Lawrence County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Lawrence County, seat of Moulton: 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 Lawrence County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Lawrence County Revenue Commissioner's Office (Brad Henderson, Revenue Commissioner, acting as the county tax collecting official)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- April. The Revenue Commissioner's "TIMETABLE FOR COLLECTING TAXES" reads: "October 1 - Taxes Due / December 31 - Last day to pay taxes prior to late fees added ... / January 1 - Taxes Delinquent (fees added) / February - Citation Issued (fees added) / March - Advertised (fees added) / April - Tax Sale". No specific auction date, time, or year is posted on the county site.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Not published online. The Revenue Commissioner's website carries no bidder registration instructions, deposit terms, or auction rules. Bidders should contact the assessing and collecting office at 256-974-2473 for registration requirements.
Lawrence County sells TAX LIENS, not deeds. The Revenue Commissioner published a signed declaration under Ala. Code 40-10-180(b) stating: "As the tax collecting official for Lawrence County, please accept this notice as a declaration of my intentions to conduct a Tax Lien Auction and Sale for the collection of delinquent taxes for the year 2021-2022 forward." The declaration also cites 40-10-180(c), which requires the notice to be advertised once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation or on the tax collecting official's website. No online auction platform could be verified: the Revenue Commissioner's site (five pages: Home, Property Taxes, Motor Vehicles, News, Contact Us) names no auction vendor, and Lawrence County does not appear on GovEase's published list of Alabama counties, which lists 31 named counties and omits Lawrence. Do not assume an online platform; confirm the format with the office. The county's own timetable page still uses the legacy phrase "Tax Sale" for the April event even though the 40-10-180 declaration puts the county on the Article 7 tax lien auction track. Separately, the Alabama DOR Property Tax Division publishes a weekly transcript of state-held tax delinquent land by county; the Lawrence County transcript dated 07/20/2026 contains no parcels, so there is currently no state-held over-the-counter inventory for this county. State-held parcels, when they exist, are bought by submitting an electronic price quote application to the DOR, with payment due within 10 calendar days of the quote.
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)
Lawrence County Revenue Commissioner's Office
Lawrence County Judicial and Administrative Center, 14451 Market Street, Suite 102, Moulton, AL 35650
Official websiteNotes for Lawrence County
- County seat is Moulton. All Revenue Commissioner offices sit in the Lawrence County Judicial and Administrative Center at 14451 Market Street (Hwy 33), Moulton, AL 35650: Motor Vehicle in Suite 101 (256-974-2427), Real Property Assessing and Collecting in Suite 102 (256-974-2473), Appraisal and Mapping in Suite 103 (256-974-2457).
- Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, per the Revenue Commissioner's Contact Us page. The county commission's department page lists 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Taxes become due October 1 and are delinquent after December 31. Personal checks are not accepted after January of each year.
- The Alabama DOR county directory lists the Lawrence County office as "Revenue Commissioner", contact Bradley R. Henderson, phone 256-974-2473, fax 256-974-2430, mailing address Lawrence County Courthouse, 14451 Market Street, Suite 103, Moulton, AL 35650. The county's own Contact Us page assigns Suite 102 to assessing and collecting and Suite 103 to mapping and appraisal, so use Suite 102 for tax lien and delinquent tax matters.
- Property tax payment portal: https://lawrenceproperty.countygovservices.com/Property/Search. Parcel maps: http://isv.kcsgis.com/al.lawrence_revenue/. Neither publishes a delinquent or tax lien sale list.
- No county-published delinquent tax list, bidder registration packet, or auction results were found on any official Lawrence County site.
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 Lawrence County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lawrence County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Lawrence County tax certificate sale?
- April. The Revenue Commissioner's "TIMETABLE FOR COLLECTING TAXES" reads: "October 1 - Taxes Due / December 31 - Last day to pay taxes prior to late fees added ... / January 1 - Taxes Delinquent (fees added) / February - Citation Issued (fees added) / March - Advertised (fees added) / April - Tax Sale". No specific auction date, time, or year is posted on the county site.. 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 Lawrence 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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