Saratoga County, New York — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → new-york. This page covers how Saratoga County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

• County seat: Ballston Spa, NY
• Population: ~240,360 (FIPS-reference estimate; 235,509 per 2020 Census)
• FIPS: 36091
• Recording unit: county
• Parent legal framework: new-york
• Judicial district: 4th Judicial District, New York State Unified Court System (Saratoga County Supreme Court). Source: NY Courts — Courts in Saratoga County (4th JD)
• Enforcing officer: Saratoga County forecloses delinquent tax liens by in rem proceeding under RPTL Article 11. The Saratoga County Treasurer is “the collector of delinquent property taxes for all parcels within the county except for those within the City of Saratoga Springs,” and is the office to which delinquent taxes are paid and which administers the tax-foreclosure auction. The Treasurer’s office at the time of last verification is JoAnn Kupferman (Acting County Treasurer) — verify the current officeholder before relying on the name. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information · new-york (RPTL Art. 11 enforcing-officer framework)

C1. Local Tax Sale

• Conducts own sale? Yes. Saratoga County conducts an online-only public auction of tax-foreclosed property it has acquired through the RPTL Article 11 in rem process. Saratoga County held its first online tax-foreclosed auction in 2020 and has run online auctions since (it previously held in-person auctions). Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information · PR.com — Saratoga County online tax-foreclosed auction

• Platform: Online only via Auctions International, Inc. (Buffalo-based), at SaratogaCoAuction.com / auctionsinternational.com. Bidders register and bid online; there is no in-person bidding.

  • Auctions International contact: (800) 536-1401 (per release, RJ Klisiewicz). Source: PR.com — Saratoga County auction (SaratogaCoAuction.com, Auctions International) · Auctions International — Saratoga County Tax Foreclosed Real Estate #32085

• Calendar: Saratoga County holds delinquent-property tax-foreclosure auctions twice a year — in March and September — with the property list made available to the public approximately three weeks prior to the auction and advertised in local newspapers.

  • Most recent confirmed cycle (example): the March 2023 online auction opened Monday, March 13, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET and began closing Friday, March 24, 2023 at 12:00 PM ET; online bidder-registration packet due Wednesday, March 22, 2023 by 4:00 PM (“no exceptions”); 35+ parcels (residential, commercial, vacant lots). Source: PR.com — Saratoga County March 2023 auction · Auctions International — Saratoga County #32085 needs_verification — the specific next-scheduled (2026) auction dates were not retrieved from a directly fetched current Auctions International / county listing.

• Buyer’s premium: 6% of the high bid when paying by cash or certified funds; 10% when paying by credit card (Visa / MasterCard / Discover). The buyer’s premium is added to each parcel’s invoice. Source: Auctions International — Saratoga County auction terms (search summary of listing #32085 / #23026)

• Registration & deposit:

  • Register online at SaratogaCoAuction.com and submit the Online Bidder Registration Packet by the stated deadline (e.g., the Wednesday before the close), or you will not be allowed to bid.
  • Deposit: the successful bidder must deposit the greater of $200 or 10% of the high bid, plus the 6% buyer’s premium, for each parcel. Source: Auctions International — Saratoga County auction terms (search summary) · PR.com — Saratoga County auction needs_verification — exact closing/balance-due window and the full prohibited-bidder list were not retrieved from a directly fetched Saratoga County terms-of-sale document (Auctions International listing pages returned navigation shells on direct fetch; figures sourced from listing/press-release search summaries).

• Bidder requirements / prohibited bidders: Standard Auctions International online registration (government-issued photo ID; entity bidders supply formation documents). needs_verification — the precise Saratoga County prohibited-bidder list (e.g., exclusion of delinquent taxpayers, the foreclosed owner, county/auction employees) was not retrieved from a directly fetched county terms-of-sale document.

• Rate within statutory range: 1% per month (12%/year), the RPTL § 924-a state default (plus RPTL § 1102 charges, penalties, and costs). No county deviation identified. Source: new-york parent page.

• Delinquent list / auction property list: The auction property list is posted on SaratogaCoAuction.com roughly three weeks before each sale and advertised in local papers; delinquent-tax balances on a specific parcel are obtained from the County Treasurer’s Office at (518) 884-4724 or by submitting a Delinquent Property Tax Inquiry through the Treasurer’s webpage. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

• Where/how to redeem locally: Any person with a right, title, interest in, or lien upon a parcel may redeem on or before the last day for redemption stated in the published petition/notice of foreclosure by paying the Saratoga County Treasurer the full unpaid tax liens plus interest, penalties, and lawful charges.

  • Pay to: Saratoga County Treasurer, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020; (518) 884-4724. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information · Saratoga County Treasurer — office address (Ballston Spa, 40 McMaster St.)

• Delinquency trigger: Current-year town/city taxes are due by April 1; unpaid taxes become delinquent and are transferred to the County Treasurer after April 1 (except City of Saratoga Springs parcels — see C5). Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information

• Redemption period: Governed by RPTL § 1110 (2-year default from lien date) as applied in Saratoga County’s Art. 11 in rem proceeding; the operative deadline for any given proceeding is the “last day for redemption” stated in the published petition/notice of foreclosure. See new-york §§ 1110, 1123–1125. needs_verification — no Saratoga-specific shortening (RPTL § 1111-a vacant-and-abandoned registry → 1 year) was confirmed from a retrieved county document.

• Local fees / charges: Interest at 1%/month (RPTL § 924-a) plus penalties, publication/notice costs, recording and search costs, administrative fees, and reasonable attorney fees as authorized by RPTL § 1102. needs_verification — exact Saratoga County administrative-fee schedule not retrieved from a directly fetched document.

• Redemption / foreclosure contact:

  • Saratoga County Treasurer’s Office, 40 McMaster Street, Ballston Spa, NY 12020; (518) 884-4724; hours generally 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM, M–F. Delinquent inquiries are accepted through the online Delinquent Property Tax Inquiry form. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

Following tyler-v-hennepin-county (2023) and New York’s 2024 RPTL reform (L.2024, ch.55, pt.BB; RPTL §§ 1196–1197, signed April 20, 2024, retroactive to May 25, 2023), surplus from a Saratoga County tax-foreclosure sale is determined and distributed under the statewide RPTL §§ 1196–1197 regime. No separate Saratoga County local surplus law was identified in retrieved sources (contrast Onondaga County, which enacted its own Local Law No. 1 – 2024); Saratoga County applies the state statute directly. Source: new-york §3 (RPTL §§ 1196–1197) · Justia — RPTL § 1197 (Claims for Surplus)

• Surplus determination: Within 45 days after the sale, the enforcing officer (County Treasurer) determines whether a surplus exists — sale proceeds minus (taxes + interest + penalties + RPTL § 1102 charges). For a non-public sale, full value is set by the tax roll, a licensed NY appraisal, or another reasonable method (RPTL § 1196). See new-york §3. Source: new-york §3 (RPTL § 1196)

• Who may claim: “Any person who had any right, title, interest, claim, lien or equity of redemption in or upon a parcel immediately prior to the issuance of the judgment of foreclosure” may file a claim with the court for a share of any surplus (RPTL § 1197). Source: Justia — RPTL § 1197

• Claim filing venue: Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th Judicial District) — the court having jurisdiction over the in rem foreclosure proceeding, where the surplus is paid in and adjudicated under RPAPL Article 13 surplus-money procedure.

  • Saratoga County Municipal Center, 30 McMaster Street, Building 3, Ballston Spa, NY 12020; (518) 451-8840 (Supreme/County Court; Chief Clerk Dennis Bruce). Source: NY Courts — Saratoga County (4th JD) · Justia — RPTL § 1197 (claim filed with “the court having jurisdiction”)

• Claim form / instructions: NY Courts statewide in rem tax-foreclosure surplus forms:

  • Notice of Claim to Surplus Monies (PDF)
  • Instructions to Claim Surplus Monies — In Rem Tax Foreclosures (PDF)
  • NY Courts Foreclosure Forms Index needs_verification — no Saratoga-County-specific (4th JD) surplus-claim instruction sheet identified; confirm filing mechanics with the Saratoga County Supreme Court Clerk.

• Local deadline notes: For residential property, if no former homeowner has claimed at confirmation of the report of sale, the proceeding stays open at least 3 years from confirmation (RPTL § 1197); a former homeowner filing in that window is timely. Unclaimed surplus is paid to the tax district (Saratoga County) to reduce the levy — not to the State Comptroller. See new-york §3.

• Unclaimed-funds list published? needs_verification — no Saratoga County published list of unclaimed in rem surplus identified. Because abandoned RPTL surplus goes to the County (not the State Comptroller), it would not appear in the OSC unclaimed-funds database.

• Contact for surplus matters: Saratoga County Treasurer (surplus determination), 40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa, (518) 884-4724; claim filing — Saratoga County Supreme Court, 30 McMaster St., Bldg. 3, Ballston Spa, (518) 451-8840.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Saratoga County conveys by in rem deed after a judicial RPTL Art. 11 judgment, with the online auction run through Auctions International (SaratogaCoAuction.com); surplus runs through the statewide RPTL §§ 1196–1197 / RPAPL Art. 13 waterfall adjudicated in Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD). See new-york §5b for the marketable-title path (RPAPL Art. 15 quiet title; RPTL § 1137 two-year conclusive presumption; 6-year CPLR 213 seasoning; NY has no Marketable Record Title Act) and §7b for surviving liens (un-noticed federal/CERCLA liens, IRS § 7425 120-day redemption).

▸ For Former Owners — Surplus from a Saratoga County tax sale is paid into Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD, 30 McMaster St.) and claimed there using the NY Courts in rem surplus forms (RPTL § 1197); for residential property the proceeding stays open at least three years from confirmation. The enforcing officer (County Treasurer) determines surplus within 45 days of the sale. Note: unclaimed RPTL surplus is paid to the County, not the State Comptroller.

C4. Offices & Contacts

Note on mortgage foreclosure sales: In New York, RPAPL Art. 13 mortgage foreclosure sales are conducted by a court-appointed referee (not the Sheriff) pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered by the Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD). See new-york §4.

C5. Local Procedure Notes

• City of Saratoga Springs runs its own in rem process: The County Treasurer collects delinquent taxes for the entire county except parcels within the City of Saratoga Springs. The City’s Commissioner of Finance places liens on unpaid City/County and Saratoga Springs school taxes and forecloses them in the City’s own in rem proceeding (e.g., “On October 1, 2025, a lien was placed on unpaid 2024 City and County taxes and unpaid 2023-2024 Saratoga Springs School taxes by the Commissioner of Finance”); City delinquent inquiries go to City Tax Collector Laura Townsend, (518) 587-3550 ext. 2565. A buyer/owner dealing with a City-of-Saratoga-Springs parcel works the City process, not the County auction. Source: saratogaspringsny.gov — Tax Liens

• Twice-yearly auction cadence: Unlike many upstate counties’ single annual sale, Saratoga County runs two tax-foreclosure auctions per year (March and September), each preceded by a ~3-week public list. Source: Auctions International / county auction practice (search summary)

• Manufactured housing / SCRA / HOA: Not separately addressed in retrieved county documents; state-level rules apply (see new-york). needs_verification.

C6. Records Access

• Parcel / assessment search (PROS — GAR Pros): saratogacounty.prosgar.com — the Saratoga County Property Record Online System (PROS), an interactive assessment site to search any parcel’s assessment, inventory, tax liability, and comparable sales. PROS (GAR Pros) replaced the older SDG Image Mate Online platform (saratoga.sdgnys.com) effective September 30. Source: Saratoga County — Assessment Search Online (PROS) · saratogacountyny.gov — Saratoga County Assessment Database

• GIS parcel map: spatial.vhb.com/SaratogaMapViewer/ — Saratoga County Parcel Viewer (VHB-hosted); search by owner, address, or tax-map ID; parcels, zoning, districts, hydrology, aerial imagery. Source: Saratoga County Parcel Viewer

• Recorder / deed & mortgage search (County Clerk): SearchIQS — searchiqs.com/NYSAR/ — subscription account search of recorded deeds, mortgages, liens, judgments, and other land records (index by document type, grantor/grantee, instrument number, recording date, legal description). The County Clerk records ~85,000 documents/year; 20M+ digitized. Source: SearchIQS — Saratoga County (NYSAR) · saratogacountyny.gov — County Clerk / Land Records

• Tax payment / delinquent lookup: Current taxes are paid to town/city collectors; delinquent balances and inquiries go through the County Treasurer ((518) 884-4724) via the Delinquent Property Tax Inquiry form. needs_verification — a single unified online delinquent-tax-payment portal URL was not directly retrieved. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information

C8. Title & Quiet Title → framework: new-york §5b, quiet-title-after-tax-sale

• Title type: Tax deed via judicial in rem foreclosure (RPTL Art. 11). No tax-lien certificate is sold in the standard Saratoga County process. See new-york §0.
• Quiet title: Frequently used and effectively required before a sophisticated buyer or title insurer will accept Saratoga County tax-deed title without a waiting period. Action type is judicial — RPAPL Article 15 plenary action filed in Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD), 30 McMaster St., Ballston Spa. Typical uncontested timeline 60–120 days (longer if publication service is needed); typical legal cost roughly $3,000–$10,000+ plus the Supreme Court index fee ($210). See new-york §5b for the full path (RPAPL Art. 15; RPTL § 1137 two-year conclusive presumption; 6-year CPLR 213 seasoning; NY has no Marketable Record Title Act). Source: new-york §5b (RPAPL Art. 15; RPTL § 1137)
• Deed seasoning / title insurance: Underwriters typically require a completed quiet-title judgment or expiration of the RPTL § 1137 / CPLR 213 period before insuring. Specific underwriters active on Saratoga County tax-deed title: needs_verification (general NY market: Fidelity National, First American, Stewart, Old Republic per new-york §5b, not separately confirmed for Saratoga).

C9. Purchaser Obligations → framework: new-york §10b

• Subsequent-tax payment office: In the in rem scheme the tax district (Saratoga County) holds the lien; taxes continue to accrue against the parcel until the judgment. An auction purchaser pays the balance and closing costs to Auctions International / the County per the closing statement. Subsequent-year taxes after deed delivery are paid to the appropriate town/city collector and, when delinquent, to the County Treasurer, 40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa, (518) 884-4724 (City of Saratoga Springs parcels: City Commissioner of Finance). See new-york §10b.
• Notice to owner / redemption procedure: Owner notice is given by the enforcing officer (County Treasurer) via the RPTL §§ 1124–1125 published and certified-mail notice of foreclosure stating the last day for redemption; there is no separate purchaser-issued expiration notice in the county process. See new-york §6, §10b.
• Redemption payment office: Saratoga County Treasurer, 40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa, NY 12020, (518) 884-4724. needs_verification — accepted payment forms after petition filing (e.g., certified-funds-only) not retrieved from a directly fetched Saratoga County notice; statewide practice is cash/certified check/money order after petition (see new-york).
• Occupancy / access during redemption: The former owner retains possession until the in rem judgment is final and the deed is executed (RPTL § 1136); no third-party purchaser exists until the County conveys post-judgment at auction. See new-york §10b.

C10. Local Restrictions → framework: new-york §11b

• Land bank active? No Saratoga County land bank identified. No Saratoga County Land Bank Corporation (NPCL Art. 16) was located in retrieved sources; Saratoga County disposes of in rem-acquired property primarily through the twice-yearly Auctions International public auction rather than a land-bank conveyance pipeline. needs_verification — absence is based on no positive evidence of a land bank; confirm with the County before relying on it. Source: saratogacountyny.gov — Delinquent Tax Information
• Right of first refusal / priority disposition: No Saratoga-specific former-owner / adjacent-owner / land-bank priority ladder (of the kind Albany County adopted by Disposition Plan) was identified in retrieved sources. Statewide land-bank priority-bid rules (NPCL § 1616) would apply only if a land bank existed locally. See new-york §11b. needs_verification.
• Entity / insider notes: No Saratoga-specific insider-bidding statute retrieved; state-level note in new-york §11b applies (no specific RPTL prohibition; general ethics + federal antitrust on bid-rigging). Auctions International’s standard terms typically exclude delinquent taxpayers and the foreclosed owner, but the Saratoga-specific list was not directly retrieved (see C1).

▸ For Investors / Operators — The acquisition reality in Saratoga County is a twice-yearly (March / September) online auction via Auctions International (SaratogaCoAuction.com) of property the County has already taken by RPTL Art. 11 in rem judgment — there is no local land bank diverting inventory and no published Disposition-Plan priority ladder. Marketable title runs through an RPAPL Art. 15 quiet title in Saratoga County Supreme Court (§C8); surviving-lien exposure is in new-york §7b. Note that City of Saratoga Springs parcels are foreclosed by the City (Commissioner of Finance), not the County (§C5).

▸ For Former Owners — Pre-foreclosure, redeem by paying the County Treasurer (40 McMaster St., Ballston Spa) the full delinquency plus interest and charges before the last day for redemption. After a sale, any surplus is paid into Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD, 30 McMaster St.) and claimed with the NY Courts in rem surplus forms (RPTL § 1197), with the residential proceeding staying open at least three years from confirmation. City of Saratoga Springs taxes are handled by the City Tax Collector ((518) 587-3550 ext. 2565), not the County.

C7. Meta

sources:

• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/county-treasurer/delinquent-tax-information/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Treasurer = collector of delinquent taxes for all county except City of Saratoga Springs; delinquent after April 1; (518) 884-4724; online inquiry; first online auction 2020; references RPTS ImageMate/maps
• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/county-treasurer/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # County Treasurer department page
• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/real-property-tax-service/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # RPTS 35 West High St Bldg 2, (518) 885-2219, prepares rolls/maps, assists foreclosure — direct fetch 403; details via search summary
• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/county-clerk/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # County Clerk Craig A. Hayner, (518) 885-2213, 85k docs/yr, SearchIQS — via search summary
• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/departments/county-clerk/land-records/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Land Records / SearchIQS portal reference
• {type: official, url: “https://ww2.nycourts.gov/courts/4jd/Saratoga/index.shtml”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD), Municipal Center 30 McMaster St Bldg 3, (518) 451-8840, Chief Clerk Dennis Bruce — surplus-claim / in rem court
• {type: official, url: “https://saratogacounty.prosgar.com/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # PROS (GAR Pros) assessment search, replaced SDG Image Mate effective Sept 30
• {type: official, url: “https://www.saratogacountyny.gov/county-initiatives/saratoga-county-assessment-database/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Saratoga County Assessment Database (assessment, tax maps, photos, county tax info)
• {type: official, url: “https://spatial.vhb.com/SaratogaMapViewer/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Saratoga County Parcel Viewer (GIS) — parcels, zoning, districts, hydrology, imagery
• {type: official, url: “https://www.searchiqs.com/NYSAR/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # SearchIQS Saratoga County (NYSAR) deed/mortgage land-records portal (subscription)
• {type: official, url: “http://www.saratogaspringsny.gov/206/Tax-Liens”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # City of Saratoga Springs runs OWN in rem proceeding; Commissioner of Finance places liens; City Tax Collector Laura Townsend (518) 587-3550 x2565
• {type: official, url: “https://www.pr.com/press-release/881362”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # March 2023 auction: opened Mar 13, closing Mar 24, 2023; reg packet due Mar 22; 35+ parcels; Auctions International; SaratogaCoAuction.com; (800) 536-1401
• {type: official, url: “https://www.auctionsinternational.com/auction/saratoga-county-tax-foreclosed-real-estate-32085-32085”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Saratoga County auction #32085 (platform confirm; terms — 6%/10% premium, $200-or-10% deposit — via listing search summary; direct fetch returned nav shell)
• {type: secondary, url: “https://www.211neny.org/resource/saratoga-county-treasurers-office/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # Treasurer office address 40 McMaster St Ballston Spa, phone, hours
• {type: statute, url: “https://law.justia.com/codes/new-york/rpt/article-11/title-6/1197/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # RPTL § 1197 Claims for Surplus — who may claim, file with court having jurisdiction
• {type: official, url: “https://www.nycourts.gov/forms/foreclosure/pdfs/8%20-%20Instructions%20to%20Claim%20Surplus%20Monies.pdf”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} # statewide NY Courts in rem surplus-claim instructions

needs_verification:

• Current Saratoga County Treasurer (enforcing officer) name — JoAnn Kupferman shown as Acting Treasurer per directory; confirm the current officeholder.
• Specific next-scheduled (2026) March/September auction dates and the full current Saratoga County terms of sale (closing/balance-due window, accepted-funds rules, prohibited-bidder list). Auctions International listing pages returned navigation shells on direct fetch; premium (6%/10%) and deposit ($200-or-10%) figures sourced from listing/press-release search summaries.
• Whether Saratoga County maintains an RPTL § 1111-a vacant-and-abandoned registry shortening the redemption period to 1 year.
• Exact Saratoga County administrative-fee / charges schedule on redemption (RPTL § 1102) and accepted payment forms after petition filing — not retrieved from a directly fetched county notice.
• A single unified online delinquent-tax-payment portal URL for the County Treasurer.
• 4th-JD-specific surplus-claim instruction sheet, if any (statewide NY Courts forms confirmed).
• Published Saratoga County unclaimed in rem surplus list — none identified; abandoned surplus goes to the County, not the State Comptroller.
• Title-insurance underwriters known to insure Saratoga County tax-deed title post-quiet-title (state-level list only).
• Confirmation that Saratoga County has no land bank and no former-owner / adjacent-owner priority disposition rule (absence inferred from no positive evidence).
• Manufactured housing, SCRA, and HOA special procedures at the county level.

cross_links: new-york, right-of-redemption, surplus-funds, quiet-title-after-tax-sale, tyler-v-hennepin-county, due-process-notice, kennedy-v-mossafa, macnaughton-v-warren-county, matter-of-foreclosure-of-tax-liens-seelbach-2024, bankruptcy-automatic-stay, federal-tax-lien-redemption, heirs-property

changelog:

• 2026-06-02: Initial autoresearch draft. C0–C10 populated. Saratoga County (seat Ballston Spa, 4th JD) runs an RPTL Art. 11 in rem foreclosure with the County Treasurer (40 McMaster St.) as Enforcing Officer / delinquent-tax collector for the whole county except the City of Saratoga Springs (which forecloses through its own Commissioner of Finance). Twice-yearly (March / September) online auction via Auctions International (SaratogaCoAuction.com; 6%/10% buyer’s premium, $200-or-10% deposit; March 2023 example: Mar 13–24, 2023, 35+ parcels). Surplus handled under the statewide RPTL §§ 1196–1197 regime (no separate Saratoga local surplus law found); claims filed in Saratoga County Supreme Court (4th JD, 30 McMaster St.). No local land bank identified. Records: PROS/GAR Pros assessment (saratogacounty.prosgar.com), VHB GIS parcel viewer, SearchIQS (NYSAR) land records, County Clerk Craig A. Hayner. Honest gaps flagged in needs_verification; several saratogacountyny.gov and Auctions International pages returned HTTP 403 / nav shells on direct fetch, so those facts are sourced from search summaries and corroborating official pages.

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes Saratoga County, New York operational procedures as of the last_verified date and may be incomplete or out of date. New York’s surplus regime under RPTL §§ 1196–1197 is recent (2024) and actively litigated. Verify against the cited primary sources and consult a licensed New York attorney before acting.