How can I purchase property owned by Yakima County?
We need the parcel number to check the status of County ownership and use. Many parcels owned by Yakima County are designated for some future use such as gravel storage, road construction, landfill expansion and so forth. If Yakima County wishes to sell the parcel, it may be offered for sale at a public auction as required by law for certain types of land. Other parcels may be sold by private negotiation. Our Corporate Counsel Division works with Yakima County Public Works and the Yakima County Treasurer to accomplish sales of real property. There may be public hearings involved. You may call our office to discuss your particular interests. The Yakima County Treasurer sells land acquired by foreclosure at a public auction at least once annually, usually (but not always) in mid-December. Call the County Treasurer for details about the next foreclosure sale The properties that will be sold at public auction will be described in abbreviated terms in the newspaper a few weeks before the sa
