Washington County, New York

Hybrid59,839 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 RPTL Art. 11 in-rem tax foreclosure county. Washington County, NY (Hudson Falls / Fort Edward / Glens Falls fringe — do not confuse with Washington County OH, MN, VT, or MD) posts tax property auctions and has used Auctions International for online-only tax-foreclosed real estate events (e.g. multi-week online windows with large parcel counts). Confirm next cycle on washingtoncountyny.gov Tax Property Auctions and the live Auctions International listing. Sold AS IS; surplus claims may apply under county practice.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annually / as inventory posts — recent cycles were multi-week online-only events; confirm current calendar

Platform

Auctions International — Washington County, NY Tax Foreclosed Real Estate ↗

Deposit rules

Register on Auctions International for the specific Washington County sale before the registration deadline. Follow published terms for deposit, payment method, and balance. County general contact 518-746-2100; Real Property Tax Service for parcel questions. Confirm cleared-funds rules before funding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

In-rem tax foreclosure judgment is designed to clear most junior private liens when parties are properly noticed; federal tax liens can survive. Municipal water/sewer and code liens need separate analysis.

Quiet title

Completed in-rem judgment often supports marketable title; quiet title still common on occupied Adirondack-fringe inventory.

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

Washington County Real Property Tax Service / Tax Property Auctions ↗

518-746-2100

Clerk of court

Washington County Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Washington County Real Property Tax Service ↗

GIS / parcel map

Washington County real property / mapping resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Hudson Falls / Fort Edward industrial-river edge

County employment nodes and more liquid SF than remote rural towns

Kingsbury / Glens Falls metro fringe

Adjacency to Glens Falls jobs and retail with suburban absorption

Whitehall / Champlain Canal corridor

Entry-priced inventory with canal-town tourism and cross-lake NY–VT access