Bryan County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Bryan County, seat of Pembroke: 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 Bryan County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
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Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Bryan County Tax Commissioner (Pamela Gunter)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- One sale per year, held on the first Tuesday of the month on the courthouse steps. The office states: "The next Bryan County tax sale is scheduled for October 6th, 2026. The official tax sale list will be posted approximately 4 to 6 weeks prior to the sale date." On typical scheduling the same page says there is no set month, "it is usually between June and August," and that sales are "held the first Tuesday of the month between the legal hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m."
Registration and deposit
No online registration or pre-bid deposit is published. Bidding is in person: "You must be present to bid on the property." Sales run as public auctions and the property goes to the highest bidder. Once bids close, the winning bidder has one hour to produce the money in cash, certified check, or cashier's check. If a bid is not properly paid, the property may be re-offered at 2:00 p.m. the same day or 10:00 a.m. the following day.
In-person sale only. No online auction platform is used. Bidding happens on the front steps of the Bryan County Courthouse in Pembroke. The sale list is also advertised in the county legal organ, The Bryan County News, with ads running four weeks before the sale, and the office keeps no mailing list. The county sells a redeemable tax deed: the taxpayer or any party with an interest or lien may redeem within twelve months of the sale, and the purchaser gets no rents or profits during redemption. Sales are buyer beware and as is, with no warranty of title and subject to recorded covenants, easements, and rights of way. If no bid succeeds, the Tax Commissioner may bid the property in for the county or hold it over to the next sale. The office states it does not sell tax fi. fa. certificates to third parties. Excess funds are administered by outside counsel (Weissman Law), not by the Tax Commissioner.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
11 North Courthouse Street, Pembroke, GA 31321 (mailing: P.O. Box 447, Pembroke, GA 31321)
Official websiteNotes for Bryan County
- Bryan County runs a traditional Georgia courthouse-steps redeemable deed sale. There is no online bidding platform, so investors must attend in Pembroke.
- The county page posts a specific next sale date (October 6, 2026, the first Tuesday of October) while also describing the usual window as June through August. Treat the posted date as authoritative and re-check before travel, since the page says the schedule and list are subject to change.
- Payment is due fast: the winning bidder has one hour after bids close to deliver cash, a certified check, or a cashier's check. Unpaid parcels can be re-offered at 2:00 p.m. the same day or 10:00 a.m. the next day.
- The Tax Commissioner has a second office at 66 Captain Matthew Freeman Drive Suite 102, Richmond Hill, GA 31324, phone 912-756-2434, but the sale itself is at the Pembroke courthouse.
- Bryan County does not sell tax fi. fa. certificates to third parties, so the only investor entry point is the annual deed sale.
- Excess funds from prior sales are handled by Weissman Law rather than the county office.
- The county website blocks automated fetching (HTTP 403 to bots). The pages cited here were read in a real browser session.
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 Bryan County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Bryan County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Bryan 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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