2026 Tax Foreclosure Auction and Land Disposition
Tompkins County
Summary
The county sold 16 foreclosed parcels at auction and will execute quitclaim deeds. One small Ithaca parcel sold for so little the county took a loss, and the county attorney said there's no direct way to recover it from the former owner — an Albany problem, members agreed.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 8, 2026.
Impact analysis
The county absorbed a loss on at least one parcel sold below the taxes owed.
Buyers of the foreclosed properties who receive clear title.
County taxpayers absorb the loss on under-selling parcels.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Government Operations Committee - Regular Meeting — September 8, 2026
The county sold 16 foreclosed parcels at auction and will execute quitclaim deeds. One small Ithaca parcel sold for so little the county took a loss, and the county attorney said there's no direct way to recover it from the former owner — an Albany problem, members agreed.
Government Operations Committee - Regular Meeting — June 9, 2026
The county's annual foreclosure auction is set for August 4. The committee approved stream-protecting deed restrictions on four auction parcels, held the Newfield stormwater parcels in limbo, and put off a decision on the Enfield Falls Road parcel with two derelict trailers near Treman State Park until July.
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