![]() Ohio law states that the debtor/owner of the sold property has until the Confirmation Entry is signed and of record with the Court to redeem their property.The time frame for the Confirmation Entry being filed is 30 days from the date of sale. This order is the Court’s stamp of approval on the sale, representing that all proceedings are conducted according to state law and declares the successful bidder the new property owner. ![]() Proceeds from the sale are paid out after the attorney handling the foreclosure files an Order of Confirmation and Distribution with the Court. The Sheriff’s Office holds all sale proceeds until directed to be paid out by court order.However, if the winning bid is not enough to cover court costs and property taxes, the winning bidder will be responsible for those in addition to their winning bid amount. There will be no additional advertising and no minimum opening bid. If there are no bids on a residential property offered for sale, a second attempt will be made to sell the property two weeks later.They include forfeiture of your deposit, citations for Contempt of Court, liability for resale expenses, and banishment from all future Sheriff’s sales as the Court so orders. The penalty for failure of payment for a property sale may be severe.Checks are accepted Monday through Friday, 9 am – 3 pm. The office is located in the North Building of the Hamilton County Justice Center. The check should be mailed or brought to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Fiscal Office, 1000 Sycamore St., Room 120, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202. The balance of the winning bid is due by cashier’s check within 30 days of the sale being confirmed by the Court. The only accepted form of payment is a cashier’s check made payable to the ‘Sheriff of Hamilton County.’ You may, however, ‘hold your bid’ with a personal check, but it must be exchanged with a cashier’s check within 24 hours unless you have previously been ordered to do otherwise. Property listed as a commercial property has the deposit set by the Court. If the property’s value exceeds $200,000, the deposit is $10,000. The terms of sale are as follows: If the property is residential property valued at $200,000 or less, the deposit is $5,000.The highest bidder is declared the winner. The bidding starts at two-thirds of the property’s appraised value unless otherwise ordered by the Court. The Sheriff’s sale is an online auction.A basic list of properties currently scheduled for sale may be viewed at under the ‘Find Information’ tab. ![]() The Cincinnati Court Index may be contacted at (513) 241-1450 regarding subscription information. The advertisement runs in the Cincinnati Court Index for four consecutive Mondays beginning 24 days before the scheduled date of sale. The advertisement contains the following information: public notice of the sale, a legal description of the property, the Post Office address, including political subdivision of the property, and any other information that may be helpful to a prospective bidder.
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