Macon County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Macon County, seat of Tuskegee: 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 Macon County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Macon County Revenue Commission (Iverson Gandy, Jr., JD, Revenue Commissioner)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Held in May. The county legal notice for the 2026 sale reads: "I, IVERSON GANDY, JR., REVENUE COMMISSIONER OF MACON COUNTY, IN SAID STATE AND COUNTY, WILL SELL/AUCTION ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026 AT 10:00AM AND CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLETED, ON THE GOVEASE WEBSITE, WWW.GOVEASE.COM/AUCTIONS." Confirm the current year's date with the Revenue Commission before planning around it.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Registration is required and is completed on GovEase. The 2026 legal notice states: "REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED, WHICH BEGINS APRIL 10, 2026 FOR EVERYONE. REGISTRATION ENDS MAY 8, 2026." Prior-year winning bidders hold a first right of refusal to pay the delinquent taxes from April 10 through May 5. The county's GovEase flyer directs bidders to create an account at govease.com, sign in at liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login, and use the bidder training at govease.com/bidderhelp. Bidders may enter max bids ahead of the sale.
Macon County elected the tax lien auction route and cites Code of Alabama Section 40-10-182 and Act 2018-577 as its authority for an online auction. The sale is fully online through GovEase, so there is no in-person bidding at the courthouse. The Revenue Commission publishes the annual legal notice as a PDF listing each parcel by account number, owner, legal description and total due. Separately, the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division publishes a weekly transcript of state-held tax delinquent land for Macon County (state county code 46); that inventory is bought by price quote from the state, not at the county auction, and the state notes that neither an assignment nor a tax deed conveys clear title.
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)
Macon County Revenue Commission
Macon County Courthouse, 210 N. Elm Street, Tuskegee, AL 36083 (mailing: P.O. Box 830420, Tuskegee, AL 36083)
Official websiteNotes for Macon County
- Macon County runs its tax lien auction online through GovEase; the 2026 sale was set for Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. and continued until completed.
- Registration for the 2026 auction opened April 10, 2026 and closed May 8, 2026, ahead of the sale date.
- Prior-year winning bidders get a first right of refusal to pay the delinquent taxes from April 10 through May 5, claimed online through GovEase once registered and approved.
- The Revenue Commission posts the annual tax lien list (legal notice plus parcel detail with amounts due) as a PDF: https://maconcountyal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tax-Lien-Sale-Newspaper-List-2026-Revised.pdf
- Office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with collections until 4:00 p.m.; the office notes taxes cannot be paid until October 1.
- Assessment and tax records are on the county's Citizen Access Portal at https://macon.capturecama.com/ and parcel mapping at https://macon.capturecama.com/parcelviewer/
- State-held (sold to state) inventory for Macon County is on the Alabama Department of Revenue transcript, county code 46, updated weekly: https://www.revenue.alabama.gov/wp-content/uploads/property-tax-transcripts/WWW_TRANS_46.PDF
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 Macon County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Macon County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Macon County tax certificate sale?
- Held in May. The county legal notice for the 2026 sale reads: "I, IVERSON GANDY, JR., REVENUE COMMISSIONER OF MACON COUNTY, IN SAID STATE AND COUNTY, WILL SELL/AUCTION ON TUESDAY, MAY 12, 2026 AT 10:00AM AND CONTINUE UNTIL COMPLETED, ON THE GOVEASE WEBSITE, WWW.GOVEASE.COM/AUCTIONS." Confirm the current year's date with the Revenue Commission before planning around it.. 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 Macon 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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