Berrien County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Berrien County, seat of Nashville: 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 Georgia tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Berrien County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Berrien County Tax Commissioner's Office (Jason Nugent, Tax Commissioner)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale month, date, or calendar is published on any official Berrien County page. The Tax Commissioner's site documents only the pre-sale sequence: "If taxes are not paid on the property, it may be levied upon and ultimately sold," "A FIFA will be filed in the Clerk of Courts office 30 days from the date on the delinquent notice," and "The four weeks prior to the sale your property will be advertised in the Herald Journal Local newspaper with additional advertising cost added." Confirm the next sale date directly with the office at (229) 686-7461.
Registration and deposit
Bidders register with the county tax commissioner or tax collector under the terms published for each sale. Bidding is a price auction to the highest bidder, and Georgia sets no statewide deposit percentage. 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. Many counties require payment in full at the close of the sale, so confirm the county's payment deadline and accepted funds before bidding.
Berrien is a small south Georgia county with no dedicated tax sale web page. The county's own site search for "tax sale" returns no results, the Tax Commissioner's site (tax.berriencountypay.com) has no tax sale, delinquent list, or excess funds section across its Home, General Information, FAQ, Quick Links, and Contact pages, and neither the county Sheriff department page nor the Sheriff's Office website lists levy or sheriff sales. No online auction platform is named or linked on any official county page reviewed, so no platform URL is reported here. Georgia sells a redeemable tax deed under O.C.G.A. Title 48 Chapter 4, subject to the 12 month right of redemption at a 20% premium. The Tax Commissioner's page also notes that unpaid accounts are "turned over to AMS and admin/levy fees up to $240.00 plus will be added to your account," and that past due balances accrue interest at prime plus 3% divided by 12 months, with a 5% penalty added after 120 days and every 120 days thereafter to a 20% maximum. Buyers should call the office for the levy list, sale date, and bidder requirements, and should watch the county legal organ for the four week advertisement.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Berrien County Tax Commissioner's Office
201 N. Davis Street, Suite 105, First Floor Administration Building, Nashville, GA 31639
Official websiteNotes for Berrien County
- County seat is Nashville, GA. The Tax Commissioner and the Tax Assessor both sit at 201 N. Davis Street in the Administration Building, the Tax Commissioner in Suite 105 and the Tax Assessor in Suite 122.
- The county website's department URLs are transposed: berriencountygeorgia.com/tax-assessor/ serves the Tax Commissioner page and berriencountygeorgia.com/tax-commissioner/ serves the Tax Assessor page. Link to the correct content, not the slug.
- Office email is [email protected] and hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, per the county Tax Commissioner page.
- Fax number differs between official sources: the county site lists (229) 686-2243 while the Tax Commissioner's own site lists (229) 686-7819. Neither was independently confirmed, so no fax is reported in contacts.
- The Search and Pay Taxes portal at berriencountyga.governmentwindow.com is linked from the Tax Commissioner's Quick Links page but returned HTTP 403 to every fetch attempt, so its contents could not be verified and it is not cited as a source.
- No delinquent list, levy list, or excess funds list URL exists on any official county page as of this research. Any list must be requested from the Tax Commissioner's office.
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 Berrien County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Berrien County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Berrien 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.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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