Butts County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Butts County, seat of Jackson: 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 Butts County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Butts County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales are advertised one at a time and fall on Georgia's statutory first Tuesday. The county's public sale listing states: "Tax Sale Date: April 7, 2026 - Butts County Administration Building - 625 W 3rd St, Jackson, GA 30233-10:00 AM". Prior county notices were titled "Butts County Tax Sale - June 3, 2025" and "Butts County Tax Sale - July 1, 2025", both first Tuesdays.
Registration and deposit
Bidder pre-registration is online through the Smart Tax Sale "New Bidder Registration" form, which collects first and last name, email (the bidder ID is emailed to it), the name to be put on the tax deed, mailing address and phone. The administrator instructs: "To register please complete either the Online Registration Form. Please bring PHOTO ID to the check-in station AT LEAST 15 MINUTES BEFORE THE TAX SALE IS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN to receive Bidder Number." Published procedures add that property goes to the highest and best bidder, the purchaser shows proof of identification at the sale, "Payment must be made for the amount of the bid within one hour of the sale" in cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn on an FDIC or FSLIC insured institution, and the purchaser pays the Clerk of Superior Court recording fees for the tax deed.
Butts County runs a live, in person redeemable tax deed auction. There is no online bidding platform: the listing places the sale at the Butts County Administration Building, 625 W 3rd St, Jackson, GA 30233 at 10:00 AM, and check-in uses a physical station and bidder numbers. Delinquent collection and the sale list are administered for the county by Peach State Assistance, Inc. (psageorgia.com), whose Smart Tax Sale portal publishes the parcel list (file number, map/parcel, defendant in fi. fa., years due, legal description) and the bidder pre-registration form. The Tax Commissioner's own Tax Sales page pulls its content from a Government Window feed and was empty when checked on 2026-07-25, so the portal is the working list. Published procedures follow the non judicial track: twelve month redemption, and the purchaser must wait one year and one day from the sale date before starting foreclosure of the right to redeem.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Butts County
- In person auction only. The current public listing reads "Tax Sale Date: April 7, 2026 - Butts County Administration Building - 625 W 3rd St, Jackson, GA 30233-10:00 AM". No online auction platform is used.
- The county's own tax sale flyer tells bidders: "For updated information including an updated list of Parcel remaining in the sale go to www.psageorgia.com or scan this code."
- Peach State Assistance, Inc. ("Since 2010, Peach State Assistance has partnered with local Georgia governments to manage the delinquent property tax collection process") administers the sale list and bidder registration through its Smart Tax Sale portal.
- The public listing showed 12 parcels for the posted sale, defendants styled "IN REM, ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN", with tax years due ranging from 2021 through 2024.
- Published Non-Judicial Tax Sale Procedures: buyer beware sale, bids called out loud, highest and best bidder wins, ID required, full payment within one hour by cash or cashier's or certified check, purchaser pays recording fees, the Tax Commissioner executes and records the tax deed, the deed is not a warranty deed, redemption runs no less than twelve months from the date of sale, and the purchaser must wait one year and one day from the sale date to begin barment of the right to redeem. If no bids are received the property may be knocked off to the county.
- Timing caution: as of 2026-07-25 the portal still displayed the April 7, 2026 sale date, so confirm the next sale date with the Tax Commissioner at (770) 775-8206 before relying on it.
- Office hours are listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:00PM. Fax (770) 775-6647. The county department page lists the office at 625 W. 3rd St., Suite 2, Jackson, Georgia 30233.
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 Butts County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Butts County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Butts 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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