Denver Office of the Clerk and Recorder

• Those interested in bidding at a foreclosure auction (other than the foreclosing lender) must register with the Public Trustee prior to the sale.
• All bidders must have their bidder registration forms date-and-time-stamped in the Public Trustee office by 9:30 on the morning of the foreclosure auction.
• All funds must be in the form of a wire transfer, certified check, cashier's check, teller's check, or draft denominated as an official check as those terms are defined in and governed by the "Uniform Commercial Code", title 4, C.R.S. Checks are to be made payable to Denver County Public Trustee, and certified or issued by a state-chartered bank, savings and loan association, or credit union licensed to do business in the state of Colorado.
• Every check must be in an amount at least $1.00 greater than the foreclosing lender’s bid, a copy of which is available in the Public Trustee office on Tuesday afternoon prior to the Thursday auction. (We make every effort to publish a list of sale bids on this website on Tuesday afternoons prior to auction. However, we cannot guarantee the timeliness, accuracy, or completeness of this online publication. Please refer to documents in our office for definitive information.)
• A Certificate of Purchase is issued to the successful bidder. The Certificate of Purchase does not signify ownership and is only a lien against the property. The Certificate of Purchase must be used to obtain a confirmation deed after expiration of all redemption periods.
• Prospective buyers are advised to check for recorded liens senior to the lien bringing the foreclosure. Buyers can be liable for liens more senior than the foreclosing lien.
• The filing fees for a lien holder Intent to Redeem, a Certificate of Redemption, a Public Trustee’s Deed, plus other recording fees are listed on our Fees page.
   

The Public Trustee does not provide a list of Denver foreclosures in paper form. The Denver foreclosures list can be obtained either in our office or remotely from any computer having Internet access. Please see the Auction Bids and Results page and Online Foreclosure Database page. 

Visit the Forms page to download necessary files and the Fees page for a list of costs.

Foreclosure notices are published among the following publications:

• Better Choice Notice Solutions, 303-464-8046
• The Colorado Leader, 303-922-0589
• The Colorado Statesman, 303-837-8600
• The Herald Dispatch (no website), 303-936-7778
• Intermountain Jewish News, 303-861-2234
• Denver Newspaper Agency, 303-954-5274
• Law Week Colorado, 303-292-1212