The Allen County Auditor’s Office will auction off tax-forfeited residential properties on Nov. 13, with bidders required to be current on their own taxes and provide a $300 deposit.

“If you don't pay by that point, it's going to roll forward into the next year, and that's when you start getting interest charged on those delinquent charges,” Bohn said. “However, once you're about 18 months delinquent and you have been posted in the newspaper, which also happens after we do that delinquent billing cycle, then you are eligible for foreclosure.”