Summit County Terms and Conditions
This sale is in accordance with Utah State Code 59-2 Part 13.
Bid Deposits
Summit County requires a bid deposit to participate in the online auction. This ensures fairness to all bidders.
Auction
All sales will be made by auction according to the bidding parameters established by Summit County. The auction will be conducted via the Public Surplus Internet website at https://www.publicsurplus.com. The auction might extend for certain scenarios which are communicated by Public Surplus on each auction page. If a property remains unsold, the Auditor may reopen the bidding at a later date that will be announced in this same manner.
Summit County retains the right to reject any and all bids for any reason, withdraw any property from the sale at any time prior to the issuance of the Tax Deed, or close the auction at any time.
All bidders are legally and financially responsible for all properties they bid upon whether acting on their own behalf or acting as an agent for 3rd party. All bidders must be 18 years of age or older.
Payment
PayMac, a third-party payment processing company, receives all tax sale payments for Summit County. Payment for an awarded item must be received by 5:00 p.m May 28th, 2026. If you are the successful bidder, and you fail to submit any balance due on your auction purchase or purchases per these terms of conditions, you will forfeit your deposit, and you will not become the owner of any of the subject property or properties. Summit County may choose to enforce the purchase through any legal means.
Payment may only be made by wire transfer. NO
CASH, CHECKS, OR MONEY ORDERS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Follow the
instructions listed under for Wire Transfers.
Partial
Payment
There will be NO
partial payments allowed for an auction.
Wire
Transfers
The wire transfer
instructions will be listed below. You can also email support at
buyersupport@publicsurplus.com
and ask for wire instructions or request the instructions via live
chat.
Listed
below is the information you will need to complete a wire transfer to
PayMac to pay for item(s) purchased on www.publicsurplus.com.
In the Memo section you MUST put the auction number(s) (example:
Auction# 654324) of the items you are remitting payment for first
then your name (Not Company Name) or user ID, (Write the full name
Auction and not Auc as Auc will cause the bank to hold the wire).
Failure to do this can result in delaying the payment for these items
or having the wire sent back to your bank. Please be sure you double
check the amount of your payment before you send the wire transfer as
the wrong amount will cause significant delay or the payment may be
returned to your bank. If taxes are to be removed contact the selling
agency to have this done before submitting payment. There may be
additional charges from your financial institution to complete a wire
transfer. You will be responsible for any and all charges related to
wire transfers. Paymac will not be liable for these charges.
Wire
requests are received Monday - Friday, 9 am - 5 pm. Your payment may
take up to 48 business hours to post. Once your payment has been
posted you will receive a receipt of your payment by email. The
winning bidder will receive an email with further instructions and a
form to complete and return to the agency with instructions for tax
deed vesting. If you have any additional questions or need assistance
with this process please contact us using the chat function.
International Wires or ACH Payments will not be accepted.
Buyer
Wire Instructions:
Name of Account:
PayMac,
Inc.
Routing Number:
124001545
Account
number:
102908156
Company Information:
PayMac,
Inc.
Mailing address:
2520 Saint Rose Parkway, Ste
214
Henderson, NV 89053
Bank Information:
Chase
Bank;
1115 S 800 E;
Orem, UT 84097
If you are the successful bidder and you fail to submit any balance due on your auction purchase per these terms of conditions, you will not become the owner of the subject property and your deposit will not be returned to you. If any party is the successful bidder on multiple parcels, only payment in full for all parcels will be accepted. Selective payments will not be allowed and all transactions will be deemed in default resulting in the parcels being placed for re-offer at a later date.
If the property remains unsold, the County may reopen the bidding and continue the auction at a later date.
Summit County is not liable for the failure of any device that is not owned, operated, and managed by the county, which prevents a person from participating in any sale. "Device" includes, but is not limited to, computers and other equipment to access the internet, hardware, networks, software applications, and web sites.
Summit County retains the right to reject any and all bids for any reason, withdraw any property from the sale at any time prior to the issuance of the Tax Deed, or close the auction at any time.
A bid is an irrevocable offer to purchase property
Summit County reserves the right to pursue all available legal remedies against a non-paying bidder. Any non-paying bidder may be banned from future auctions.
All opening bids will be for the total amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and administrative fees. All fees have been added to the minimum bid, except for the 8% buyer's premium.
Properties are sold "AS IS" with NO WARRANTIES
Properties sold during the May Tax Sale shall be conveyed by Tax Deed. This form of Deed is not a Warranty Deed. Winning bidders assume all risks related to the property. The County makes no representations, warranties, or guarantees as to any property sold at tax sale. By way of example only, and not by way of limitation, the County makes no representation, warranty, or guarantee as to whether the property exists, is buildable or developable, is subject to claims of other parties, is encumbered by liens, easements, mortgages, trust deeds, tax liens, assessments or other interests, is habitable, complies with zoning regulations, has access, does not have access, is contaminated or free of contamination, is properly assessed, or is properly described.
Successful bidders assume all risks and liabilities associated with the property including, but is not limited to, additional property tax assessment, existing liens or other encumbrances, or fines levied by any government agency. Summit County does not provide any information to any prospective buyer beyond what is available through the Summit County website. Prospective buyers are responsible to do all research they deem necessary to evaluate the properties they are interested in purchasing at the sale. The Summit County Auditor's office does not provide any advice, legal or otherwise, to any prospective buyer beyond answering questions related to the procedures of administering the sale.
All sales are final! Summit County does not issue refunds for any reason unless a sale is invalidated by order of the Summit County Council or another adjudicating body.
Redemption Rights
Delinquent property may be redeemed on behalf of the owner of record by any person at any time prior to the Sale. A person redeeming the delinquent property must make payment in certified funds to the Summit County Treasurer for the total delinquent amount including taxes, interest, penalties and the administrative costs. Property may only be redeemed up to the time of the sale. Once the auction has started, either live or online, no redemption can be made. Utah State law does not allow for a post-sale redemption period. The IRS has a redemption right to acquire the property within 120 days of a sale. An active military service member may also have redemption rights.
Property tax relief programs will be canceled on the property effective as of the date of sale. Property taxes for the remainder of the tax year will be recalculated and billed to the property purchaser. These recalculated taxes are a lien upon the property.
Excess Proceeds
Summit County will hold any proceeds from the sale in excess the total amount of taxes, penalties, interest, and administrative fees for up to 90 days from the date the sale is ratified by the Summit County Commission. All unclaimed, excess funds are transferred to the Utah State Treasurer, Unclaimed Property Division PO Box 140530, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-0530, 888) 217-1203 or https://mycash.utah.gov/.
Possession of Property
Summit County will convey title to the property via Tax Deed. The successful bidder may take possession of the property after the payment has been received and the Tax Deed has been recorded. The County Auditor will record and mail the Tax Deed to the successful bidder after the sale has been ratified by the Summit County Commission. This can take place between 30 to 90 days after the sale.
Summit County does not issue Tax Lien Certificates, as Utah State is not a Tax Lien state.
TERMS OF SALES ARE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION. BY SUBMITTING A BID, YOU AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THE SALE AS POSTED AT THE TIME BID IS SUBMITTED.
ALL SALES ARE FINAL. THERE ARE NO REFUNDS.