More Than 3,000 District Properties With Unpaid Taxes to be Sold at Public Auction Beginning July 10

(Washington, DC) The Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR) announced today that it will hold its annual Tax Sale beginning July 10. At this public auction, OTR will sell more than $10 million in real property tax liens – both commercial and residential – for which property taxes remain unpaid. A list of all properties by parcel, square, suffix, and lot number, with the name of the owner of record and the unpaid tax amount, will be advertised on Thursday, June 22 in The Washington Post and The Washington Times.

The Tax Sale, which is an annual event required by DC statute, will be held daily beginning Monday, July 10, from 8:30 am until 12 noon and from 1 pm until 4 pm, or until all properties advertised for that day are sold. The sale will be held at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, 4th floor, Washington, DC.

Registration for the sale, which is mandatory, begins Wednesday, July 5 and continues until the final day of the sale. To register, prospective bidders must make a deposit of at least 20 percent of their total bid. In addition, a $150 Tax Sale fee will be added to each property at the time of the sale.

To register for the Tax Sale or to inquire about the status of a delinquent property, call the OTR Customer Service Center at (202) 727-4TAX (4829) or visit the walk-in center at 941 North Capitol Street, NE, on the 1st floor.