Candler County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Candler County, seat of Metter: 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 Candler County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Candler County Tax Commissioner (Jason Grimes), Tax Commissioner's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales run on the first Tuesday of a month at the Candler County Courthouse, not on a fixed monthly schedule. The Tax Commissioner's Tax Sales page announced: "Candler Co Tax Commissioners Office will be holding a Tax Sale on January 6th 2026 at the Candler Co Courthouse starting at 9am. The Courthouse is located at 35 SE Broad St Metter Ga" (January 6, 2026 was the first Tuesday of that month). The county legal-organ notice for the prior sale set it "on the first Tuesday in October, 2024, the same being October 1st, 2024, and continuing on October 2nd, 2024, if necessary between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM."
Registration and deposit
No online registration or pre-bid deposit is published by the county. Bidding happens in person at the courthouse on sale day. The county legal notice states property "will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, before the Courthouse door in Metter, Candler County, Georgia," and that the "Purchaser shall pay for title, all transfer costs, all taxes, advertising costs and recording fees." Confirm bidder requirements with the Tax Commissioner's Office at (912) 685-5247 before the sale.
Candler County holds a live, in-person redeemable tax deed sale. There is no online auction platform. Bidders attend at the Candler County Courthouse, 35 SE Broad St, Metter, GA, and bid by public outcry before the courthouse door during the legal hours of sale. The Tax Commissioner posts the parcel list as a spreadsheet on the Tax Sales page shortly before the sale; the January 2026 file was uploaded the afternoon of January 5, 2026, one day ahead of the auction, so check the page close to the sale date. Sales are advertised for four weeks in the county legal organ, the Metter Advertiser, with each parcel listed by map and parcel number, defendant in fi. fa., current record holder, amount due, and tax years due. Payment is cash or certified funds, and the purchaser also covers title, transfer costs, taxes, advertising costs, and recording fees. Bid4Assets carries a "NOTICE OF SALE: Candler County, Georgia - Live Tax Redeemable Deed Sale" listing for the January 6, 2026 sale (135 redeemable deeds, aggregate about $336,715), but that listing states plainly that "Bid4Assets is providing this notice of sale strictly as a courtesy to our users. Bid4Assets is not conducting this public auction," so it advertises the sale rather than hosting bidding. Note also that the county's General Information page carries boilerplate referencing advertising in the "Sylvester Local" newspaper, which is another county's legal organ and does not apply here; rely on the Tax Sales page and the Metter Advertiser notice. None. In-person public outcry sale at the Candler County Courthouse.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Candler County
- Tax Commissioner: Jason Grimes. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with the motor vehicle window closing at 4:30 p.m. daily.
- Sale venue is the Candler County Courthouse at 35 SE Broad St, Metter, GA. The Tax Commissioner's administrative office sits at a different address, 25 West Daniel Street, Suite A.
- The Tax Commissioner's site is hosted on GovtWindow at tax.candlercountypay.com. Property tax search and payment runs through candlercountyga.governmentwindow.com.
- The county government's own Tax Commissioner page at candlerco-ga.gov lists contact details only and carries no sale logistics, so the GovtWindow Tax Sales page is the operative source.
- The January 6, 2026 sale covered 135 redeemable deeds. The prior advertised sale ran the first Tuesday of October 2024 with a second day held in reserve, matching the Georgia pattern of continuing the crying of parcels into the next day if needed.
- Board of Tax Assessors phone for value questions is (912) 685-6346, per the Tax Commissioner's FAQ page.
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 Candler County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Candler County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Candler 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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