Solano County, California

Tax Deed455,101 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

Up until 5pm the last business day before the sale (5-year delinquency threshold)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

California Revenue & Taxation Code, Div. 1, Pt. 6

Notes

California tax-deed county. Solano County Treasurer–Tax Collector–County Clerk sells tax-defaulted property at public auction at least once every four years (R&T Code §3691); practice has been annual May/June online cycles when inventory warrants. Online platform is Grant Street MyTaxSale (solano.mytaxsale.com). Right of redemption ends 5:00 p.m. PST the day before auction. Properties sold AS IS; parcel list posted by end of February when a sale is scheduled. No parcels listed as of mid-2026 offline period — watch county Tax Sale pages.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Typically annually in May/June when parcels are available (statutory minimum once every four years); list by end of February when scheduled

Platform

MyTaxSale (Grant Street) — Solano County ↗

Deposit rules

Register on solano.mytaxsale.com. A single bid deposit may be required (amount posted on the county storefront per cycle; wire or cashier’s check). Full payment by wire/EFT/cashier’s check by 5:00 p.m. PST within five business days after sale close; documentary transfer tax collected with purchase. Credit-sale parcels (if identified) need $5,000 or 10% of winning bid (whichever greater) within three business days, balance within 30 days. Default forfeits deposit and can ban future sales.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

A California tax deed conveys free of most liens existing before the sale (R&T Code §3712), but federal tax liens survive (IRS 120-day post-sale redemption), as do taxes/assessments that become payable after the sale. Special assessments, improvement bonds, and Mello-Roos may remain — county terms expressly warn some bonds/assessments can survive.

Quiet title

Not a statutory prerequisite, but practically required — most CA title insurers will not insure a tax-deed property without quiet title (commonly 3–6 months, $3,000–$8,000+) or extended waiting after recording.

Deal maths for California

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $3,000–$7,000 · 9 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Cal. Rev. & Tax. Code § 401: property is assessed at full cash value, so the statutory ratio is 1.0.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Solano County Treasurer–Tax Collector–County Clerk — Tax Sale ↗

707-784-7485

Clerk of court

Solano County Assessor/Recorder (records tax deeds) ↗

Property appraiser

Solano County Assessor — Parcel maps / assessment ↗

GIS / parcel map

Solano County GIS Parcel Viewer ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Vacaville / Nut Tree–I-80 corridor

Employment and logistics adjacency with relatively liquid SF inventory versus Bay core pricing

Fairfield / Travis AFB edge

Military and mid-market housing demand supporting absorption into 2025–2026

Vallejo waterfront / Mare Island edge

Lower entry points and redevelopment interest versus inland Solano suburbs