Tax Sale by Tender 2025

Municipality of the District of Digby: Tax Sale

Sealed tenders will be received by the undersigned until noon (local time), Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at the Municipal Office, 12548 Highway 217 Seabrook, unless the arrears of taxes and expenses incidental to the sale are paid in full before this date.

A sealed tender will be accepted at the Municipality of Digby office located at 12548 Highway 217 Seabrook, NS B0V 1A0 until 12:00 noon (local time) Wednesday, March 26, 2025. Tenders must be cleared and marked TENDER FOR PURCHASE OF TAX SALE PROPERTY. Tenders will not be accepted verbally by telephone, email or fax.  pdf Tax Sale & Tender Information (244 KB)

Successful bidders will be notified on March 27, 2025

Tenders are to be enclosed in an envelope clearly marked Tender for purchase of Tax Sale Property and include the assessment number, amount of bid, name and address of the bidder and telephone number where the bidder can be contacted.

One Tender form per Assessment number must be submitted  pdf 2025 Tender Form (328 KB)

The Municipality reserves the right to:

1. Reject any or all tenders
2. Not accept the highest tender
3. Accept any tender deemed to be in the best interests of Municipality

The persons whose tender is accepted shall pay the tender price by certified funds within three business days after being notified of
the acceptance. If the successful bidder does not pay within three days the award will go to the next highest bidder. The deed will be
prepared after the six-month redemption period and the purchaser will be notified for pickup.
Terms of Sale: CASH (Interac, Visa, MasterCard), Certified Cheque or Lawyer's Trust Cheque.

A full description of each property may be seen online at www.digbydistrict.ca or at the Office of the Treasurer.

• There will be $100.00 collected to record the certificate of sale for non-land-registered properties or $157.50 collected for land-registered properties.
• There will be $172.50 collected for deed preparation. It will be the purchaser's responsibility to Register the deed with the deeds office.
• Although the Municipality has made all reasonable efforts to confirm ownership, it does not guarantee the title or boundaries of the aforementioned properties. Prospective purchasers are responsible for conducting their own searches and surveys or other investigations.

For more information on any of the above properties please contact the Municipal Office and ask for Nicole Robbins  pdf FAQ Tax Sale (379 KB)

Dated at Seabrook, in the County of Digby, this 11th day of February 2025.
Tyler Pulley
Municipal CAO