Chattahoochee County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Chattahoochee County, seat of Cusseta: 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 Chattahoochee County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Chattahoochee County Tax Commissioner (Tag/Title/Property Tax Office), Judy Liles, Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published. The Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County website carries no tax sale page, sale calendar, or advertised sale date. Georgia levy sales run on the first Tuesday of the month at the courthouse under O.C.G.A. Title 48, so buyers should confirm whether a sale is scheduled by calling the Tax Commissioner at (706) 989-3897.
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.
No online auction platform was found for this county. The county Tax Commissioner page links only to a Government Window payment portal at chattahoocheecountyga.governmentwindow.com, which processes property tax payments and is not an auction site, so no platform_url is reported. No delinquent tax list, sale list, or excess funds list is posted on any official county page. The Clerk of Superior Court legal notices page carries court orders only and shows no tax sale advertisements. Treat this county as an in-person courthouse sale until the Tax Commissioner confirms otherwise; call before planning a trip, since a small county may go months without a levy sale.
County offices
Notes for Chattahoochee County
- Judy Liles is the elected Tax Commissioner. Candace Jewell is Chief Deputy Tax Commissioner. Office email is [email protected] and posted hours are 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.
- The Government Window payment portal lists the Tax Commissioner at 211 McNaughton St, Cusseta GA 31805 with phone 706-989-2001, while the county's own Tax Commissioner page lists (706) 989-3897. Both numbers reach the same office.
- The Board of Assessors is a separate office at 215 McNaughton Street, Cusseta, GA 31805, phone (706) 989-3249, chief appraiser Alan Hornaday. Use it for parcel and valuation research, not for sale logistics.
- Chattahoochee County is part of the consolidated Unified Government of Cusseta-Chattahoochee County (ugoccc.com). There is no separate county government site.
- Property record search runs through qpublic.net for Chattahoochee County, linked from the county assessor page.
- The Clerk of Superior Court is Tami Wade at 379 Broad St, P.O. Box 120, Cusseta, GA 31805, phone 706.989.3424. Redeemable deeds and barment filings are recorded there.
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 Chattahoochee County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Chattahoochee County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Chattahoochee 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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