St. Joseph County, Indiana

Where to obtain records

St. Joseph County Treasurer; Auditor for tax-sale/redemption records

How to find the information

How to Pay Your Tax Bill says taxes for properties certified for tax sale cannot be paid online. Use the Treasurer’s separate bill/account information or request the existing unpaid ledger, and ask for the Auditor’s dated redemption/certificate record after sale.

Provide the parcel/PIN or duplicate number, tax year, payable year and desired as-of date when requesting existing records. Specify current collection history, a dated delinquency publication, a tax-sale certificate/redemption record or a personal-property judgment. Ask whether assessments, penalties, costs, subsequent taxes and recent payments are included. Confirm inspection, electronic-copy, certification, research and extract charges. A valuation, payment receipt, advertised minimum bid or sheriff foreclosure is not by itself proof of every current unpaid obligation.

What to ask for

“I am looking for publicly available delinquent real-property tax records for St. Joseph County for [tax year]. Which office maintains these records? Is there an online search or downloadable list? If not, how can I request a copy, and what fees apply?”

Have the property address, parcel number, owner name, and tax year ready when searching for a particular property.

County-specific notes

The online-payment restriction does not establish absence of public records. The Treasurer’s public office phone is 574-235-9531 in South Bend; the phone-payment service is a different number. Reviewed October 28, 2026. Published calendars can be older than current access instructions. No taxpayer criteria, account registration, CAPTCHA, public-records request, bidder enrollment or payment was submitted. No taxpayer rows or owner-list attachments are included in this guide.