Foreclosure Information

The Teller County Public Trustee's Office has provided this information for educational purposes; it is not intended to serve as legal advise.

Beginning January 1, 2025, the Teller County Public Trustee's Office will move all foreclosure auctions to the online platform GovEase. For more information on the bidding process and requirements please visit govease.com for more information.


The following foreclosure files will remain an in-person auction at the Teller County Public Trustee's Office per their publications:
2024-0002

Disclaimer

The Teller County Public Trustee database information is updated daily and is as current and accurate as is practical, but it is not official. You may use this data at your own risk. If you have any questions about this data please call the Public Trustee's Office at 719-689-2985.

Foreclosure documents are public records and are recorded with the Teller County Clerk and Recorder's Office. You may have cured your default or the foreclosure action has otherwise been withdrawn, but the records remain permanently available to the public for viewing.

  • Effective July 1, 2024, all properties purchased at foreclosure sale will incur an additional $300.00 fee added to the initial bid amount per HB 24-1443 (38-37-104 (1) (b) (XIII)).

  • Effective Immediately, our office will be recording the Affidavit of Publication as a supplemental document to the Certificate of Purchase after the competition of sale of a foreclosure file.  This addition will add a charge of $5.00 onto the recording fee.  Please contact our office for more information.

  • As of July 1, 2025, recording fees for all foreclosure documents will increase to a flat fee of $43.00 regardless of page count, pursuant to C.R.S. § 30-1-103 (1) [HB 24-1269.


Important Foreclosure Information

  • Foreclosure Sales are conducted by GovEase for the Teller County Public Trustee’s Office every Wednesday morning at 10 am.
  • Per Colorado State Statute (C.R.S. 38-37-108) all payments made for cure or redemption shall be in the form of cash, *electronic funds transfer to an account of the Public Trustee, certified check,  or cashier's check made payable to the Teller County Public Trustee. Payments for foreclosure sales must be in the form required by GovEase. For more information regarding this, contact their support team.
  • The "scheduled" foreclosure list is available on the County website as soon as a "bid" comes into the office and updated in the file. If no bids are received - all sales are postponed to a later date. Please Note: If no bids are received for a specific week, NOTHING appears on the list for that scheduled Wednesday.
  • Prepare in Advance: It is your responsibility to do the research before coming to a sale and preparing to bid on a property. The Public Trustee does not know if the Deed of Trust being foreclosed is a first lien. In the State of Colorado, prior liens remain intact against a property - subsequent liens are extinguished against the property. Priority of liens are established by the date of recording in the Clerk and Recorder's Office.
  • All bids must start at $1.00 over the lender’s bid amount. An additional Third-Party Purchaser Fee of $300.00 will be added at the end of all bidding. All funds will be transferred through GovEase to our office. For funding requirements, please visit www.govease.com.

Important Additional Notes:

  • You Are Buying the Property "As-Is" Condition. Colorado is a buyer - beware state. You have no way to view the property prior to the foreclosure sale.
  • On the day of sale, the successful bidder receives a Certificate of Purchase. You do not have title to the property on that day.
  • After 8 business days, title will vest to the Certificate of Purchase holder automatically by law.
    Subsequent lien holders (if there are any) have within those 8 business days to file an Intent to Redeem
  • A Public Trustee Confirmation Deed can be issued 9 business days after the foreclosure sale to change the title in the Teller County records.
    A Public Trustee's Deed can only be issued after all redemption periods have ended if subsequent lien holders file Intents to Redeem.