Property Tax Recovery

Warning Notice

Properties with tax arrears over one year, will receive a warning notice from The Town of Olds. It outlines the minimum amounts that must be paid to avoid further tax recovery action.

Tax Recovery Notification

If property taxes are unpaid for more than one year, a Tax Recovery Notification will be registered on the certificate of title. For Designated Manufactured Homes, a Tax Recovery Lien will be registered on the Personal Property through Alberta Registries.

A $40 charge will be applied to the tax account when the lien is registered on title.

Alberta Land Titles will notify all parties with a registered interest on title of The Town's tax recovery lien.

The tax recovery notification from the Registrar of Land Titles states "if the tax arrears in respect of the parcel of land are not paid before March 31 in the next year, the municipality will offer the parcel for sale at a public auction."

Note: Parties receiving this notice could include mortgage holders, caveators, encumbrances, etc.

Tax Recovery Notification Removal

Once tax arrears are paid in full, The Town of Olds will notify Alberta Land Titles or Personal Properties to remove the tax recovery notification. Payment of the full tax arrears will prevent a property from being sold at public auction. 

For all payment methods see Property Tax Payment.

Contact Information

For questions or to make payment arrangements:

• Email: taxation@olds.ca
• Phone: 403-556-6981

Current Auctions

Public Sale of Land

(Municipal Government Act)
Town of Olds

Notice is hereby given that, under the provision of the Municipal Government Act, the Town of Olds will offer for sale, by public auction, at the Town of Olds Council Chambers, 3501 70th Avenue, Olds, Alberta, on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM, the following land:

These properties are being offered for sale on an “as is, where is” basis, and the Town of Olds makes no representation and gives no warranty whatsoever as to the adequacy of services, soil conditions, land use districting, building and development conditions, absence or presence of environmental contamination, or the developability of the subject land for any intended use by the Purchaser.

These parcels will be offered for sale subject to a reserve bid and to the reservations and conditions contained in the existing Certificate of Title. No bid will be accepted where the bidder attempts to attach conditions precedent to the sale of any parcel. The purchaser is responsible for obtaining vacant possession, if required.

Terms: Cash or certified cheque payable to the Town of Olds, non-refundable deposit of 10% of the successful bid at the time of sale with balance of 90% of bid due within 30 days.

The notice is hereby given that under the provision of the Municipal Government Act, the Town of Olds may, after the public auction, become the owner of any parcel of land that is not sold at the public auction.

Redemption may be affected by payment of all arrears of taxes and costs at any time prior to the sale.

Alvin Allim,
Director of Corporate Services.