City of Geneva tax sale, 2026 season

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Geneva forecloses and sells its own. The city takes title under Article 11 of the Real Property Tax Law and auctions the foreclosed parcels at its own tax foreclosure auction through Absolute Auctions and Realty, live with online bidding at NYSAuctions.com; deposits and balances are payable to the City of Geneva Comptroller, and every bid is subject to approval by resolution of the City Council. Ontario County says the same thing from its side: the county's Article 11 petitions head their Schedule A EXCLUDING CITY PARCELS, because the county's cities enforce themselves. The city spans Ontario and Seneca counties; its Ontario County portion is the seat of its tax administration, and the City Comptroller also collects the Ontario County taxes apportioned to the city under RPTL section 999.

The most recent verified city sale is Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. No 2025 or 2026 city sale was found in the sources read.

Dates and deadlines

Most recent verified sale	Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 10:00 a.m.: City of Geneva Tax Foreclosure Auction, live with online bidding through NYSAuctions.com (Absolute Auctions and Realty), per the official Bidder Registration Package for the city's sale
Next sale	Not announced; no 2025 or 2026 city sale was found in the sources read
Format	Live auction with online bidding; every bid is subject to approval by resolution of the City Council
Selling office	City of Geneva Comptroller (all deposits and balances payable to the City of Geneva Comptroller)

Sources: City of Geneva Tax Foreclosure Auction, Bidder Registration Package, June 26, 2024 (nysauctions.com). Ontario County Article 11 petition, Schedule A, EXCLUDING CITY PARCELS (ontariocountyny.gov). Confirm with the selling office before relying on any date on this page: sales move, terms change, and parcels are pulled up to sale day.

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How New York tax foreclosure works

Unpaid taxes become a lien on the property, and the city enforces that lien in court under Real Property Tax Law Article 11, the in rem foreclosure process.
The owner gets a redemption period, two years from the lien date by default, longer where a local law extends it for homes or farms. Paying everything owed during that window ends the case.
When the period expires, the court can award the property to the city. The former owner's right to redeem is over at that point; there is no post-sale redemption period on a New York tax deed.
City then sells at public auction, which is the sale this page tracks. Deeds are usually quitclaim, bids can require governing body approval, and any surplus over the taxes and charges is handled under RPTL sections 1195 to 1197 for the former owner and lienholders.

How registration works

Online bidders register at NYSAuctions.com with a membership and a valid credit card, then complete the Internet Bidding Packet by DocuSign e-signature with a government issued ID upload; for the June 2024 sale, completed documents had to reach the auctioneer by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, June 24, 2024 to be approved to bid online. Live bidders register with suitable ID; entities must supply the state filing notice, an EIN, a sealed corporate resolution, and an affidavit that neither the entity nor its principals are affiliated with the former owner of any parcel bid on.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

The terms below are the official auctioneer terms for the City of Geneva sale of June 26, 2024:

Down payment (2024 terms)	20 percent or $1,000 of the total contract price (high bid plus buyer's premium), whichever is higher, paid on the day of the auction on execution of an Offer to Purchase; total contract prices of $1,000 or less are paid in full at the auction, including closing costs. Deposits by credit card (MasterCard, Discover, Visa), cash, or guaranteed funds payable to the City of Geneva Comptroller; wire transfers are not accepted
Buyer premium (2024 terms)	10 percent for credit card payments or 9 percent for cash or other guaranteed funds, on top of the accepted purchase price, plus an advertising fee of 1.5 percent of the bid price and closing costs
Balance due (2024 terms)	The entire balance was due to the City Comptroller's Office on or before Friday, July 26, 2024, or the deposit is forfeited; the city may offer unsold parcels to the second highest bidder
Deed type (2024 terms)	Quitclaim deed only, recorded by the city with the Ontario County Clerk; title vests on recording and possession is forbidden until the deed is recorded. Property sold as is. Closing costs charged to the purchaser include the transfer tax ($2.00 for each $500.00 of bid price), the RP-5217 filing fee ($125.00 or $250.00 by classification), a $5.00 gains affidavit fee, county clerk recording fees and a $20.00 surcharge

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Geneva's down payment is computed on the contract price, premium included, so the premium is not an afterthought: at a 10 percent card premium plus the 1.5 percent advertising fee, the day of sale check is a fifth of a number roughly 11.5 percent above the hammer price. Note also the former owner rule in the city's terms: a former owner bidding on their own parcel pays the greater of the bid price or the full delinquency plus fees, and liens reinstate if they reacquire within 36 months.

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