Hennepin County, Minnesota

Tax Deed1,273,334 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

3 years from judgment (5 years for homestead/ag land)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Minnesota Statutes Ch. 280–282

Notes

Minnesota tax-forfeiture: unpaid taxes → judgment → redemption period → forfeiture to State of Minnesota; Hennepin manages and sells. Post–Tyler v. Hennepin reforms: excess proceeds claims process for properties forfeited after Jan 1, 2024. Sales methods: traditional real estate listing, online auction, and over-the-counter. Inventory site: public-hennepin.epropertyplus.com. Contact tflinfo@hennepin.us / 612-348-3734.

Auction logistics

Format

Varies (online auction, traditional listing, over-the-counter)

Frequency

Rolling as parcels complete forfeiture and classification; EMV sale ~4.5 months post-forfeiture (30-day window), then minimum-bid sale if unsold

Platform

Hennepin County Tax-Forfeited Land Inventory (ePropertyPlus) ↗

Deposit rules

Depends on sale method. Online auction and traditional listing terms are posted per property on ePropertyPlus. Repurchase (former owners only) requires full amount by cashier’s/certified check or money order plus non-refundable application fee. Confirm payment method on the specific listing.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Forfeiture to the state cancels pre-forfeiture taxes and many private liens; federal liens and some interests can survive. Mineral-rights $50 proceeds and excess-proceeds claims apply under post-2024 rules. Post-classification sales may be ineligible for surplus claims.

Quiet title

Often used when insurers want comfort beyond the forfeiture/sale chain, especially improved residential parcels in Minneapolis.

Deal maths for Minnesota

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

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.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Hennepin County — Tax-Forfeited Land ↗

Clerk of court

Hennepin County Recorder / Registrar of Titles ↗

Property appraiser

Hennepin County Taxpayer Services — Property Information ↗

GIS / parcel map

Hennepin County property map / interactive GIS ↗

Areas trending up

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

Northeast Minneapolis / North Loop edge

Urban employment access and multifamily demand supporting absorption

Uptown / Lyn-Lake

Renter demand corridor with transit and amenity density

Southwest suburbs (Edina / Richfield edge)

School-driven owner demand and tighter inventory than outer exurbs