Franklin County, Washington

Tax Deed101,238 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

None once the county treasurer's deed issues (3-year delinquency threshold before that)

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer

Governing statutestate default

Revised Code of Washington Ch. 84.64

Notes

Washington treasurer tax-foreclosure (tax deed) county. Franklin County Treasurer holds annual foreclosure sale online on GovEase (county page; older cycles used Bid4Assets — platform switched). Recent pattern: December sale; registration deadline day before sale (e.g. Dec 12, 2025 auction with Dec 11 noon registration deadline). Next sale TBD after each cycle — check franklincountywa.gov Tax Foreclosure Sales. Opening bids cover delinquencies/costs; deposit rules per GovEase/county terms. Pasco / Tri-Cities east bank (ag, logistics, Hanford-adjacent labor market).

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annually, typically December (registration often due day before sale) — confirm live date on county page

Platform

GovEase — Franklin County, WA tax foreclosure ↗

Deposit rules

Register on GovEase by published deadline; post deposit per auction terms (historical Bid4Assets cycles used ~$1,000 deposit + processing fee — confirm current GovEase/Franklin terms). Wire/cleared funds for settlement. Read county Foreclosure Sale instructions before funding.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Treasurer’s deed generally extinguishes most private liens; federal tax liens can survive. Verify assessments and surplus/overbid procedures. Sold AS IS.

Quiet title

Practically often required for title insurance on Washington tax-deed property.

Deal maths for Washington

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

RCW 84.40.030: "All property must be valued at one hundred percent of its true and fair value in money and assessed on the same basis unless specifically provided otherwise by law." RCW 84.41.030 requires annual revaluation of all taxable real property, with physical inspection at least once every six years.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Franklin County Treasurer — Tax Foreclosure Sales ↗

509-545-3518

Clerk of court

Franklin County Superior Court Clerk / Auditor (records) ↗

Property appraiser

Franklin County Assessor — parcel search ↗

GIS / parcel map

Franklin County GIS / Assessor parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Pasco / downtown–riverfront edge

Tri-Cities logistics and service employment with SF absorption

West Pasco / Road 68 retail corridor

Suburban retail spine with school-driven buyer pool

Connell / north county ag-industrial fringe

Agriculture and correctional/industrial employment with relative entry inventory