Yolo County, California

Tax Deed225,251 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. Yolo County Financial Services / Property Tax runs online tax-defaulted public auction on Bid4Assets. May 15–18, 2026 auction (~13 parcels) with bidder registration and deposits due by May 11, 2026; parcel list published on county site. Sold AS IS after statutory power-to-sell period; no lien certificates. UC Davis / Sacramento edge markets drive stronger demand than deep ag parcels.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Typically annual spring online auction when inventory is available (e.g. May 15–18, 2026)

Platform

Bid4Assets — Yolo County ↗

Deposit rules

Bid4Assets bidder registration and deposits must be complete by the published deadline (e.g. May 11, 2026 for the May 2026 sale). Confirm deposit amount on storefront. Settlement per Bid4Assets terms after winning. Contact taxinfo@yolocounty.gov / (530) 666-8625 for property tax questions.

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, 1915 Act bonds, and Mello-Roos may remain if not satisfied from sale proceeds — verify parcel-by-parcel.

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; one-year challenge period under R&T Code can delay free-and-clear marketable title.

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

Yolo County Financial Services — Property Tax / Tax Sales ↗

530-666-8625

Clerk of court

Yolo County Clerk-Recorder ↗

Property appraiser

Yolo County Assessor — parcel search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Yolo County GIS / parcel maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Davis / UC Davis edge

University employment and constrained supply supporting strong rents and resale

West Sacramento / riverfront

Sacramento CBD adjacency and multifamily pipeline into 2026

Woodland / I-5 corridor

County-seat logistics and relative value versus Davis/West Sac cores