Terms of Sale

At the Auction

All properties sold require a 10% down payment at the time of purchase. Payments made at the time of purchase may be cash, personal check, money order, cashiers check or certified check. If the down-payment is not made immediately at the time of sale, the Sheriff shall disregard the bid, and shall immediately re-offer the property for sale. A successful bidder who can not immediately make the down payment may also be held in contempt of Court.

After the Purchase

Documentation of the sale is made to the Court by the Sheriff's Office.

An "Order Confirming Sheriff’s Sale, Ordering Deed and Distribution of Proceeds" is filed with the Court by the attorney of record.  This may take 3-4 weeks; if there are any discrepancies this process will take longer.

Upon receipt of the above order, the Sheriff's Office will prepare a Sheriff's Deed.  This usually takes 2-3 weeks. The purchaser will be notified to pay to the Clermont County Sheriff the balance of the sale proceeds. DO NOT bring in the balance until notified by the Sheriff’s Office. The balance must be a cashiers or certified check in order to receive your deed at the time of payment. A personal check will be accepted for the balance; however, there will be a waiting period of three banking days before the deed will be released.  THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS TO THE THREE DAY WAITING PERIOD.

When the purchaser picks up the deed from the Sheriff’s Office, it is the purchaser’s responsibility to have the deed recorded with the County Recorder’s Office located in the County Administration Building , 101 East Main Street, Batavia, Ohio 45103.