Hartford, CT

The City of Hartford is holding a tax sale on Friday, November 6, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the Hartford Public Library's Downtown Library, 500 Main Street. The sale list posted by the city's auction counsel has 18 properties on it, among them 296 Homestead Avenue, 273 Asylum Street and several parcels on John Street. It's in person only: bidders attend themselves or by representative, bring government-issued ID, complete a registration form and tender a $5,000 deposit in certified funds payable to "Pullman & Comley, Trustee" — no cash. The winner pays the balance within five calendar days or forfeits the deposit. Owners, lienholders of the property, and anyone who owes Hartford delinquent taxes can't bid.

Connecticut doesn't sell lien certificates: the tax collector auctions the property itself, bid up from what's owed, and executes a deed that sits unrecorded for six months (Conn. Gen. Stat. § 12-157(e)). To redeem within those six months, the owner or a lienholder pays the taxes and charges due at the sale plus 18% a year on your total purchase price from the date of the sale, and any amount you bid above the debt is held in escrow and returned to you on redemption (§ 12-157(f), (i)). If nobody redeems, the deed is recorded and has full effect. Hartford's notices say each property is sold "as is", with no guarantees, and still subject to things the sale doesn't clear — city taxes not yet due at the levy, other authorities' taxes and charges, and on some parcels specific city liens the buyer must pay on taking title.