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County Courthouse
1001 Main Street
Lexington, MO 64067-1344
Phone: (660)259-4315
Fax: (660)259-6109

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Premium Bid

Tax Sale Overview:


If Lafayette county, Missouri is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.

Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Lafayette county, Missouri.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Lafayette county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Lafayette county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.

The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Lafayette county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Lafayette county, Missouri allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Lafayette county, Missouri lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Missouri laws and competition, savvy Lafayette county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Missouri tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Missouri tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
James StrodtmanPresiding Commissioner 
Harland MieserAssociate Commissioner 
Gil RectorAssociate Commissioner 
W. Page BellamyProsecuting Attorney 
Martha PollardPublic Administrator 
Daljett SinghCoroner 
Kerrick AlumbaughSheriff 
Mark NolteCounty Surveyor 
Dale EnsorTreasurer 
Cherie MasonAuditor 
Dawson HeathmanCounty Assessor 
Lori FiegenbaumCollector 
Linda NiendickCounty Clerk 
Patsy OlveraRecorder 
Deana AversmanCircuit Clerk 

Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.


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