City of Lockport tax sale, 2026 season

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Lockport forecloses in its own name and sells online. The city's Article 11 proceedings are its own (its 2022 in rem judgment was filed September 26, 2024), and the foreclosed properties are auctioned through Auctions International over an open online window rather than on a single day at city hall. Niagara County runs its own foreclosure auction for the rest of the county, covered on the county page in this hub; the two sales carry different deposits, different premiums and different desks.

The most recent verified city sale opened Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 12:00 p.m. and closed lot by lot on Wednesday, October 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. The City Treasurer, Sue A. Mawhiney, is the city's contact, and every sale needs Common Council acceptance before the balance clock runs.

Dates and deadlines

Most recent verified sale	Wednesday, October 8, 2025, 12:00 p.m. to Wednesday, October 22, 2025, 10:00 a.m.: online auction of city foreclosed properties through Auctions International, under the auctioneer's City of Lockport terms
Underlying proceeding	The city's own Article 11 in rem foreclosure; the 2022 in rem judgment was filed September 26, 2024
Next sale	Not announced
Format	Online auction (Auctions International); sales require Common Council acceptance
Selling office	City Treasurer, City of Lockport (Sue A. Mawhiney, per the auctioneer's terms)

Sources: Auctions International, City of Lockport terms of sale (auctionsinternational.com). 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

Bidding is through Auctions International's online platform under the auctioneer's city terms. The deposit mechanics are in the terms table; a winning bidder who does not pay them on time loses the bid.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

The terms below are the auctioneer's published terms for the City of Lockport sale. They differ from Niagara County's auction terms on the county page, and the two sets do not mix:

Deposit (auctioneer terms)	The greater of 30 percent of the bid or $2,500, plus a buyer's premium of 12.77 percent (credit card) or 10 percent (cash or certified funds), a filing fee of $161 or $286, and transfer tax of $2 per $500 of bid, all due by 2:00 p.m. on Friday, October 24, 2025 for the October 2025 sale
Balance due (auctioneer terms)	The balance was due by 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 6, 2025, after Common Council acceptance; sales require that acceptance
Deed type (auctioneer terms)	Quitclaim deed

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Lockport's deposit is the term that bites: the greater of 30 percent of the bid or $2,500, plus the premium and fees, was due two days after the last lot closed, and the balance clock runs from Common Council acceptance, not from the close. A bidder working the city window needs the cash position ready before the lots close, and should not price the city sale with Niagara County's auction terms, which are a different desk's numbers.

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