Leavenworth County, Kansas

Tax Deed84,670 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

None once judicial foreclosure completes (roughly 3+ years of delinquency)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Kansas Statutes Ch. 79, Art. 23

Notes

Kansas judicial tax-foreclosure (sheriff’s deed) county. Leavenworth County Counselor’s Office / District Court path ends in a public sheriff auction after multi-year delinquency and statutory notice. Next published tax sale auction: June 15, 2026. Bidder registration form available until 3:00 PM June 14, 2026 (after that, in-person registration before auction). Properties sold “as is” by legal description; court confirmation hearing typically ~3 weeks after sale; federal-lien parcels may wait IRS redemption window before sheriff’s deed. Kansas City metro northwest (Leavenworth / Lansing / Basehor) with Fort Leavenworth employment base. Confirm exact room/time and 2026 terms with County Counselor before funding.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person public auction (sheriff’s tax foreclosure sale)

Frequency

Annually — next auction published June 15, 2026 (confirm subsequent cycles on county tax-sale page)

Platform

Leavenworth County tax lien foreclosure auction (County Counselor / Sheriff) ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register online (form available until 3:00 PM day before sale) or register day-of 8:15–9:45 A.M. Full payment due day of sale — cash, cashier’s check, or money order only; buyer also pays Register of Deeds filing fee at sale. Statutory bidder qualifications (no delinquent Leavenworth taxes; not prohibited related parties) with signed declaration under penalty of perjury.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Confirmed judicial tax foreclosure is designed to vest fee simple against parties to the proceeding (K.S.A. 79-2804), subject to valid covenants/easements and post-judgment taxes. Federal tax liens can force a delayed deed pending IRS redemption. Special assessments imposed after auction may still burden the buyer. Full title search essential.

Quiet title

Court confirmation plus sheriff’s deed is the primary clearing path; insurers may still require quiet title or extended review if notice was imperfect or possession is contested.

Deal maths for Kansas

Assessment ratio: 0.115× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

Kansas Constitution art. 11, § 1: real property is assessed uniformly by subclass — residential including multi-family at 11.5%, vacant lots 12%, not-for-profit 12%, commercial and industrial 25%, land devoted to agricultural use 30% of agricultural income value, public utility 33%, and all other urban and rural real property 30%. This entry uses the 11.5% residential rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Leavenworth County Treasurer (delinquent real estate taxes) ↗

Clerk of court

Leavenworth County District Court / Register of Deeds (sale confirmation & deeds) ↗

Property appraiser

Leavenworth County Appraiser ↗

GIS / parcel map

Leavenworth County GIS / parcel resources (via county site) ↗

Areas trending up

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

Basehor / K-7 corridor

Kansas City metro spillover housing demand with relatively attainable SF inventory versus Johnson County cores

Lansing / Fort Leavenworth fringe

Military and federal employment supporting rental and resale absorption

Leavenworth city core / downtown river edge

Local government, institutional, and tourism employment with rehab inventory turns