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Tax Sale

The following notes are intended to provide a general outline of the tax sale process. For complete information, prospective purchasers should consult the Local Government Act, in particular (but not limited to) Sections 645 to 672.

Process

The annual tax sale is held in the form of a public auction on the last Monday in September. It is a collection tool that enables municipalities to recover outstanding property taxes. Properties with three years of outstanding taxes are auctioned to the highest bidder.

The 2025 tax sale will be held on Monday, September 29 at 10am.

Tax sale information

The Township is required by the Local Government Act to sell at the tax sale all properties whose taxes have not been paid for three years. The Local Government Act gives the Collector authority to sell a property for the upset price, which equals all outstanding taxes, penalties, interest, 5% tax sale costs, and Land Title Office fees. All property sales are "as is" without warrant or guarantee by the Township of Langley. The Township of Langley makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being sold.

Advertising

The Local Government Act requires municipalities to advertise in a local paper not less than 3 or more than 10 days prior to the tax sale. The legal description and street address must be published. To avoid your property being listed in this advertisement in the newspaper, your delinquent taxes must be paid by Friday, September 5, 2025, prior to the tax sale date.

Tax sale

A public auction will be held on Monday, September 29 at 10am in Council Chambers at the Civic Facility, 20338 – 65 Avenue. Bidding is accepted on all properties. Prospective bidders are advised that it is their responsibility to search the title of the property in advance to determine if there are any charges registered against the property. The minimum bid is the amount of the upset price. If no bidding takes place within three calls by the Collector (auctioneer), the Township is declared the purchaser at the upset price.

Bidding on property

All bidders must:

  • Pre-register between 9:15 – 9:50am on Monday, September 29, 2025.
  • Provide bank drafts to staff, payable to the Township of Langley, for the maximum amount you will be spending at the auction to receive a bidding paddle.
  • Provide photo identification, occupation, current contact information, social insurance number (individuals) or business number (corporations).
  • If a bidder is successful in purchasing a property or properties, the successful bid price(s) will be deducted from the provided bank draft and a refund will be issued within a week if there is balance unused.
  • If a bidder was unsuccessful at the auction, the bank draft will be returned to the bidder when they hand in their bid card.

Notifying charge holders

The Collector is required by law to search all property titles and, within 90 days after the tax sale, notify all registered charge holders shown on each property.

Redemption

Property owners have a one-year time period following the sale, in which the property can be redeemed. During that period, the property may be redeemed by paying the outstanding charges and interest. The original owner has one year after the property is sold at the tax sale to pay the taxes and retain their property. This is called redemption. All registered charge holders have full right to redeem the property.

To redeem the property, the charge holder must remit the full upset price, plus interest on the purchase price at a rate set by the Province, within one year of the tax sale. As soon as the property is redeemed, the Collector will refund to the tax sale purchaser the purchase price, plus interest to the date of redemption.

Property not redeemed

If the property is not redeemed during the one-year period, the Collector registers the new owner with Land Title and Survey Authority, thus cancelling all previous registered charges, except for those matters set out in Section 276(1)(a) to (g) of the Land Title Act and any lien of the Crown, an improvement district or a local district.

The new owners are required to pay the property sales tax to the Provincial Sales Tax Administrator after application has been made to register in the Land Title Office.

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