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County Courthouse
217 N. 27th Street
Billings, MT 59101-1939
Phone: (406)256-2701
Fax: (406)256-2777
www.co.yellowstone.mt.us

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Bidding Method: Random Selection

Tax Sale Overview:


If Yellowstone county, Montana 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 Yellowstone county, Montana.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Yellowstone county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Yellowstone 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 Yellowstone county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

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

Why would investors do this?

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

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
William KennedyCommission Chairbkennedy@co.yellowstone.mt.us
John OstlundCommissionerJostlund@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us
James RenoCommissionerJreno@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us
Dennis PaxinosAttorneyDpaxinos@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us
A. J. MichelettiCounty Superintendent of SchoolsAjmicheletti@Co.Yellowstone.Mt
Chuck MaxwellSheriffCmaxwell@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us
Jeff ReinikingCounty Surveyorjreiniking@co.yellowstone.mt.u
Max LeningtonTreasurer/AssessorMlenington@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.U
Deborah HernandezAuditorDhernandez@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.U
Tony NaveClerk And Recorder / SurveyorTnave@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us
Laura BrentClerk of District CourtLbrent@Co.Yellowstone.Mt.Us

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