
Sale type
W.S. 39-13-108
official source“shall make out, sign and deliver a certificate of purchase to the purchaser, or to the county in the event real property was bid in for the county without fee”
Redemption
W.S. 39-13-109
official source“may be redeemed by the legal owner after the date of sale but before a valid tax deed application has been filed and accepted by the county treasurer”
Interest / penalty
W.S. 39-13-109
official source“Three percent (3%); plus (II) Interest at eight percent (8%) per annum since the date of sale except fifteen percent (15%) per annum on all property sold at date of 1982 tax sale and thereafter”
Bid method
W.S. 39-13-108
official source“Any person who offers to pay the amount of taxes, interest, penalties and costs including charges provided by paragraph (ix) of this subsection due on any real property is considered the purchaser thereof”
Sale schedule
W.S. 39-13-108
official source“the first publication to be at least four (4) weeks prior to the day of sale and prior to the first week in September”
Certificate of purchase sold at the county tax sale; 15% interest + 3% penalty; tax deed issued not less than 4 nor more than 6 years from sale (W.S. 39-13-108(e)). Official Wyoming Statutes; confirmed by official county treasurer pages (Laramie, Sheridan). | Prose: lien | 3% penalty + 15%/yr interest on redemption | until valid tax deed application filed and accepted (deed not earlier than 4 yrs from sale) | purchaser pays taxes, interest, penalties and costs due | August-September (sale advertised by first publication before first week in September)
Frequently asked questions
- What do I actually buy at a Wyoming tax sale?
- The investor buys a lien on the property. The owner keeps title and can redeem by paying the lien plus interest or penalty.
- How long does the owner have to redeem the property in Wyoming?
- Not verified from an official source yet, so treat it as unknown and confirm with the county.
- What interest or penalty do I earn on a Wyoming tax sale?
- 15% flat per year.
- How is the winning bidder chosen in Wyoming?
- The sale is at a fixed minimum bid, with no bidding above it.
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