Walker County, AL tax sales
How tax lien certificate sales work in Walker County, seat of Jasper: 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 Walker County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Walker County Revenue Commissioner's Office (the office brands itself Walker County Revenue Commission; Jerry Davis is Revenue Commissioner)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annual, first Monday in May. The Tax Liens page states: "The Tax Lien Auction begins at 8:30 a.m. the first Monday in May each year." The Tax Sale page states: "Walker County conducts its delinquent property tax lien auction sale in May each year." The home page reports the most recent cycle: "The 2025 Tax Lien Auction was held on May 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m." The delinquent listing notice carries the same date and time, 5/4/2026 at 8:30 AM CST.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
- Sale list
- 2025 Tax Year Delinquent Tax List
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online through GovEase. Create a bidder account at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login (the login page shows a "Don't have an account? Sign Up" link), then register for the Walker County auction. The office states registration "is open 30 days prior to auction day." Two office pages give different cutoffs: the home page says registration "must be completed by 4:00 p.m. CST the Friday before the auction," while the Tax Liens page sets the deadline at "3:30 p.m. (CST) the Friday before the Tax Lien Auction." Confirm the current-year cutoff with the office. The Tax Liens page also states that a bank statement or balance letter is required for preapproval of bidding limits.
Walker County runs the Alabama tax lien auction regime, not a tax deed sale. The Tax Sale page states the county moved to tax lien auctions starting with the 2020 tax collection year and that "Walker County's delinquent property tax lien auction is held online at www.govease.com." The auction is online only; the office describes no in-person courthouse bidding. Bidding is bid-down interest: "Purchasers will bid down the interest rate they are willing to accept on their purchase of a tax lien starting at 12% per annum" in 1% increments, and "The lien is sold to the bidder bidding the lowest interest rate." Payment is due fast: "All bids must be paid no later than 1 hour before close of business 2 days following the date of online auction via cash, credit card, or immediately available certified funds (no personal checks are accepted.)" The Tax Liens page phrases the same deadline as payment "no later than the close of business two days following" the auction and rules out wire transfers and electronic checks. A 2.5% transaction fee applies to credit card payments and a lost certificate costs $50 to replace. The delinquent listing notice cites Code of Alabama Title 40-10-182 and adds, per 40-10-184, an administrative fee of "FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($45)" on each lien sold. Liens that do not sell go to the county: "Tax Liens that do not sale at the Tax Lien Auction go to county," and officials may sell them privately before the next auction or roll them into a later auction, which is the county's over-the-counter path. On redemption the investor is repaid the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and fees plus interest at the rate bid, along with a $10 redemption fee. Taxes are payable from October 1 and become delinquent after December 31, with penalties and interest accruing from January 1; after February 15 the office accepts only cash, certified check, money order, or credit and debit card for delinquent taxes.
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)
Walker County Revenue Commissioner's Office
Walker County Courthouse, 1803 3rd Avenue, Suite 102, Jasper, AL 35501
Official websiteNotes for Walker County
- Revenue Commissioner named on the office site: Jerry Davis.
- County seat and office location: Jasper, at the Walker County Courthouse, 1803 3rd Avenue, Suite 102 (19th Street and 3rd Avenue).
- The Contact page lists the same street address for mail and walk-ins; no separate PO Box is published. Office hours: "8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Excluding Holidays". Fax (205) 384-7000. Division lines: Assessing (205) 384-7265, Appraisal (205) 384-7296, Map Room (205) 384-7007, Personal Property (205) 384-7280. Tax collection email: [email protected].
- Walker County elected the tax lien auction format under Title 40, Chapter 10, Article 7; its own auction notice cites Code of Alabama Title 40-10-182 and the $45 administrative fee under 40-10-184.
- Registration cutoff conflicts between two official pages (4:00 p.m. CST on the home page versus 3:30 p.m. CST on the Tax Liens page, both the Friday before the auction). Treat this as unresolved and verify with the office.
- The office links a "2025 Rules of Tax Lien Auction (PDF)" and a "GovEase Flyer for 2025 Tax Lien Auction (PDF)" from the home page, but both PDF paths returned the site home page content rather than the documents on fetch, so no fact here is sourced to those PDFs.
- The 2025 tax year delinquent list is a live table with account number, parcel number, owner, legal description, current year tax, prior years total, and total due. Many rows are annotated with prior sale years, which flags parcels carrying multiple outstanding liens.
- No deposit amount for GovEase bidder approval is published by the county; the office instead requires a bank statement or balance letter for preapproval of bidding limits.
- WebSearch budget was exhausted for this session. Every fact above comes from seven directly fetched pages listed in sources.
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 Walker County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Walker County follows Alabama's tax lien state system.
When is the Walker County tax certificate sale?
- Annual, first Monday in May. The Tax Liens page states: "The Tax Lien Auction begins at 8:30 a.m. the first Monday in May each year." The Tax Sale page states: "Walker County conducts its delinquent property tax lien auction sale in May each year." The home page reports the most recent cycle: "The 2025 Tax Lien Auction was held on May 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m." The delinquent listing notice carries the same date and time, 5/4/2026 at 8:30 AM CST.. 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 Walker 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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