How do I start tax sale investing in Connecticut?

Learn the system first: Connecticut sells redeemable tax deeds under Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157 (Chapter 204, Local Levy and Collection of Taxes). Register with the county or its auction platform before the sale, post any required deposit, research each parcel in the property appraiser and clerk records, and set your max number before bidding.

Connecticut Tax Sale Investing Guide — Buy the deed — but the owner gets a window

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Connecticut tax sale investing: buy the deed — but the owner gets a window

Quick answerConnecticut sells redeemable tax deeds for unpaid property taxes. Lien buyers can earn 18% per year on the total purchase price, from the date of sale (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157(f)). Redemption: 6 months from the date of sale; 60 days for abandoned property or where a municipal ordinance so provides (§ 12-157(f)). The collector's deed is lodged unrecorded with the town clerk during redemption Sales: Set by each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities, year-round — no county or statewide sale; each town tax collector runs its own sale Governing law: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157 (Chapter 204, Local Levy and Collection of Taxes).

How it works in Connecticut

In Connecticut you buy a redeemable deed: you take the property at the sale, but the former owner can redeem it during the statutory window by paying you the statutory penalty.

Interest / penalty: 18% per year on the total purchase price, from the date of sale (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157(f))

Redemption: 6 months from the date of sale; 60 days for abandoned property or where a municipal ordinance so provides (§ 12-157(f)). The collector's deed is lodged unrecorded with the town clerk during redemption

When sales happen: Set by each of Connecticut's 169 municipalities, year-round — no county or statewide sale; each town tax collector runs its own sale

Where sales run: mostly in-person — public auction, registration at the auction, listings aggregated at CTTaxSales.com (Pullman & Comley), municipality-specific; online bidding is not universally used

Governing law: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157 (Chapter 204, Local Levy and Collection of Taxes)

The investor's edge

Your edge is penalty math: model both outcomes — redemption (you earn the penalty) and keeping the property (you earn the equity) — and only bid where both outcomes work.

Connecticut sells the property itself (a 'tax deed' sale), not a lien certificate, despite frequent 'tax lien state' labelling in secondary sources — the 6-month redemption is among the shortest in the Northeast. Municipalities may alternatively foreclose the lien judicially under § 12-181, where the court sets the redemption (law) days.

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Full legal reference: Connecticut tax sale laws. Verified 2026-10-30 against the sources on that page. Educational only, not investment advice.