Fayette County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Fayette County, seat of Fayette: 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 Fayette County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Fayette County Revenue Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published on any Fayette County page we could verify. Alabama tax lien auctions fall in the statewide statutory spring window, but this county posts no date of its own. Call the Revenue Commissioner at 205-932-6081 to confirm the date and whether the county runs a tax lien auction or the older tax sale.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
No county auction registration instructions are published on any Fayette County page we could verify, so request them from the Revenue Commissioner's office directly. Parcels the state already holds are a separate channel bought through the Alabama Department of Revenue: create an account on the ADOR application portal, submit one application per property, then pay the price quote with a postmark no later than the 10th calendar day from the quote date. If the state has held the certificate less than three years the buyer receives an assignment of the certificate rather than a deed, and ADOR warns that neither an assignment nor a tax deed gives clear title.
Fayette County has no standalone revenue office website. The only official county web presence we could reach is the Revenue Commissioner's public GIS property portal, which carries no tax sale, auction, or delinquent list content. No auction platform is verifiable for this county, so none is claimed here: confirm with the office before assuming an online sale. State held inventory is a separate channel run by the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division, whose county transcripts are posted as weekly PDFs. The Fayette transcript fetched on 2026-07-25 carried a file date of 07/20/2026 and listed no parcels, so nothing was available from the state in that file.
From 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)
Fayette County Revenue Commissioner (Jeananne Edwards)
Fayette County Courthouse, 113 Temple Avenue N., P.O. Box 337, Fayette, AL 35555
Official websiteNotes for Fayette County
- The office phone and address come from the Alabama Department of Revenue's official county office directory: 205-932-6081, fax 205-932-4541, Fayette County Courthouse, 113 Temple Avenue N., mailing address P.O. Box 337, Fayette, AL 35555.
- The county GIS site lists a 770-886-4645 number, but that is Flagship GIS vendor support in Georgia, not the Revenue Commissioner's office. Use 205-932-6081 for county tax questions.
- https://www.alabamagis.com/Fayette/ redirects to https://fayette.alabamagis.com/fayette/. It is a mapping and property record portal only, with no sale calendar, bidder registration, or delinquent list.
- No auction platform, sale date, or bidder registration page was found for Fayette County on any official source, so treat platform and timing as unverified until the office confirms them.
- State held parcels are purchased through the Alabama Department of Revenue application portal at https://stateofalabamaalsf.tylerhost.net/, which requires an account and accepts only one application per user account per property.
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 Fayette County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Fayette County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Fayette County tax certificate sale?
- Not published on any Fayette County page we could verify. Alabama tax lien auctions fall in the statewide statutory spring window, but this county posts no date of its own. Call the Revenue Commissioner at 205-932-6081 to confirm the date and whether the county runs a tax lien auction or the older tax sale.. 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 Fayette 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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