Greene County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Greene County, seat of Eutaw: 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 Greene County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Greene County Revenue Commissioner (Arnelia "Shay" Johnson), Greene County Courthouse, Eutaw
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published. Greene County posts no tax lien auction date, and its county Tax Information page reads "Information coming soon!" Call the Revenue Commissioner's collection office at 205-372-3144 to confirm whether the county holds a tax lien auction and on what date.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
No county bidder registration terms are published online. Greene County lists no deposit amount, registration window, or bidding rules on any page reachable from the county commission site or from the Alabama Department of Revenue's county office directory. Contact the Revenue Commissioner's office directly before planning to bid.
No Greene County tax lien or certificate sale page exists. The Revenue Commissioner has no standalone website; the Alabama Department of Revenue's county directory links only a public GIS map viewer for Greene County, and the Greene County Commission site's Tax Information page carries no content. Because nothing was verified, no auction platform is claimed here. Do not assume the sale runs online, and do not assume a platform such as GovEase covers Greene County until the Revenue Commissioner confirms it. The one Greene County list that is published is the state's own inventory: the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division posts a weekly transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale, and the Greene County transcript dated 07/20/2026 contained a header only, with no parcels listed. State-held parcels are bought by price quote rather than at auction: an applicant submits an electronic application, receives a quote by email, and has 10 calendar days from the date on the quote to pay. Certificates the state has held under three years transfer as an assignment; those held over three years transfer by tax deed, and neither conveys clear title.
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)
Greene County Revenue Commissioner
205-372-3202 (appraisal), 205-372-3144 (collection), fax 205-372-1506
Greene County Courthouse, 400 Morrow Ave., Eutaw, AL 35462. Mailing address: P.O. Drawer 510, Eutaw, AL 35462
Official websiteNotes for Greene County
- Greene County runs assessment and collection through a single elected Revenue Commissioner. The Alabama Department of Revenue's county directory lists no separate tax assessor or tax collector for Greene County, unlike neighboring Hale and Sumter counties, so the Revenue Commissioner is the tax collecting official who elects the county's collection method.
- The Revenue Commissioner has no dedicated website. The only Greene County link in the state's county office directory is an ArcGIS public map viewer, and the Greene County Commission's Tax Information page currently reads "Information coming soon!", so no auction date, bidder registration terms, deposit, or parcel list is published online.
- No auction platform was verified for Greene County. GovEase's live and upcoming auction list showed no Alabama counties when checked in July 2026, which is consistent with Alabama's March 1 to June 15 auction window having closed, and it gave no evidence either way for Greene County.
- The Alabama Department of Revenue transcript of state-held tax delinquent land for Greene County, dated 07/20/2026, listed no parcels. Investors looking for state-held inventory should recheck the transcript, which the department updates weekly.
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 Greene County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Greene County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Greene County tax certificate sale?
- Not published. Greene County posts no tax lien auction date, and its county Tax Information page reads "Information coming soon!" Call the Revenue Commissioner's collection office at 205-372-3144 to confirm whether the county holds a tax lien auction and on what date.. 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 Greene 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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