Lauderdale County, AL tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Lauderdale County, AL tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Alabama sells tax lien certificates paying up to 12%. Sale office and calendar read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 12, 2026. List source checked Jul 27, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Lauderdale County, seat of Florence: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Alabama tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next tax deed sale
- Not scheduled.
- Format
- GovEase
- Registration
- Bidding runs through GovEase.
- County office
- (256) 760-5785
On this page
How Lauderdale County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Alabama holds no routine county tax deed auction under the tax lien regime. A holder of all the sold, unexpired, outstanding tax lien certificates on a parcel may file an action in circuit court to foreclose the right to redeem and quiet title, but only once four years have passed since the tax lien auction and no later than ten years after it. The holder must mail a notice of intent at least 30 days and no more than 180 days before filing, to the owner of record, every recorded lienholder, the tax collecting official, and anyone else who may reasonably be believed to hold an interest.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Lauderdale County Revenue Commissioner's Office (Billy Hammock, Revenue Commissioner)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annual tax lien auction held in May.
- Registration
- Bidding runs through GovEase.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding runs through GovEase. Create a GovEase account at govease.com using Sign Up / Log In, then choose Register / Add Auctions under My Account and click Register beside Lauderdale County. Complete and electronically sign the registration documents for each county separately, including a W-9, and upload any additional documents the system requests. The county tax office approves each registration, and GovEase notes that some counties also require a deposit before approval. GovEase advises that for most counties all payments and payment arrangements are handled by the county tax office rather than on the platform.
Sale format and venue
Lauderdale County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Lauderdale County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Lauderdale County Delinquent Tax Listing (tax lien auction notice and parcel list) as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Sale day
Not scheduled. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Circuit court of the county as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Lauderdale County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Lauderdale County Delinquent Tax Listing (tax lien auction notice and parcel list). Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding runs through GovEase. Create a GovEase account at govease.com using Sign Up / Log In, then choose Register / Add Auctions under My Account and click Register beside Lauderdale County. Complete and electronically sign the registration documents for each county separately, including a W-9, and upload any additional documents the system requests. The county tax office approves each registration, and GovEase notes that some counties also require a deposit before approval. GovEase advises that for most counties all payments and payment arrangements are handled by the county tax office rather than on the platform.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Alabama due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
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. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Alabama calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- The Revenue Commissioner's office publishes department direct lines alongside the main number: Appraisal (256) 768-7592, Business Personal Property (256) 760-5781, Mapping (256) 760-5730.
- The county page lists a mailing address only. No street address for the Revenue Commissioner's office was published on the pages reviewed, so investors mailing redemption or payment documents should confirm the physical counter location by phone.
- The delinquent listing is hosted on altags.com under the county's lauderdale_revenue path, the same vendor portal the county links for its other online revenue services.
- The Alabama Department of Revenue warns that neither an assignment nor a tax deed on state-held property conveys clear title, and recommends counsel before buying tax delinquent property.
Alabama 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
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Where can I find the Lauderdale County tax sale list?
Office and calendar verified Oct 12, 2026 against official county and state sources. Sale list source checked Jul 27, 2026.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the office that runs the sale before you bid.
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