Sarpy County, Nebraska

Tax Lien204,828 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Lien

Redemption periodstate default

3 years from sale

Investor returnstate default

14% per annum statutory, bid-down at some county auctions

Governing statutestate default

Nebraska Revised Statutes Ch. 77

Notes

Nebraska tax-lien (certificate) county — you buy the lien, not the property. Sarpy County Treasurer holds the annual public tax sale on the first Monday in March (2026 cycle: March 2, 2026, 9:00 a.m., Sarpy County Boardroom, 1210 Golden Gate Dr, Papillion). Check-in 8:30 a.m. After the public sale, unsold certificates typically move to private sale. Certificates earn statutory interest; investor must pursue tax deed/foreclosure after the statutory waiting period (generally three years under Neb. Rev. Stat. Ch. 77) if unredeemed — treasurer does not automatically issue marketable title. Sold AS IS; no ownership rights during the certificate period.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (public certificate auction; private sale thereafter)

Frequency

Annually first Monday in March (e.g. March 2, 2026); private sale of unsold certificates after public sale closes

Platform

Sarpy County Treasurer — Public Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Non-refundable $25 registration fee per entity/bidder (due by the Friday before sale — e.g. Feb 27, 2026 for the March 2026 cycle; email taxsale@sarpy.gov or register in office). $25 non-refundable fee per tax certificate purchased. Assignment/tax-deed fees $20 each plus notary if required. Bring W-9; one person may represent multiple entities (each pays $25). Payment of taxes bid + fees at purchase — confirm current forms of funds on the treasurer packet.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

A Nebraska tax sale certificate is a lien only. Mortgages, HOA, municipal, and other liens generally remain until a proper tax-deed foreclosure clears them. Federal tax liens can survive. Always run full title and follow Neb. Rev. Stat. Ch. 77 notice/foreclosure timelines — missed statutory deadlines can extinguish the certificate investment.

Quiet title

After statutory waiting period, purchaser typically needs judicial foreclosure or treasurer’s deed process plus quiet title for insurable marketable title. Title companies rarely insure on certificate alone.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Sarpy County Treasurer — Tax Sale ↗

Clerk of court

Sarpy County Register of Deeds / Clerk (records tax deeds) ↗

Property appraiser

Sarpy County Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Sarpy County GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Papillion / La Vista core

Omaha metro south-suburban job and retail density with strong SF absorption and school-driven demand into 2026

Bellevue / Offutt AFB edge

Military and defense employment base supporting resilient workforce housing demand

Gretna / Highway 370 corridor

Rapid suburban expansion and new construction pipeline along the western Sarpy growth edge