Bergen County, New Jersey

Oct 1, 2026 · in 19 days· 09:00 AM

Tax Lienscheduledvia In person

Parcels

announced by the county — list not yet fetched

Opening bids

—

no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

—

often unnecessary

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Held at

Municipal Building, 111 Outwater Lane, Garfield 07026

Venue: Live
Bidding: Bid Down
Sale runs: Same day
Total offered: $288,216

Collector: Barbara Smilowski
Phone: 973.340.6117
Email: bsmilowski@garfieldnj.org
Fax: 973.340.8973

Sale Type: Standard Year Type: Calendar YEP: Yes Additional Comments:

Registration and terms

No special instructions.

What survives this sale

Tax sale certificate is a super-priority municipal lien on the sold year(s)/charges, not fee title. Subsequent taxes, federal liens, and some other charges can still attach. Foreclosure of the right of redemption is required to obtain deed.

Bergen County rules

Sale type: Tax Lien
Redemption period: 2 years from sale (statutory minimum before foreclosure)
Investor return: Up to 18% per annum, bid down at auction; additional 2–6% penalty on larger liens
Governing statute: New Jersey Statutes Title 54, Ch. 5
Population: 978,641 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Online (varies by municipality; commonly RealAuction newjerseytaxsale.com)
Frequency: At least annually per municipality; dates staggered year-round by town
Platform: Municipal tax collector portals (example RealAuction NJ tax sale network)
Deposit rules: Set by each municipality’s tax sale notice (often deposit or full payment of winning lien face plus premium per N.J.S.A. 54:5). Register on that town’s portal well before the sale date.

Title risk

After certificate foreclosure judgment, quiet title or title insurance review is standard before resale in competitive Bergen markets.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

No parcels published yet

The county has announced 34 parcels for this sale, but the parcel list itself has not been fetched yet — so there is nothing to rank here. Counties often publish it only days before the sale. Check back closer to Oct 1, 2026.

Spread is not profit.It compares the opening bid to the county's assessed value, which is not market value — assessment practice varies by state Open a parcel to run the full max-bid analysis, which accounts for the assessment ratio, surviving liens, quiet title, and holding costs.

As announced by the county

Published sale details. The parcel list has not been fetched yet.

Held at

Municipal Building, 111 Outwater Lane, Garfield 07026

Venue

Live

Bidding

Bid Down

Sale runs

Same day

Total offered

$288,216

Collector

Barbara Smilowski

Phone

973.340.6117

bsmilowski@garfieldnj.org

Fax

973.340.8973

Sale Type: Standard Year Type: Calendar YEP: Yes Additional Comments:

Registration and terms

No special instructions.

Bergen County, New Jersey

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Bergen County, New Jersey

As announced by the county

Auction logistics

Title risk

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Offices and records

Areas trending up

Notes