Allegan County tax sales, Michigan

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Allegan County runs its tax reversion in house: the Treasurer's office page states that in Allegan County, we opted to administer all of the tax reversion process in house, thereby allowing the County to retain all revenues. The county publishes its sale structure generically (a first sale requiring a minimum bid and a second sale of unsold parcels with no minimum bid, between the third Tuesday in July and the third Tuesday in November, with notice of each auction published in an Allegan County newspaper 30 days prior) but no Allegan County page naming tax-sale.info or Title Check was found, so the 2026 platform and dates rest on the Title Check salebooks and the Michigan DNR's July 13, 2026 release: a minimum bid auction on Thursday, August 6, 2026 in the Allegan, Berrien, Cass and Van Buren group (Allegan also carried a DNR surplus catalog), no September 25 re-offer appearance, and the October 30, 2026 no reserve round.

Selling office: Sally L. Brooks, Allegan County Treasurer, County Services Building, 3283 122nd Avenue, P.O. Box 259, Allegan, MI 49010; phone (269) 673-0260

Next sale: Minimum bid auction held Thursday, August 6, 2026; no reserve auction held Friday, October 30, 2026 (2026 cycle complete; no September re-offer appearance). The August 6, 2026 auction ran 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT in the Allegan/Berrien/Cass/Van Buren group, salebook 790. Allegan is not in the September 25, 2026 re-offer county list and is in the October 30, 2026 No Reserve Auction county list. The county's own published structure is two public auctions between the third Tuesday in July and the third Tuesday in November, which the 2026 Title Check rounds match.

The county's Forfeiture Timeline page states forfeiture adds a $175.00 fee, with interest increasing to 1.5 percent per month retroactive to March 1 of the previous year, and publishes the excess proceeds route: a claim begins with filing Form 5743 with the FGU (the Allegan County Treasurer) by July 1 in the year of foreclosure.

Dates and deadlines

Next sale	2026 cycle complete: August 6 minimum bid and October 30 no reserve; no September re-offer
Sale dates and venue	Online only at tax-sale.info, per the Title Check salebooks and the Michigan DNR release of July 13, 2026: Thursday, August 6, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. EDT (Allegan/Berrien/Cass/Van Buren group, salebook 790), and Friday, October 30, 2026 (No Reserve Auction, salebook 807, sealed bid). No September 25, 2026 re-offer appearance.
Registration	Title Check standard: an online account at tax-sale.info at least 48 hours before the auction, with the $1,000 deposit posted before any bid is accepted (see the terms table).
How bids are placed	Online at tax-sale.info under the platform terms below. County published structure: the first sale requires a minimum bid; the second sale offers parcels not sold at the first sale with no minimum bid, though there may be a starting bid.
The list	The Title Check catalogs for each round; the county additionally publishes notice of each auction in an Allegan County newspaper 30 days before the sale. A county list cost is not published.
Redemption	None after the sale, because redemption already ended before it: for the 2026 cycle, owners could redeem until March 31, 2026 following the foreclosure judgment, and title vested in the foreclosing governmental unit on April 1, 2026 (Section 211.78k). Nothing a buyer does at auction reopens it.
Format	Online only, tax-sale.info (Title Check, LLC), per the salebooks and the DNR release; the county administers the reversion process in house. No in person bidding.
Selling office	Allegan County Treasurer, as foreclosing governmental unit

Sources: Allegan County Treasurer's Office. Allegan County Treasurer, Forfeiture Timeline. Title Check 2026 salebook 790, Allegan/Berrien/Cass/Van Buren, August 6, 2026 (PDF). Title Check 2026 No Reserve salebook 807, October 30, 2026 (PDF). 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 Michigan tax foreclosure sales work

Delinquent, then forfeited. Unpaid taxes are returned delinquent to the county treasurer on March 1 of the year after they were levied. If they are still unpaid a year later, the property is forfeited to the treasurer on March 1 (Section 211.78g), with forfeiture fees and interest added; Oakland County's page states the shape of it: a $235 minimum fee and interest at 18 percent per year running back to the delinquency date. Forfeiture is not yet foreclosure: the owner can still pay and clear the property.
Foreclosure is a court case, and it ends redemption. The foreclosing governmental unit, in these counties the county treasurer, petitions the circuit court (by June 15), and after the show cause and foreclosure hearings the court enters judgment. The owner and interest holders can redeem until March 31 following the judgment; on April 1, title vests absolutely in the FGU (Section 211.78k). The foreclosure judgment cancels prior liens by court order, with limited exceptions. After vesting there is no redemption, by anyone, at any price.
Governments pick first. Before any public auction, the property runs the right of first refusal sequence in Section 211.78m(1): the State may buy by the first Tuesday in July at the greater of the minimum bid or fair market value, then the local units where the property sits, then the county or its land bank. What reaches the public auction is what government buyers passed on.
Auctions run in rounds, and the round sets the floor. Sales are held between the third Tuesday in July and the first Tuesday in November, on at least 30 days published notice, and may be held online (Section 211.78m). At the first offering the minimum bid is all delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and fees. A later offering, held at least 28 days after a prior sale, may carry no minimum bid, though the FGU can set a reasonable opening bid to cover costs. Most counties in this set sell through the state's contracted vendor, Title Check, LLC at tax-sale.info, in three rounds: a minimum bid auction, a minimum bid re-offer, and a no reserve sealed bid round. Wayne and Macomb counties run their own online auctions instead, and Washtenaw sells on Auction.com.
Payment is fast, and the deed follows. The statute makes the FGU require full payment at the close of the sale day or by a date not more than 21 days after the sale; vendor terms are shorter (Title Check: 5 business days; Wayne: 72 hours; Macomb: by 4:00 PM the next day). The buyer must also show the taxes owed on the property at the time of sale are paid within 21 days, or the sale is canceled. The FGU then issues the deed under Section 211.78m. There is no redemption tail behind a Michigan tax deed; the homework is the property itself, sold as is.

How bidding works in Allegan County

Allegan County's 2026 parcels sold online through Title Check in two rounds, not three: the August 6 minimum bid round and the October 30 no minimum sealed bid round, with no September re-offer. That two round shape is exactly the structure the county itself publishes (first sale at minimum bid, second sale of unsold parcels with no minimum bid but possibly a starting bid), and the starting bid at a no minimum sale is set at the FGU's discretion under the platform terms.

The deposit gate is real. Title Check takes no bids without the $1,000 hold posted at least 48 hours ahead; Wayne verifies deposits over up to two business days; Macomb closes registration the day before. An unfunded account on auction morning is a spectator account.
Payment clocks are short and enforced. Five business days on tax-sale.info, 72 hours in Wayne, 4:00 PM the next day in Macomb. A missed clock cancels the sale, and the statute backs the FGU on it. Fund the full bid before the round opens, not after it closes.

Terms: what a bid actually costs

Deposit, Allegan County	Title Check standard: before any bid is accepted, a $1,000 deposit, either a pre-authorization hold on a Visa, MasterCard or Discover card or $1,000 in certified funds tendered to the auctioneer, on an account created at tax-sale.info at least 48 hours before the auction. The card is not charged unless you win; the hold may reduce available credit until released (usually 30 days). Failure to consummate a purchase forfeits the $1,000, assessed as liquidated damages, and defaulting buyers are banned from future land auctions. Absentee bids by phone (1-800-259-7470) run on the same deposit terms, submitted 48 hours ahead.
Payment, Allegan County	Title Check standard: the full purchase price is due within 5 business days of the sale; no time payment plan, and no cash or personal checks (certified funds, money order, Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or wire transfer). The full price is the final bid plus a 10 percent buyer's premium, plus any outstanding taxes due including fees and penalties, plus a $30.00 deed recording fee; any portion paid by credit card is assessed an additional 2.75 percent. The notarized receipt and buyer's affidavit are also due within 5 business days. All property taxes and fees accrued on or after April 1 of the auction year are paid at checkout and are the buyer's responsibility, not prorated.
What is sold	The property itself, by deed from the foreclosing governmental unit after a completed court foreclosure. Michigan sells no tax liens to the public, and there is no certificate stage for a buyer to hold.
Minimum bid (first round)	All delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and fees, under Section 211.78m (plus sale costs the FGU includes). A final round, held at least 28 days after a prior sale, may carry no minimum bid; the FGU may still set a reasonable opening bid to cover its costs, and vendor catalogs print a minimum per lot.
Redemption	None after the sale, because redemption already ended before it: owners may redeem until March 31 following the foreclosure judgment, and title vests in the FGU on April 1 (Section 211.78k). Nothing a buyer does at auction reopens it.
Title	A deed issued under Section 211.78m. The foreclosure judgment cancels prior liens by court order, with limited exceptions, but the deed is not a title policy and properties are sold as is; Wayne County issues a quit claim deed. Condition, access, occupancy and zoning remain the buyer's homework.
Costs on top of the bid	The payment clock and any platform terms the vendor publishes, deed and recording charges, and the current taxes owed on the property, which the buyer must show paid within 21 days of the sale or the sale is canceled.

What does not sell

County published: any unsold property is transferred to the city, village, or township. No Allegan County land bank channel is published, and no county land bank was identified in the official sources found, so the local unit transfer is the leftover route stated here.

Before you bid

Know which round you are in. The minimum bid round prices the full tax stack and draws the serious list; the no reserve round is a different market with different competition, and in Genesee's case no 24 bid cap. The same parcel is two different buys in two different rounds.
As is means as is. No interior access is guaranteed, occupants may be in place, and the foreclosure judgment's lien cancellation is a court order, not a title policy. Drive the property, read the catalog disclosures, and budget the cleanup.
Budget the current taxes. The buyer must show the taxes owed on the property at the time of sale are paid within 21 days, or the sale is canceled. That money is on top of the bid, and it is due fast.
Set the maximum before the sale opens. The free Max-Bid Calculator below works backwards from your resale or hold value to the highest bid you can pay, with the costs shown.

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