Livingston County, NY: What the November 5, 2026 Tax Auction Offered, and What Winners Do Next

By Tax Sale Atlas, November 11, 2026

Livingston County scheduled its foreclosed real property tax auction for Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 6 p.m. at the County Highway Facility, 4389 Gypsy Lane, Mount Morris, with Thomas P. Wamp and Pirrung Auctioneers Inc. calling the sale. Livingston County, like most New York counties outside New York City, enforces delinquent taxes through foreclosure under Article 11 of the Real Property Tax Law, and the booklet's own terms describe the county as having "acquired title" to these parcels. The auction sells them outright, subject to approval by the Board of Supervisors.

Here is what the auction-day booklet still offered, what a winner owed that night, and the path from there to a recorded deed. The county profile is on our Livingston County tax sale page.

29 parcels in the booklet, 12 still listed on auction day

The PDF the county links, whose file name says "Updated 1072026," carries an internal modification date of November 5 at 2:21 p.m., the day of the auction. It describes 29 parcels. Seventeen carry a "Property Removed" stamp, and the booklet does not say why. That left 12:

ParcelMunicipalityClass and size (approximate)Assessment
2Town of Avon322 rural vacant, 1.07 acres$5,000
3Village of Caledonia330 vacant commercial, 0.06 acres, no road frontage$1,400
5Town of Conesus270 manufactured housing, 0.46 acres$39,100
6Village of Geneseo230 three-family residence, 0.23 acres$290,000
14Village of Mt. Morris411 apartments, 0.35 acres$40,000
18Village of Dansville210 single-family, 0.25 acres$174,100
19Village of Nunda210 single-family, 0.41 acres$61,200
22Town of Portage270 manufactured housing, 0.10 acres$15,600
24Town of Springwater210 single-family, 2 acres$85,800
25Town of Springwater240 rural residence with acreage, 10 acres$76,900
26Town of West Sparta270 manufactured housing, 1.8 acres$29,800
28Town of York210 single-family, 0.25 acres$162,700

The assessment column is the figure the booklet prints for each parcel. Every parcel page carries the line "This information, though deemed reliable, is not guaranteed," and the county does not offer inspections, so value each one yourself. Three of the 12 are manufactured housing, which matters further down.

The money due on auction night

Term 6 of the booklet sets two payments, both due "immediately upon being declared the successful bidder," in cash or by certified check or equivalent. Personal checks were not accepted.

So the price paid to the county is the bid plus the 10% premium, plus recording costs and fees incidental to the transfer of title (term 6). Any liens and charges that survive under term 13, covered below, come on top. Three worked cases:

Winning bidPaid that nightDue at closing
$1,500$1,650 (whole bid plus $150 premium)Fees only
$15,000$3,500 ($1,500 premium plus $2,000 deposit)$13,000 plus fees
$60,000$12,000 ($6,000 premium plus $6,000 deposit)$54,000 plus fees

The winner also signed a public auction contract with the county that night. The county pays no interest on deposits.

From the hammer to closing

The deed, and what it leaves in place

The county conveys title "As Is" by quitclaim deed, describing the parcel as it appeared on the tax roll for the year the county acquired title (term 15). Title insurance or an abstract is at your option and expense. After closing and full payment you pay the Clerk's fees, and the deed is recorded and returned to you.

Ownership starts when the deed is recorded. Until then the county grants no access, no occupancy and no inspection of any building (terms 15 and 17). If tenants are there, finding out who and on what terms is your job, and any eviction is yours after recording (term 14). Personal property left on a parcel is not part of the sale (term 18).

Term 13 lists what the parcels are sold subject to. The ones that cost money:

If a court later cancels the sale, term 21 limits you to the return of the purchase price or deposit, with nothing for improvements, taxes paid or other costs.

Where the rest of the money goes

Since 2024, Article 11 has carried a surplus procedure in RPTL 1195 to 1197. Under RPTL 1196, within 45 days after the sale of tax-foreclosed property the enforcing officer decides whether a surplus exists. For a public sale, which RPTL 1195 defines as a public auction conducted under RPAPL 231, the surplus is the price paid minus the taxes, interest, penalties and other charges. The officer reports to the court and pays any surplus into court.

Anyone who held an interest in the parcel just before the foreclosure judgment can then claim a share under RPTL 1197, which runs like a surplus claim after a mortgage foreclosure. Where the property went by public sale, "the amount paid for the property shall be accepted as the full value of the property." For residential property, if no former homeowner has filed a claim by the time the report of sale is confirmed and surplus remains, the proceeding stays open at least three years from that confirmation, or longer if the court directs. None of this is the buyer's to file or answer. If the auction counts as a public sale under RPTL 1195, your winning bid is the number the surplus math starts from. Our New York tax sale guide walks through the whole Article 11 sequence, surplus included.

More from Tax Sale Atlas

  1. Livingston County, NY tax sale page: Treasurer contacts, sale timing and the booklet link.
  2. How New York tax sales work, from the January 1 lien to the county auction.
  3. How to buy tax deeds in New York, step by step.
  4. Due diligence before a tax sale: access, condition, zoning, title and value.
  5. Other New York counties.

Tax Sale Atlas is a reference site for tax sale investors. This note is general information, not legal or financial advice. Confirm every term, date and amount with the Livingston County Treasurer before you rely on it.

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