Baldwin County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Baldwin County, seat of Milledgeville: 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.
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How Baldwin County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
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Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Baldwin County Tax Commissioner, acting as Ex-Officio Sheriff (Cathy Freeman Settle)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the sale month, during the legal hours of sale. The April 2026 notice reads: "will be sold at public outcry to the highest bidder for cash or certified funds ... on the first Tuesday in April 2026, the same being April 7, 2026, between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM." The prior sale ran "on the first Tuesday in November 2025, the same being November 4, 2025" under the same hours. Baldwin County does not sell every month; recent sales fell in November 2025 (about 94 parcels) and April 2026 (about 47 parcels).
Registration and deposit
The published notices describe no online pre-registration and no deposit. Bidding is live public outcry at the sale room. Winning bidders pay cash or certified funds, and the notices state payment "will be required within two (2) hours after the completion of the tax sale" at the Tax Commissioner's discretion. The purchaser also pays title, transfer, tax, advertising, and recording costs. Confirm bidder requirements with the Tax Commissioner at 478-445-4813 before the sale date.
Baldwin County runs its redeemable tax deed sale IN PERSON, not online. The sale is held at the Baldwin County Government Building, 1601 North Columbia Street, Suite 210, Conference/Training Room A, Milledgeville, rather than on the courthouse steps. The Tax Commissioner's own website carries no tax sale page; it only states that unpaid taxes produce a Fi.Fa. recorded on the General Execution Docket in the Clerk of Superior Court and that the property "may be levied upon and ultimately sold." The parcel list, sale date, and terms are published only as a statutory advertisement in The Union Recorder, the county legal organ, for four weeks before the sale (the April 2026 notice ran March 14, 21, 28 and April 4, 2026). The notices confirm the redeemable character of the deed: "Properties are sold under the power of a tax sale deed with specific rights of redemption." Sales are buyer beware and as is, with no title warranty, and property passes subject to all recorded covenants, easements, and rights of way. Baldwin County also uses the separate judicial in rem track under O.C.G.A. sections 48-4-75 to 48-4-81; one such sale was ordered for Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at the same Government Building location under Superior Court Case No. SUCV2026000060, with a minimum bid equal to delinquent taxes, accrued interest, penalties, and all foreclosure costs through the sale date. In rem purchases do not carry the same 12-month redeemable deed posture as an ordinary levy sale, so read each notice to see which track a parcel is on. Note also that the City of Milledgeville advertises and conducts its own municipal tax fi.fa. sales at the city hall door on the first Tuesday, separate from the county sale. In person, public outcry (no online auction platform)
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Baldwin County
- Sale venue is the Baldwin County Government Building, 1601 North Columbia Street, Suite 210, Conference/Training Room A, Milledgeville, not the courthouse steps.
- The Tax Commissioner serves as Ex-Officio Sheriff and signs the sale notices in that capacity (Cathy Freeman Settle).
- No tax sale page exists on baldwincountygatax.com; the parcel list is published only in The Union Recorder, the county legal organ, for four consecutive weeks before the sale.
- Payment is cash or certified funds, due within two hours after the sale closes; the buyer also pays title, transfer, tax, advertising, and recording costs.
- Recent county sales: November 4, 2025 (about 94 parcels, tax years 2023-2024) and April 7, 2026 (about 47 parcels). The county does not hold a sale every first Tuesday.
- A parallel judicial in rem foreclosure track under O.C.G.A. 48-4-75 to 48-4-81 is also used, with a sale noticed for August 4, 2026 under Superior Court Case No. SUCV2026000060.
- The City of Milledgeville conducts its own separate municipal tax fi.fa. sales at the city hall door; city contact for payoff amounts is 478-414-4010.
- Property tax department email: [email protected]. Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM to 4:45 PM. Fax 478-445-0712.
Georgia statewide rules
- Redemption
- The right to redeem runs for 12 months from the date of the sale and does not end there. It continues after the year until the tax deed purchaser forecloses it by serving and publishing the statutory barment notice, which cannot be started until 12 months have passed. The purchaser delivers the notice to the sheriff at least 45 days before the redemption deadline named in it, and publishes it once a week for four consecutive weeks in the six months immediately before that deadline. Redemption puts title back in the defendant in fi. fa. subject to the liens that existed at the sale, and the purchaser must execute and record a quitclaim deed. Title under a tax deed recorded on or after July 1, 1996 ripens by prescription four years after recording. Judicial in rem foreclosures under Article 5 run on a different clock: the owner has 60 days after the sale to redeem by paying the minimum bid price into the superior court.
- Deed deposit
- Georgia sets no statewide percentage deposit. A purchaser at a judicial sale may tender cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn for the purchase price and issued or certified by a federally insured financial institution. Counties publish their own payment terms, and many require payment in full at the close of the sale, so confirm the terms with the tax commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- Excess funds left after taxes, costs, and the expenses of the sale belong to the former owner and to recorded lienholders in order of priority. The officer who sold the property must mail notice of the excess funds by first-class mail within 30 days to the record owner at the time of the sale, to the holder of each security deed, and to every other party with a recorded equity interest or claim, and may file an interpleader action in superior court. Funds still unclaimed five years after the sale are paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue, after which only a court order from an interpleader action releases them.
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 Baldwin County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Baldwin County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Baldwin County hold tax deed sales?
- annual. 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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