Los Angeles County, California Tax Delinquent Properties for Sale List

Key Takeaways

• The Los Angeles County delinquent property tax list you can act on is the Treasurer and Tax Collector's auction list, posted as a PDF with no fee shown.
• California sells tax-defaulted property by tax deed, and the owner's right to redeem ends at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before the auction.
• The 2026B follow-up online auction opens for bidding Saturday, December 5, 2026 at 3:00 p.m. Pacific and ends Tuesday, December 8 at 12:00 p.m.
• The 2026B auction book ran 62 pages, while Goliath's records show 1 tax-delinquent property in Los Angeles County as of June 29, 2026, so Goliath's tally is not the record of what is being sold.
• The auction deposit is $5,000 or 10% of your spend limit, whichever is greater, and bids move in $100 steps.

The Los Angeles County delinquent property tax list you can act on is the auction list from the county Treasurer and Tax Collector (TTC), posted as a PDF on its Schedule of Upcoming Auctions page with no fee shown. The county sells by tax deed, and the owner's right to redeem ends the business day before the auction.

Goliath Data publishes this guide. Auction details were read on the Los Angeles County Treasurer and Tax Collector's site on November 5, 2026, and the county can change them.

What Is the LA County Delinquent Tax Roll?

A delinquent tax roll is a county's record of properties with unpaid property taxes. In Los Angeles County, the version the public can act on is narrower. The TTC's auction FAQ defines defaulted taxes as the unpaid property taxes at the end of the fiscal tax year, and a parcel reaches auction only after years in default. So a late bill is not a property for sale. Our guide to delinquent tax roll searches explains how this works in other counties.

Los Angeles County, California tax delinquent properties for sale list: Goliath's snapshot

Los Angeles County currently has 1 tax-delinquent property on record in Goliath's records as of June 29, 2026. Other signals from those records follow, dated row by row:

Please don't size the market from that "1." The county's 2026B auction book alone ran 62 pages. Our figures are a dated tally, and the TTC's book is the record for what is actually being sold.

How Do You Get the Los Angeles County Delinquent Tax List?

Everything sits on one county page. For each auction it links:

• Property list. Here is the 2026B book, with item number, Assessor ID, minimum bid, legal description and address. Entries ranged from an $8,183 vacant lot to a $246,468 minimum in Hidden Hills.
• Properties remaining for sale. This is the live version, and it shrinks as owners redeem.
• Known special conditions. Contamination, easements or Mello-Roos, per the county's FAQ.
• Known IRS, weed abatement and brush clearance liens. These lists are separate, so open each one.
• Sold properties and excess proceeds lists. Prior-sale results, handy for pricing your own bids.

The county says it provides these for convenience and makes no promise they are complete. To see the parcel itself, enter the address or Assessor ID on the Assessor's site.

Notice that this list covers parcels headed to auction, not every late tax bill. We did not find a county product listing all delinquent parcels, so ask the auction desk at 213.974.2045 or auction@ttc.lacounty.gov what it can provide. The auction email alerts tell you when new lists appear.

When Is the Next Los Angeles County Tax Auction?

The October 2026B auction has closed. Here is what the county's schedule shows next:

The December follow-up's property list was not yet linked when we checked, so look again after registration opens. Unsold properties cannot be bought directly from the county. The FAQ says they are re-offered at public auction at least once every six years.

One smaller sale is mostly for neighbors. In a September 1 letter, the TTC asked the Board of Supervisors to approve a sealed bid auction for December 16 and 17, 2026: 164 parcels considered "unusable," at a $250 minimum. Eligibility is limited to owners of contiguous parcels and certain easement holders, so a $250 strip is not open to everybody.

How Does the Los Angeles County Tax Auction Work?

These terms come from the county's 2026B Terms and Conditions. Read the follow-up sale's own terms before you bid, because details may differ.

• What qualifies. Taxes in default five years or more for residential or agricultural property, three years or more for non-residential commercial property or vacant land.
• Where. Online through GovEase. Do not register or send deposits to the county.
• Deposit. $5,000 or 10% of your spend limit, whichever is greater. Wire, bank-issued money order, cashier's check or eCheck only.
• Minimum bid. At least the amount needed to redeem plus sale costs, printed beside each parcel. Bidding moves in $100 steps.
• Default. Miss the final payment and you forfeit the deposit and get no rights. The county may also file a claim and bar you for up to five years.

Don't set your maximum at the bid. For 2026B, the buyer also owed documentary transfer tax of $0.55 per $500, a $10 survey monument fee, and any city transfer tax. That runs $4.50 per $1,000 in Los Angeles and Culver City, $3.00 in Santa Monica, and $2.20 in Pomona and Redondo Beach. The 2026-2027 secured tax bill also falls to the buyer.

What Is the Redemption Right in California?

Some states sell tax liens first and make a lien buyer wait before seeking a deed. Los Angeles County sells a tax deed at auction, and the county's auction terms describe no tax lien certificate. If you searched for tax lien properties, read how tax liens and tax deeds differ first, because a deed buyer pays for the property itself. Under the terms, the redemption right ends at 5:00 p.m. on the last business day before the auction, and "there is no extended right of redemption in the State of California." If an owner pays in time, your bid never happens.

Finality has limits, though. Under Revenue and Taxation Code sections 3725 and 3731, as the county explains them, anyone with an interest may petition the Board to rescind within one year of the tax deed. So the TTC gives two cautions that belong in your budget:

• Wait a year before making improvements.
• Expect most title companies to decline coverage for at least a year after recording.

If a sale is rescinded, the refund is the purchase price plus interest at the county pool rate, with no mention of rehab money. The deed itself records about 60 to 70 days after the sale. Until you have it, entering the property, spending on construction, or contacting tenants breaches the terms and can cancel the sale.

Which Liens Does a California Tax Deed Leave Behind?

A deed wipes out private liens such as deeds of trust, judgments and mechanic's liens. It does not clear everything. Per the county's terms, these can survive:

• Federal IRS liens, with the IRS keeping its own redemption rights
• Weed abatement, demolition and PACE liens
• Upcoming tax installments and certain special assessments
• Unpaid Mello-Roos special taxes and 1915 Act assessments not satisfied by sale proceeds
• Easements, water rights and recorded restrictions

Improvements shown on the list may no longer exist, a street address may not mean a building, and a parcel can be landlocked or sit in a flood channel. Everything sells as is, and every sale is final.

What Should You Check Before Bidding on a Parcel?

Treat the auction list as a starting point, because the county says it is for identifying properties. Before you set a spend limit, work through each parcel:

1. Confirm it is still for sale on the Properties Remaining for Sale list, since redeemed parcels drop off.
2. Look it up by Assessor ID on the Assessor's site, and see the parcel with your own eyes from public property. The terms warn bidders not to trespass.
3. Read each separate list: special conditions, IRS liens, and weed abatement and brush clearance liens.
4. Add the costs above to your bid: transfer taxes, the survey monument fee and the next tax bill.
5. Plan for the first year, when the rescission window and title coverage limits can delay a resale or rehab.

How Do You Find the Owner Before the Auction?

Between the book's posting and redemption day, owners on the list still hold title. That window is why many investors skip-trace names from it. Check our primer on tax deed investing and the California county index as you plan. Ask your lawyer whether an offer to buy counts as telemarketing, and treat calls and texts as covered in the meantime, using the FTC's rules. This is general information, not legal advice.

Goliath sells data and software rather than leads. Its lists combine signals such as probate and pre-foreclosure, with the source kept on each record. Published skip trace figures are a 99% match rate and 85% accuracy, with no charge for misses, on plans from $1,499 a month.