Pima County, Arizona Tax Delinquent Properties for Sale List

Key Takeaways

• The Pima County Treasurer prints the tax delinquent list in the Daily Territorial before each February sale, posts it on ananews.com, and sells it as a $50 non-refundable data file.
• The 2026 Pima County sale published 8,517 parcels, sold 4,256 liens for $6.3M to 159 bidders at an average bid rate of 4%, and issued 53 deeds.
• The auction transfers a lien certificate, not the property: the owner keeps the property unless a court later orders otherwise, and deeds are rare compared with liens sold.
• Bids start at 16% and fall in 1% steps (0% is allowed), and the buyer also pays a $10 certificate fee plus county processing and Real Auction fees.
• A.R.S. 42-18112 fixes the sale month as February, and a certificate holder may seek a judgment deed after three years, with A.R.S. 42-18201 closing that door ten years out.

Goliath Data publishes this guide. Everything about the sale below was read on the Treasurer's site, or in Arizona's statutes, on November 5, 2026, and it can change.

For a tax delinquent properties for sale list in Pima County, go to the Pima County Treasurer: the parcels are printed in the Daily Territorial before each February sale, posted on ananews.com, and available as a $50 data file from the office. This Pima County, Arizona tax delinquent properties for sale list page explains what those sources hold. Fair warning on the word "for sale": the auction transfers a lien certificate, and the property stays with its owner unless a court later orders otherwise.

Pima County, Arizona tax delinquent properties for sale list: what Goliath has on file

Pima County currently has 2 tax-delinquent properties on record, according to Goliath's records as of July 6, 2026. The rows below show other signals in the same records, each with its own date:

Don't confuse this with the county's list. The Treasurer published 8,517 parcels for its 2026 sale, so our "2" is only what our records carried on that date. Use the table for context on overlapping trouble, and use the Treasurer for the roll itself.

Where does Pima County publish its tax delinquent list?

You have three routes, all described in the Pima County Treasurer's 2026 Tax Lien Sale booklet:

• The newspaper. The Daily Territorial prints the formal list. Call (520) 294-1200 for a copy.
• The web posting. The same listing appears at ananews.com.
• The Treasurer's data. The office provides data on request for a non-refundable $50. It describes a monthly-updated file of available parcels for assignment buyers, and takes payment through a Doxo page linked from its sale page.

Ask which file your $50 buys before paying, since the sale list and the assignment data serve different purposes. The Treasurer's staff answers basic lien questions at (520) 724-8341, weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

If somebody other than Real Auction offers you Pima liens, slow down. The booklet says a sale on any other website is not being conducted by the county.

How big is the Pima County tax lien sale each year?

The Treasurer publishes unusually plain annual counts:

Three things jump out. Bidders rose every year while the average rate slid to 4%. Only about half of the published parcels sold in 2026. And the same report shows 53 deeds issued against 4,256 liens sold that year, which is a good reminder that deeds are rare here and most of the game is interest.

How does the Pima County tax lien sale run?

The 2026 auction was a single online day on Real Auction, February 26, with batches closing from 8:00 a.m. to noon and an auxiliary session for unsold parcels until 3:00 p.m. Registration ran February 2 to February 19.

No 2027 date was on the Treasurer's page when we checked. A.R.S. 42-18112 fixes the month as February, and the booklet's pattern has each sale offering tax liens from two years earlier, so expect 2025 taxes next, then confirm with the office.

Bids start at 16% and fall in 1% steps. Zero percent is an allowed bid. You pay the base tax, interest and penalties printed in the paper, and every sale is final unless the Treasurer accepts mitigating circumstances submitted in writing. Each bidding entity may register only once, and it cannot have a contractual, legal or financial tie to another registered bidder.

What fees do you pay on top of a Pima County lien?

On a small lien, those fees can swamp a 4% yield. Run the math per parcel, particularly because the processing fee is non-refundable.

How do redemption and a tax deed work in Pima County?

The booklet's timeline is short and worth rereading. An owner or other eligible party can redeem any time before deeding. You then get your purchase amount minus non-refundable fees, plus your bid rate, with interest accruing monthly from March 1. A partial month bills as a full month. Statutes 42-18151 and 42-18153 set out who may redeem and for how much.

To pursue a judgment deed, hold the certificate at least three years from when it was first offered, then file in court. A.R.S. 42-18201 closes that door ten years out, and the booklet says the certificate then expires and the lien is void.

What risks does the Pima County Treasurer warn about?

The booklet calls this sale "the ultimate in buyer beware," and it means it. Before bidding, check these:

• Bankruptcy. Liens under bankruptcy protection are still offered, foreclosure stops during the stay, and the court decides what you recover.
• Splits and re-plats. A parcel split from another may carry superior prior liens, and legal descriptions can change between tax years.
• Special assessments. Other liens may exist that the Treasurer does not know about.
• Volume. Own six or more lots in a subdivision and you may count as a "subdivider." Call the Arizona Department of Real Estate.

What can you buy in Pima County outside the February sale?

Liens that go unsold don't vanish. New assignments can be bought through Real Auction from April 1 to December 15, and subsequent taxes on certificates you hold from June 1 to December 15. Sub-taxed years earn your original bid rate. As of today, both windows are still open for 2026.

How do you reach the owner instead of buying the lien?

Many wholesalers use a sale list as a seller list. Pair it with high-equity checks, and a quick Maricopa comparison if your buy box crosses county lines. Treat calls and texts to owners as covered by telemarketing rules. Whether an offer to buy qualifies is for your lawyer, the FTC's guidance is the place to start, and this article is not legal advice.

Goliath builds lists from signals like tax delinquency, absentee ownership and expired listings, and each record shows its source. It is software and data, so nothing here is a lead sale. See pricing: Ramp is $1,499 a month with 5,000 skip traces. The Arizona index links other counties.