Welcome to

Monona County Treasurers Office

 610 IOWA AVE

P.O. BOX 415

ONAWA, IOWA 51040

Abby Riesberg

Monona County Treasurer

mocotrea@mononacounty.org

 POPULATION - 8,480

RANKING - 84th

The Monona County Courthouse has a dropbox located at the Main (South) entrance of the building.

The Monona County Courthouse has a handicapped entrance on the East side of the building.

We provide the following services from our office: Property Tax Collection, Issuance of Vehicle Titles and Registrations, and Driver License Issuance.

CLICK ON IMAGE TO PAY ONLINE:

HOURS OF OPERATION/CONTACT INFORMATION

ACCEPTED METHODS OF PAYMENT

• Cash (U.S. Currency Only)
• Credit Cards (Service delivery fee of 2.25% plus $1.50 per transaction applies)
• Debit Cards (Service delivery fee of $2.00 per transaction applies)
• Checks, Money Orders or Cashier's Checks possessing an American Bank Association (ABA) routing number
  • $30 Returned check fee for returned bank checks

NEW LAW, EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023

If you are NOT a Monona County resident, or taxpayer:

-A $10 convenience Fee will be added for issuance of a Driver's Licnese or Identification Card.

- Fee is waived if you pay property taxes to Monona County, proof of payment required.

MOTOR VEHCILE

Beginning January 1, 2022 a Bill of Sale will be required on all title transfers (including trailers), § 701-34.2(3). 

A bill of sale should include:

• Name/Signature of the Buyer(s)
• Name/Signature of the Seller(s)
• Date of Sale
• Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
• Final Sale Price

Bill of Sale form, click: HERE

For more information on How to sell your vehicle in Iowa, click: HERE

To order personalized plates, click: HERE

Responsibilities/duties of the Motor Vehicle Department include, but are not limited to:

• License, title, collect use tax and motor vehicle registrations in Monona County
• Issue duplicate, salvage, in lieu and in transit titles
• Record and release security interests
• Issue junking certificates for vehicles that are dismantled or no longer operable
• Prepare reports for the Iowa Department of Transportation
• Process refund claim forms
• Issue special license plates
• Work with Department of Transportation Investigators

PROPERTY TAXES 

Property Tax Payments:

Property taxes may be paid in two installments. The first half is due September 1 and becomes delinquent October 1; the second half is due March 1 and becomes delinquent April 1.

Delinquent interest accrues at the rate of 1.5% per month, rounded to the nearest dollar with a minimum of a dollar.

Payments for redemption from tax sale must be paid by guaranteed funds. The rate of interest required by Iowa law to be paid in a redemption is 2% per month.

Notice of Delinquent Taxes:

The law requires that a notice be sent to property owners who have outstanding taxes as of February 1. The notification explains that under Iowa law, it is important for property owners to pay taxes and special assessments when they are due in order to avoid the tax sale. Iowa law also requires that a notice of the annual tax sale shall be mailed not later than May 1 to the person in whose name the parcel subject to sale is taxed. In compliance with this law, a Delinquent Tax Statement and Tax Sale Notice is mailed in April to provide proper notice of the pending tax sale.

Delinquent taxes as of May 1 are assessed a publication fee and must be advertised for sale at the annual tax sale in June.

Tax Sale:

The Annual Tax Sale is held on-line the third Monday in June at 9:00 a.m.at the Monona County Treasurers Office. Any delinquency must be offered for sale at the Regular or Public Bidder Tax Sale.
 
Delinquent tax and/or special assessments advertised twice and remaining unsold for want of bidders, must be offered for sale at the annual Public Bidder Sale. Monona County is required by Iowa law to purchase the delinquencies if there is no private sector bidder. Further, once a Certificate of Purchase at Tax Sale has been issued to the County, the Treasurer has the authority to bring an ordinary suit at law for the collection of taxes.

TAX SALE

The 2024 Monona County Tax Sale will begin at 9:00 a.m. on Monday, June 17, 2024.

The tax sale will be held online and bidders need not be present at the courthouse.  Please remember that all bids must be placed online.  Live inperson bids will not be accepted.  You may access the tax sale website at www.GovEase.com. 

Registration doesn't begin until Monday, May 20, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. and will end at 11:59 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2024. Please see the 2024 Notice to Tax Sale Purchasers for the Terms and Conditions Governing the Annual Tax Sale by clicking the link below for additional information and required registration information.

06-14-2024 Publication List 89 Parcels, $46,710-07

2024 TERMS AND CONDITIONS - MONONA COUNTY TREASURER

Tax Sale Investor Education - GovEase

Assistance with Registration - Once the registration period opens, you may contact the auction site support team by calling (769) 208-5050 or email support@govease.com if you have questions or need assistance with the registration process.

An adjourned tax sale will be held any business day following the annual tax sale in which there are bidders present and there are parcels still available for sale.

To access Assessor's site or Monona County Website information, click on the following links:

MONONA COUNTY ASSESSOR WEBSITE

MONONA COUNTY HOME PAGE

Scheduled and Recurring Property Tax Payments:

We are pleased to offer one-time scheduled tax payments and recurring monthly property tax payments through this website.  Payments can be scheduled using either a credit card or e-check.

* To search for parcel numbers by name, enter the last name first followed by a comma, and then part of the first name.  For example, to search for all parcels owned by John Smith, enter Smith,John

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