Richmond County, New York

Hybrid498,212 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

NYC tax lien sale system (not a county tax-deed auction). Richmond County (Staten Island) properties with eligible delinquent property taxes/water/sewer charges have historically been included in the citywide Department of Finance tax lien sale to a private trust — buyers purchase liens, not deeds. SUSPENDED: In March 2026, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced there will be no 2026 NYC tax lien sale pending a multi-month program review; FY2027 budget proposals have reduced expected lien-sale revenue. Existing sold liens remain; new citywide sale status is paused — monitor NYC DOF. Separate from mortgage foreclosure auctions.

Auction logistics

Format

Suspended (NYC citywide tax lien sale — not active for 2026 cycle)

Frequency

Historically annual citywide lien sale; 2026 sale cancelled/suspended pending administration review

Platform

NYC Department of Finance Tax Lien Sale (program suspended Mar 2026) ↗

Deposit rules

Not applicable while sale is suspended. If program resumes, DOF trust sale rules (registration, deposit, eligible property classes, and surplus/homeowner protections) would be published in the sale notice — do not rely on prior-year mechanics without the new notice.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Tax lien purchase is not ownership. Mortgages, federal liens, and other city charges can remain. Lien foreclosure (if pursued by trust/servicer) is a separate process from the initial sale.

Quiet title

If a lien proceeds to foreclosure deed, marketable title typically still requires full foreclosure completion and often additional clear-title work before insurance/resale.

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

NYC Department of Finance (citywide; not a Richmond County tax sale office) ↗

Clerk of court

Richmond County Clerk (property records) / NYC DOF lien administration ↗

Property appraiser

NYC Department of Finance Property Information / ACRIS ↗

GIS / parcel map

NYC ZoLa / MapPLUTO parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

St. George / North Shore ferry terminal

Transit to Manhattan and waterfront redevelopment supporting multifamily demand

New Dorp / Mid-Island commercial corridor

Established residential demand with relatively liquid single-family stock

Tottenville / South Shore

Family suburban character with tighter inventory and school-driven demand