Bibb County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Bibb County, seat of Centreville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Alabama tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Bibb County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Bibb County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector (Angela "Angie" Langston), Bibb County Courthouse, Centreville
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Bibb County sale date is published on any official county page. The county website (bibbal.com) has no tax sale or tax lien section, and its Public Notices page states there are no public notices posted at this time. GovEase, the platform Bibb County is listed on, states that "All auction dates (opening registration, pre-bidding, and live bidding) are determined by each county tax office in compliance with the applicable Alabama Code" and directs bidders to its auctions listing. Confirm the current year's date by calling the Tax Assessor/Tax Collector at 205-926-3105.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Register through the GovEase bidder portal, not with the county directly. GovEase's Alabama instructions: visit Govease.com, click "Sign Up/Log In" at the top right, complete all applicable fields, then click "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, "Click on Register beside the county you want to participate in" and "Click Sign Now for all registration documents." Bidders electronically sign county-specific registration documents (including a W-9), may need to upload a bank statement or balance letter, and set an approval limit. GovEase notes "Some counties may also require a deposit to get approved." Bidding is unlocked when the My Registrations page shows Approved next to the county. Bidding format is bid-down interest: GovEase states "The maximum bid is 12% simple interest per annum, prorated monthly. The lowest acceptable bid is 0%."
Bibb County publishes no tax lien sale page of its own. The county government site has no revenue or tax sale department page, and the Tax Assessor/Collector's only web presence linked by the Alabama Department of Revenue is a GIS parcel viewer and a motor vehicle tag renewal portal, neither of which mentions tax sales. Platform evidence is indirect but verified: GovEase's own help documentation lists Bibb among the Alabama counties under the heading "The following counties will allow for online payments through the GovEase website." Note the counter-signal: Bibb does not appear on GovEase's Alabama County Contact Information list, so bidder approval and payment handling for Bibb may differ from the counties named there. Confirm the platform, sale date, and registration deadline by phone before committing funds. Separately, the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division sells state-held ("sold to state") inventory year round by price quote rather than by auction: buyers "request a price quote for state-held tax delinquent property by submitting an electronic application," then have "10 calendar days from the date on the price quote to remit your payment." If the state has held the certificate less than three years the buyer receives an assignment of the certificate; over three years, a tax deed. ADOR warns that "neither an assignment nor a tax deed gives the holder clear title to the parcel," and its transcripts do not contain the physical address of the property. As of the 07/20/2026 transcript, the Bibb County state-held list showed no parcels available.
Register on GovEaseFrom lien to deed
- Run by
- Circuit court of the county; the circuit clerk executes the deed
- Frequency
- none (court action, not a scheduled auction)
- Typical timing
- Not scheduled. A certificate holder may file no earlier than four years after the tax lien auction and no later than ten years after it
Alabama counties on the tax lien auction method hold no separate tax deed auction. Title passes only through a circuit court action to foreclose the right to redeem and quiet title, which ends in a circuit clerk's deed. A person entitled to redeem can answer that action by demanding a public auction instead, in which case the court sets a minimum bid equal to the redemption amount plus back taxes and allowed costs, and any surplus goes to the owner. A county that instead elects the Article 1 property tax sale sells the land itself at the courthouse and the judge of probate issues a deed after three years. Confirm which method your county uses.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Liens that draw no bid at the auction stay with the county. At any time after the auction date the tax collecting official may sell an unsold lien at private sale for no less than all taxes, interest, penalties, costs and fees due, plus any amount owed to a prior certificate holder. The rate is agreed with the tax collecting official and cannot exceed 12 percent, so over-the-counter liens often carry the full rate. Ask the county for its list of unsold liens.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Bibb County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector (Angela Langston)
Bibb County Courthouse, 8 Court Square W., Suite B, Room 102, Centreville, AL 35042
Official websiteNotes for Bibb County
- Bibb County combines assessment and collection in one office. The Alabama Department of Revenue lists the official as "Angela Langston, Tax Assessor/Tax Collector," not a Revenue Commissioner. The county's own GIS site and website use the shorter form "Angie Langston, Tax Assessor/Collector."
- Office fax listed by ADOR is 205-926-3125. Office email listed on the county website is [email protected].
- The county FAQ page states: "The Tax Assessor and Tax Collector office is located in the Court House Annex Building at 8 Court Square West, Centreville AL, 35042." ADOR gives the fuller room-level address used in the contacts block.
- ADOR links two county web properties for Bibb: a Public GIS site (https://www.alabamagis.com/Bibb/, which redirects to https://bibb.alabamagis.com/bibb/) and a Citizen Access Portal (https://altags.com/bibb_license/default.aspx). The GIS site is parcel lookup only. The Citizen Access Portal belongs to the Bibb County License Commissioner and handles motor vehicle and boat renewals only. Neither mentions tax sales, tax liens, or delinquent property auctions.
- No sale list, bidder packet, or registration form specific to Bibb County was found on any official county page. The list_url provided is the Alabama DOR state-held inventory transcript for Bibb, which covers prior-year parcels struck to the state, not the current-year auction list.
- GovEase's Alabama County Contact Information article names 31 Alabama counties with a designated county staff contact for auction questions. Bibb is not among them. Treat GovEase as the probable platform, verified only by the online-payments county list, and reconfirm with the county office.
Alabama statewide rules
- Redemption
- A tax lien can be redeemed at any time before the circuit court enters judgment in a foreclosure action, and the holder cannot file that action until four years after the auction or the tax official's private sale. If the holder does not commence a foreclosure action within ten years of the auction or sale, the certificate expires and the lien becomes void. A certificate holder has no right to enter or possess the property, make repairs, or charge rents before it receives the circuit clerk's deed. In a county that uses the Article 1 property tax sale instead, land sold to a purchaser other than the state may be redeemed within three years from the date of sale, and land bid in for the state may be redeemed at any time before title passes out of the state.
- Surplus proceeds
- In a court-ordered auction the proceeds pay the cost of the auction first, then the certificate holder up to the redemption amount plus taxes it paid before filing and the court-allowed costs and fees. Any surplus goes to the owner or the owner's heirs or successors as the court determines, and Alabama's unclaimed property law applies to whatever is left. In a county that instead uses the Article 1 property tax sale, the excess over the decree is held in a separate county account for three years for a party who redeems, and Section 40-10-28 opens later windows in which the owner or a redeeming party can claim it.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Bibb County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Bibb County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Bibb County tax certificate sale?
- No Bibb County sale date is published on any official county page. The county website (bibbal.com) has no tax sale or tax lien section, and its Public Notices page states there are no public notices posted at this time. GovEase, the platform Bibb County is listed on, states that "All auction dates (opening registration, pre-bidding, and live bidding) are determined by each county tax office in compliance with the applicable Alabama Code" and directs bidders to its auctions listing. Confirm the current year's date by calling the Tax Assessor/Tax Collector at 205-926-3105.. Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the Tax Collector before the sale.
How often does Bibb County hold tax deed sales?
- none (court action, not a scheduled auction). Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
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