Talladega County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Talladega County, seat of Talladega: 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 Talladega County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Talladega County Revenue Commissioner (Revenue Commission, Property Tax division), referred to on county pages as the Talladega County Revenue Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annual online tax lien auction in May. The county tax sale page states: "Talladega County Tax Lien Sale for 2025 delinquent tax properties will begin on May 12, 2026. from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. and continue from day to day until completed on the GOVEASE website." The same page sets May 8, 2026 as the last day to pay property tax and the last day to redeem prior sales, and states "2025 tax lien sales may be redeemed starting May 25, 2026."
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Online through GovEase. The county page states: "Registration is required for all individuals who will participate in the lien sale. There is no charge for registration. Registration begin April 27, 2026." The county links a registration and online webinar training document from the same page. Bidders sign up or log in on the GovEase site.
Talladega County sells tax liens, not tax deeds. A public notice on the county tax sale page states: "BEGINNING 2020 FOR DELINQUENT 2019 TAXES, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR, PER ALABAMA CODE 40-10-180 (1975); TALLADEGA COUNTY WILL CHANGE METHOD OF COLLECTING TAXES WITH A TAX LIEN AUCTION." The sale is conducted online on GovEase and continues from day to day until complete. Other dates published for the 2026 cycle: last day to pay by check March 27, 2026; the office begins contacting prior-year bidders April 13, 2026; first right bidders can pay in Talladega starting April 27, 2026; online payments shut down May 8, 2026. The county delinquent parcel portal loads but currently shows "The Delinquent Parcels listing is currently disabled," so the list appears to be published seasonally ahead of the sale. The county pages do not state a minimum bid, deposit amount, or starting interest rate, so those were not captured. A scam warning on the page notes the Revenue Office will never call a taxpayer to request payment or banking information by phone.
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)
Talladega County Revenue Commissioner (Cindy Pennington), Property Tax division
Talladega County Courthouse, One Court Square, 1st Floor, Talladega, AL 35160. Mailing: Talladega County Property Tax, P.O. Box 1119, Talladega, AL 35161
Official websiteNotes for Talladega County
- Office hours listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on holidays.
- Property tax email listed as [email protected]. Staff listed: Cindy Pennington (Revenue Commissioner), Patti Harris (Deputy Revenue Commissioner), Lisa Walton (Revenue Property Supervisor), Angela Keith (Redemption Clerk).
- The county announcement page titled "TAX YEAR DELINQUENT PROPERTIES LIST" links to the AssuranceWeb Property delinquent parcels view and points bidders back to the tax sale page for the sale calendar.
- GovEase's public auction index is rendered client side and did not expose a Talladega specific auction page in the fetched HTML. The platform attribution comes from the county's own outbound link on its tax sale page.
- No deposit, premium, or bid-down-interest mechanics were published on the county pages fetched. The linked GovEase registration and training PDF is a scanned image and could not be read as text.
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 Talladega County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Talladega County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Talladega County tax certificate sale?
- Annual online tax lien auction in May. The county tax sale page states: "Talladega County Tax Lien Sale for 2025 delinquent tax properties will begin on May 12, 2026. from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. and continue from day to day until completed on the GOVEASE website." The same page sets May 8, 2026 as the last day to pay property tax and the last day to redeem prior sales, and states "2025 tax lien sales may be redeemed starting May 25, 2026.". 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 Talladega 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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