Sussex County, New Jersey

Oct 7, 2026 · in 6 days· 08:30 AM

Tax Lienscheduledvia County site

Parcels

25 land-only hidden

Opening bids

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no parcel list yet

Redemption

None

clear title at sale

Quiet title

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often unnecessary

What survives this sale

Tax certificate is a priority lien, not ownership. Junior liens and federal tax liens require full analysis; no possession rights pre-foreclosure. Lake-community HOA and septic constraints are common DD items.

Sussex 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: 147,444 residents
Checked: 2026-07

Auction logistics

Format: Varies by municipality (online RealAuction common statewide; some in-person)
Frequency: At least annually per municipality (N.J.S.A. 54:5-19); dates vary by town — watch each collector's notice and TCTANJ listings
Platform: Municipal tax collectors (example: Vernon Township Tax Collector)
Deposit rules: Per municipal notice and auction vendor: register, fund any required deposit, bid interest/premium per NJ rules, pay certificates by deadline. Redemption only via municipal collector; record/cancel certificate with Sussex County Clerk.

Title risk

After Superior Court foreclosure of the certificate, quiet title or title insurance review is standard before resale.

Offices and records

Tax collector: Municipal tax collectors (Vernon, Sparta, Hopatcong, Newton, etc.)
Clerk of court: Sussex County Clerk / Superior Court
Property appraiser: Municipal assessors / Sussex County Board of Taxation
GIS / parcel map: Sussex County / municipal parcel GIS

Areas trending up

Vernon Township / ski-recreation corridor — Tourism and second-home demand with largest municipal tax base in the county
Sparta / Route 15 commercial edge — School-driven family demand and relatively liquid SF market toward Sussex/Morris jobs
Newton / county-seat core — Local government and service employment with entry pricing versus lake-premium towns

Notes

New Jersey municipal tax-lien county (N.J.S.A. 54:5). Sussex County does not hold one countywide tax sale — each municipality (Vernon Township, Sparta, Hopatcong, Newton, Hardyston, etc.) runs its own annual tax sale for delinquent taxes and municipal charges. Typical format is bid-down from 18% interest; certificate holders generally wait 2 years then foreclose in Superior Court. Vernon Township is the largest municipality. County Sheriff foreclosure sales (mortgage) are a separate channel (Historic Courthouse schedule). Skylands / northwest NJ market.

4 sources

Inherited from New Jersey rather than researched for Sussex: type, redemption, returns, statute.

Parcels — ranked by assessed value over opening bid

Show 25 land-only parcel(s)

Nothing left to show

Every parcel in this sale is hidden: 25 land-only. Land-only means no street address, a house number of zero, or a street with no number; withdrawn parcels are no longer on offer.

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.