Livingston County, New York

Hybrid61,561 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Hybrid

Redemption periodstate default

Typically 2 years, varies widely by county/municipality charter

Investor returnstate default

Varies — many counties use in-rem deed foreclosure rather than lien certificates; some (e.g., select NYC-area jurisdictions) sell liens

Governing statutestate default

New York Real Property Tax Law Art. 11

Notes

New York in-rem tax foreclosure then county deed resale (not a retail tax-lien certificate market). Livingston County Treasurer / Real Property Tax Services holds an annual foreclosed real property tax auction after final judgment conveys parcels to the County. Recent cycle: in-person Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, 6:00 p.m. at the Livingston County Highway Facility, 4389 Gypsy Lane, Mt. Morris — confirm 2026 date, location, and any shift to online on livingstoncountyny.gov calendar and Treasurer pages. Geneseo / Dansville / Avon Finger Lakes fringe market; Lake Conesus and I-390 corridor demand.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (foreclosed real property tax auction; confirm 2026 format)

Frequency

Annually (recent pattern early November at Highway Facility — confirm 2026 date with Treasurer)

Platform

Livingston County Treasurer — Foreclosed Real Property Tax Auction ↗

Deposit rules

Register and fund per published auction terms for the cycle (cash/certified funds common on NY in-rem county auctions). Properties sold AS IS after in-rem foreclosure judgment; read bidder packet for deposit, balance deadline, and any buyer premiums. Confirm 2026 rules on livingstoncountyny.gov before attending.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper NY RPTL in-rem tax foreclosure generally cuts off most private liens once judgment is final and deed issues; federal tax liens and certain governmental claims can survive or require separate handling. Full title search mandatory before funding.

Quiet title

Often used when title companies require clear marketable title after county tax deed; confirm with underwriter.

Deal maths for New York

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $300

New York has no statewide level of assessment. Each of 1,200+ assessing units sets its own, and ORPTS publishes an equalization rate and residential assessment ratio per unit each year. 1.0 is used here as a deliberate floor — see the derived-ARV note — not as a claim that New York assesses at full value.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Livingston County Treasurer — delinquent tax / tax auction ↗

585-243-7050

Clerk of court

Livingston County Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Livingston County Real Property Tax Services ↗

585-243-7050

GIS / parcel map

Livingston County GIS / parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Geneseo village / SUNY Geneseo edge

College and county-seat employment with stronger SF and rental turnover

Avon / I-390 corridor toward Rochester

Commuter demand and retail along the expressway toward Monroe County

Dansville / I-390 south node

Service-center inventory with entry-priced SF and highway access