Each DFW county holds trustee sales on the first Tuesday at its own spot: the Tarrant courthouse steps in Fort Worth, the George Allen Courts Building in Dallas, the Collin County Courthouse in McKinney and the Denton County Courts Building. Find your posted notice, note the date, then work backward.
If you have a foreclosure notice on a house in Fort Worth, Dallas or the surrounding suburbs, start with the statewide rules in our Texas guide to stopping a foreclosure: the 20-day cure notice, the 21-day notice of sale and the federal loss mitigation deadlines. This page is the local part. It shows where each DFW county holds its sales, how to find the notice on your house, and where to get help nearby.
Where each DFW county holds its sales
Texas law puts every sale on the first Tuesday of the month (or the first Wednesday when that Tuesday falls on January 1 or July 4), between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., in an area of the county courthouse chosen by the commissioners court. Here is what each county has designated:
| County | Sale location |
|---|---|
| Tarrant | Base of the courthouse steps, west side of the building at 100 West Weatherford Street, downtown Fort Worth |
| Dallas | North side of the George Allen Courts Building, facing Commerce Street, below the overhang (Court Order 2009-0463) |
| Collin | Steps of the Collin County Courthouse, 2100 Bloomdale Road, McKinney |
| Denton | Southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building, 1450 E McKinney Street, Denton (Court Order 01-0792) |
Tarrant and Denton both say the time of each sale is printed on its notice. Dallas County says the earliest a sale begins is 10:00 a.m. and no later than three hours after the stated time. Collin County says trustees appointed by the mortgage holders set the times and run the auctions.
Find the notice on your house
Property Code Sec. 51.002(f-1) requires each county to post filed notices of sale on its website, along with the date, time and location. Each DFW county does it a little differently:
DFW notice lookups: Tarrant County Clerk foreclosures · Dallas County Clerk foreclosures · Collin County foreclosure notices · Denton County foreclosure information
- Tarrant: notices can be viewed around the clock on the county's Official Record Search site, on public terminals in the basement of the Old Courthouse, and on a bulletin board there. Printed copies cost $1 per page. The clerk notes that each month's notice file is destroyed the day after the sale.
- Dallas: notices are listed by city and month on the clerk's foreclosures page and are also available in the George Allen Courts Building lobby. For notices filed on or after February 24, 2026, use the Public Search site and choose the Foreclosure search option. Copies cost $1 per page.
- Collin: the county keeps an online foreclosure notices database.
- Denton: the clerk file-marks and maintains the notices; trustees run the sales.
Once you find your notice, write down three things: the sale date, the time window and the trustee or substitute trustee named on it.
What the county clerk can and cannot do
It is natural to call the county when your address shows up on a list. But the clerk's office is only the place where the notice is filed. Tarrant County says its clerk's staff do not conduct the sale and cannot give legal advice, and that you should contact your lender if you believe your property was posted in error. Denton County says the same thing in fewer words: the clerk file-marks and keeps notices, and trustees conduct the sales. Your calls should go to the servicer, the trustee on the notice, a housing counselor or a lawyer.
Work backward from the first Tuesday
With the sale date in hand, count back to see which tools are still open:
- More than 37 days out: a complete loss mitigation application received by the servicer in this window generally blocks the sale while it is reviewed, under 12 CFR 1024.41(g).
- 21 days out: the latest the notice could have been posted and filed. If you just learned of the sale, the clock is already short.
- The Monday before: for home equity and other loans foreclosed under Rule 736, a separate lawsuit about the loan filed before 5:00 p.m. automatically stays that proceeding.
Rule 736.1 says those home equity applications are filed in a county where the property sits, or in a probate court with jurisdiction over it. For a house in Tarrant County, that means a Tarrant County court. Do not ignore a citation that arrives by mail.
Local help in Dallas-Fort Worth
- Housing counselors: the CFPB's counselor search finds HUD-approved agencies by ZIP code, and TDHCA lists the HUD line at 1-800-569-4287. Denton County's own foreclosure page sends homeowners to TDHCA's foreclosure resources.
- Legal aid: Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas offers free civil legal services to low-income residents in 114 counties and lists offices in Dallas, Fort Worth, McKinney and Denton. Intake: 1-888-529-5277.
- Private attorneys: for a Rule 736 case, a bankruptcy filing or a dispute with the servicer, a DFW foreclosure or bankruptcy attorney.
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Frequently asked questions
Where are foreclosure auctions held in Fort Worth?
The Tarrant County Clerk says sales take place on the first Tuesday of each month at the base of the courthouse steps on the west side of the building at 100 West Weatherford Street in downtown Fort Worth. The time of each sale is on its notice.
How do I find out if my Dallas County house is posted for foreclosure?
The Dallas County Clerk posts notices on its foreclosures page by city and month. For notices filed on or after February 24, 2026, it points to its Public Search site, dallas.tx.publicsearch.us, where you choose the Foreclosure search option.
Can the county clerk stop or postpone my foreclosure sale?
No. Tarrant County says its clerk's staff do not conduct the sales, which are run by trustees for the lenders, and tells owners to contact the lender if a property was posted in error. Denton County says its clerk only file-marks and keeps the notices.
Where are foreclosure sales held in Collin and Denton counties?
Collin County trustee sales are on the steps of the Collin County Courthouse at 2100 Bloomdale Road in McKinney. Denton County designated the southwest corner of the Denton County Courts Building at 1450 E McKinney Street in Denton.
Sources
- Tarrant County Clerk, Foreclosures (Notices of Substitute Trustee Sales)
- Dallas County Clerk, Foreclosures
- Dallas County Clerk, Recording fees and payment
- Collin County, Sales and auctions
- Collin County, Foreclosure notices
- Denton County Clerk, Foreclosure information
- Texas Property Code, Chapter 51 (Sec. 51.002)
- Texas Rules of Civil Procedure (Rule 736.1, where applications are filed)
- CFPB, Regulation X 12 CFR 1024.41
- CFPB, Find a housing counselor
- TDHCA, Foreclosure prevention resources for homeowners
- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas
- Legal Aid of NorthWest Texas, Locations
General information, not legal or tax advice. Talk to a Texas attorney or CPA about your situation.