2025 Tax Lien Sale

2025 Tax Lien Sale

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY TREASURER RULES AND INFORMATION

ANNUAL INTERNET TAX LIEN SALE – November 07, 2025

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OCTOBER 20, 2025 – AUCTION SITE OPENS FOR REGISTRATION AND RESEARCH

REGISTRATION CLOSES AT 5:00 PM MST THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2025 – NO EXCEPTIONS

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2025 – BIDDING OPENS AT 8:00 AM MST

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2025 – AUCTION CLOSES AT 5:00 PM MST – SAME DAY

 AUCTION FORMAT

  1. The tax lien sale will be an Internet auction administered by SRI Inc.  Properties available for bid will be listed on the SRI website www.zeusauction.com beginning on or about October 20, 2025.
  2. Bidding OPENS FRIDAY, November 07, 2025 at 8:00 AM MST 
  3. Bidding CLOSES FRIDAY November 07, 2025 at 5:00 PM MST.
  4. Tax payments will not be accepted during the Tax Lien Sale.
  5. Questions regarding the operation of the auction should be addressed to SRI at 1-800-800-9588.

SALE

  1. The Clear Creek County Tax Lien Sale will be held via the Internet ONE DAY ONLY, FRIDAY, November 07, 2025 at www.zeusauction.com
  2. A demo site is available now at www.zeusauction.com.  Questions or help at 1-800-800-9588
  3. The Delinquent Tax List will be published weekly for (3) three consecutive weeks beginning Thursday, October 16, October 23 And October 30, 2025 in the Clear Creek Courant newspaper, no deletions will be made.
  4. Beginning the week of October 20, 2025 this list will be available for research on the Clear Creek County website at
  5. www.clearcreekcounty.us. and will be updated periodically.  
  6. See TERMS to conduct your own Due Diligence. Tax Lien Sale is a Buyer Beware Sale.
  7. Liens not sold are struck off to the County and are available for purchase through the Treasurer’s Office after December 1st.
  8. At the County Treasurer’s discretion, the method of sale may change.

REGISTRATION

  1. The internet auction website will open for registration and research on or about October 20, 2025 through THURSDAY, November 06, 2025 at 5:00 p.m. 
  2. You may need to create a new login this year if your registration is different from last year. Each year you must register for this particular year's auction.
  3. No deposit is required at the time of registration.
  4. Each bidder will be required to register online with www.zeusauction.com to participate.  Bidders are responsible to assure their information is correct.
  5. Registration name, line one, must match the Tax ID number supplied with no variations. Tax lien Certificates of Sale, redemptions and refunds are prepared from this information.  All documents must match registered name with tax payer ID. 
  6. Only bidders with a US Tax Payer ID are allowed to participate.

BIDDING

  1. Employees and officials of Clear Creek County, members of their immediate families or their agents may not acquire a tax lien at the Clear Creek County Tax Lien Sale. CRS 39-11.5 -108 (3)(b).
  2. Bidding begins FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2025 at 8:00 AM MST. Bidding will continue up until the closing hour the SAME DAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2025 at 5:00 PM MST.
  3. Bidding will begin at the amount of taxes, interest, advertising and fees due at the time of sale.  Any bid in excess of this amount is called a Bonus or Premium Bid.
  4. The BONUS IS NOT RETURNED IF THE PROPERTY IS REDEEMED, nor do you receive interest on the bonus amount.  The person paying the highest amount is issued a Tax Lien Sale Certificate of Purchase, which is a lien on the property.  YOU ARE NOT BUYING THE LAND!  This is merely a lien against the property.  It must be understood that the sale and purchase of a tax lien does not, convey the right of possession, use, improvement or access to said property.

TERMS

  1. BUYER BEWARE TAX SALE – It is the bidder’s responsibility to research the property on which they are bidding.  At the close of the auction, all successful bids are final.  No changes in, or cancellation of, liens purchased can be made after the lien is sold.  You may conduct your own Research at https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/193/Treasurer-Public-Trustee
  2. When the auction ends, SRI, Inc. will notify the high-bidders by email. Auction results are also available for anyone to examine for a minimum of five (5) days after closing. If the high bidder fails to pay according to the terms for each sale, the high bidder will lose their right to the item purchased and will be barred from bidding on this site in all future auctions.
  3. Payment for all winning bids will be made by ACH from the bidder’s account that was used in the registration process. This is the only form of payment accepted.
  4. The bidder is responsible before the end of the auction ensuring that there are sufficient funds in the account that was used in the registration process.
  5. The transfer will be initiated sometime after 12:00 midnight on November 07, 2025 (12:00 am Mountain Standard Time) or as soon thereafter as it is practical to do so.  
  6. Non Payments or payments that are rejected due to lack of funds or other reasons may result in cancellation of the corresponding bid(s) subject to CRS 39-11-116

INTEREST

  1. When redeemed, the Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase will pay nine points over the Federal Reserve Discount Rate as of September 1st on the year of the tax sale, CRS 39-12-103. Tax Lien Interest Rate for 2025 is 14%.
  2. If a property is wrongfully sold, the interest paid to the purchaser shall be two points above the Discount Rate but no lower than 8%.  CRS 39-12-111.

TAX LIEN

  1. You do not have ownership rights to the property, simply a property tax lien.  YOU ARE NOT BUYING THE LAND!  This is merely a lien against the property.  It must be understood that the sale and purchase of a tax lien does not, convey the right of possession, use, improvement or access to said property.
  2. A tax lien is valid for 15 years from the original issue date.  After 15 years, the Tax Lien Cert. is cancelled.  
  3. CRS 39-11-148
  4. If you wish to transfer a Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase, this can be done by a notarized affidavit. Please contact the Treasurer’s Office to obtain this transfer document. The Treasurer must be notified when a Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase is assigned.

SUBESEQUENT TAXES

  1. If the owner does not pay subsequent year’s taxes before August 1st each year, you as the Tax Lien Investor will be given the opportunity to pay them.  The Endorsement Eligibility Statement will be mailed to you as soon as possible after August 1st each year.  Your payment will be endorsed onto your Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase and will accrue interest at the same rate as your original certificate.
  2. If there are multiple lien holders on a parcel from previous years, the current year tax payment is applied on a first received basis.  The property owner may also pay the current year taxes prior to the subsequent taxes being received from the investor.
  3. If the property is in bankruptcy, subsequent taxes may be endorsed but Treasurer’s Deed Application will be delayed until the Bankruptcy case is closed. Please contact our office.

REDEMPTION

  1. When the lien is redeemed, the Treasurer’s Office will process the redemption and mail a check to the investor at the most current mailing address on file.
  2. Tax Lien Redemptions generated by the current Tax Lien Sale will not be processed until after NOVEMBER 24, 2025.

TREASURER’S DEED

  1. AN APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC AUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF OPTION FOR TREASURER’S DEED may be applied for three years after the date of the sale if the property remains unredeemed.  (See New legislation HB 24-1056 effective 07/01/2024)
  2. A deposit, which currently is $1,500.00, is required to cover the deed processing fees plus a completed APPLICATION FOR A PUBLIC AUCTION OF A CERTIFICATE OF OPTION FOR TREASURER’S DEED.  
  3. Please call the Treasurer’s Office for this Application.  HB 24-1056 became EFFECTIVE July 1, 2024 and changed the process to look very much like a foreclosure action. If you would like to read about these sweeping changes please read HB 24-1056.
  4. REMEMBER, your Tax Lien Sale Certificates of Purchase are important documents.  We will keep the original Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase in our office and we will provide a copy of each to the lienholder.