Purchase Information

...of Tax Foreclosed Lincoln County Property

Contents:

Sheriff's Auction
Need Maps?
Zoning Information

Make an Offer
Land Sales Contract

Pursuant to ORS 275, tax foreclosed property must first be offered at a Sheriff's Auction. If not sold at that time, surplus property will be added to the available property list, and may be sold by private sale throughout the year.

Sheriff's Auction

The Sheriff's Auction is scheduled in October each year,
usually on the third or fourth Thursday.

The auction list, along with the public notice of the Sheriff's Auction, is published in the Wednesday edition of the Newport News-Times for four (4) consecutive weeks prior to the auction, and is only available after publication.

Both the Available Property List and the Sheriff's Auction List are located on this site. Note: Lincoln County does not maintain a mailing list for the Sheriff's Auction.

The Property Management Department maintains files on all parcels available, which can be reviewed by appointment only.

No less than the minimum bid will be accepted
for at least 1 year following the auction.

Need Maps?

If you need copies of maps, see Assessor's Maps or go to the Mapping Department located in:

The Assessor's Office
Second Floor
Lincoln County Courthouse
225 W. Olive Street
Newport, OR
Hours: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

In most cases, there are no addresses available. Property is generally only given an address at the time when a building permit is issued. (In other words, bare land rarely has an address, unless it previously had an improvement located on it.)

Zoning Information

If you'd like information regarding septic approvals or zoning, contact:

Lincoln County Planning Department
Public Service Building
210 SW 2nd Street
Newport, OR
Hours: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
tel: (541) 265-4192.

If you want to find out about liens or encumbrances,
you'll need to contact a title company of your choice, at your own cost.

Make an Offer

To make an offer, please send it to the address or the fax number listed in the page footer – Attention: Janet Scalon, Property Manager. You will need to:

Identify each parcel by Map & Tax Lot.
State your offer; whether you want to pay cash or enter into a land sales contract with Lincoln County.
Print your name, address & phone number.
Make sure to sign and date your offer.

Once an offer is made, it can take between 2-4 weeks to receive an answer, depending on what information needs to be obtained.

The County will either accept your offer, reject your offer, or make a counter offer.

Before doing much research on a particular parcel, please contact
Property Management to verify if it's still available for purchase.
See additional information.

Land Sales Contract

Lincoln County will enter into a Land Sales Contract on purchases over $2,500.00. Purchases $2,500.00 and below are cash only.

The terms for a land sales contract are non-negotiable. They are:

Minimum of a 20% down payment
Payments are calculated at 12% interest; and amortized for 5 years.
There is no pre-payment penalty.
For the down payment, Lincoln County accepts cash or cashier's checks only.

When paying in full, or when a Land Sales Contract is paid in full, the county will issue a Quitclaim Deed.

The current recording fees are $68.00 for a land sales contract,
and $58.00 for a quitclaim deed.

Need More Information?

For further information, please contact:

Janet Scanlon
Property Manager
tel: (541) 574-1290
Monday - Wednesday