Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Sep 2, 2026 · 29 days ago· 07:00 AM

Tax Deedscheduledvia County site

Parcels

announced by the county — list not yet fetched

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

$2K–$5K

typically required

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Venue: Online
Bidding: Bid Up or Premium
Sale runs: Until complete
Total offered: $640,051
Deed sale site: https://www.publicsurplus.com/

Collector: Liz Mickelson
Phone: 218.998.8295
Email: lmickelson@ottertailcounty.gov

Online tax forfeiture sale.

Registration and terms

Please see online auction website for registration details.

What survives this sale

Tax forfeiture to the State and subsequent county deed generally cut off most private liens; federal tax liens, certain environmental liabilities, and access/survey defects remain risks. Full title search mandatory.

Otter Tail County rules

Sale type: Tax Deed
Redemption period: 3 years from judgment (5 years for homestead/ag land)
Investor return: N/A — outright deed transfer
Governing statute: Minnesota Statutes Ch. 280–282
Population: 60,884 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online / public auction of tax-forfeited land (Public Surplus pattern; confirm catalog)
Frequency: Periodic (multiple rounds per year when inventory posts; e.g., Aug 2026 catalog start)
Platform: Otter Tail County Auditor-Treasurer — Tax-Forfeited Lands218-998-8030
Deposit rules: Follow the current sales catalog for registration, minimum bids, fees, and payment deadlines. Properties sold AS IS; special assessments and building-code issues common on forfeited stock. Contact Auditor-Treasurer 218-998-8030 before funding.

Title risk

Sometimes used for marketable title if chain or notice issues appear; many MN forfeited deeds close with underwriter conditions.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

No parcels published yet

The county has announced 16 parcels for this sale, but the parcel list itself has not been fetched yet — so there is nothing to rank here. Counties often publish it only days before the sale. Check back closer to Sep 2, 2026.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — Minn. Stat. § 273.11 subd. 1: "all property shall be valued at its market value." Class rates under § 273.13 are applied afterwards to compute tax capacity and do not reduce the assessed value. The estimated market value is also what § 282.005 uses to set the opening price at a tax-forfeited sale. Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Venue

Online

Bidding

Bid Up or Premium

Sale runs

Until complete

Total offered

$640,051

Deed sale site

https://www.publicsurplus.com/

Online tax forfeiture sale.

Registration and terms

Please see online auction website for registration details.

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Otter Tail County, Minnesota

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Offices and records

Areas trending up

Notes