All properties held by Franklin County are sold by public auction.  At any time, the public can search properties owned by Franklin County on this website through the property tax inquiry parcel search, by typing Franklin County on the owner search line.  They can then fill out an application for re-sale of tax title property on particular parcel(s) - Landsale Application and then the commissioners authorize the re-sale of the tax title property.

• We also currently hold the Franklin County Foreclosure sale once a year. The last foreclosure sale was held December 1, 2009 at 10:00am in the Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting room.

The Franklin County Treasurer conducts and holds the sale. Franklin County does not offer any kind of financing program for the foreclosure property. Payment must be made in full, immediately following the sale, either by cash or by cashier’s check, payable to the Franklin County Treasurer.   No other form of payment will be accepted. 

• All sales may be subject to special assessment liens of other taxing districts and competing federal liens not extinguished by this sale, whether known or unknown. City LID liens, where known, will be announced. It is up to you to know exactly what you are bidding on.  We do not overturn a sale and refund the purchase price because a bidder didn’t know what they were bidding on, or because they didn’t understand the legal description.

A list of the properties in foreclosure is not available until the Notice and Summons is filed, and will be published in the Franklin County Graphic, the Tri City Herald, and on this web page. Parcels may be redeemed from the foreclosure at any time up to and including the day before the auction by the recorded interest owners at the time the Certificate of Delinquency is filed. Therefore, you will periodically need to check for updates. 

If no person submits a minimum bid for the property offered for sale, the county becomes the winning bidder by default and the property then becomes tax title property.  The county holds the property in trust for the taxing districts and any future sales are held according to the tax title statutes RCW 36.35.

If you intend to bid on any parcel, you must bid in person.  Please provide in advance the morning of the sale your name, address, and zip code exactly as it should appear on your receipt and deed. The list will expedite the sale if you are the successful bidder.

If you should have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact our office at (509) 545-3518.