Coweta County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Coweta County, seat of Newnan: 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 Coweta County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Coweta County Tax Commissioner (Justin T. McMichael), who also serves as Ex-Officio Sheriff of Coweta County
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The Tax Sale Information booklet states: "Our tax sale is held on the first Tuesday of the month(typically in August and September), which can be anytime between the hours of 10a.m. and 4 p.m., on the Courthouse Steps or at such other location as may be identified in the notice and advertisement(when the first Tuesday of the month falls on a legal holiday, the sale is held the next day, Wednesday)." The current advertised sale reads: "beginning at 10:00 am, on the first Tuesday in August 2026, the same being, August 4, 2026."
- Sale list
- Coweta County tax sale list (PDF)
Registration and deposit
Pre-registration is mandatory. The booklet states in capitals: "BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO PRE-REGISTER. A REGISTRATION FORM IS AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THIS DOCUMENT." The August 2026 sale notice repeats: "Pre-registration for this sale will be required." Winning bidders pay "for cash or certified funds", and "At the discretion of the tax commissioner's office, payment will be required within two (2) hours of the completion of the tax sale." The purchaser also pays for title, all transfer cost, all taxes, advertising cost and recording fees.
Coweta County runs a live, in person redeemable tax deed sale, not an online auction. The sale notice says property "will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, located at 87 Newnan Station Drive, Suite 500 in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia." The booklet confirms the venue moved off the courthouse steps: "STARTING IN 2023, OUR TAX SALES WILL BE HELD AT 87 NEWNAN STATION DRIVE, NEWNAN, GA 30265." Properties are advertised for four consecutive weeks before the first Tuesday in the legal section of the Newnan Times-Herald, and the booklet notes those ads "can be viewed online each Wednesday, four (4) weeks prior to sale." A final list of properties and the starting bid list is available in the Tax Commissioner's Office on the Monday before the auction. The opening bid equals tax due plus penalties, interest, fi. fa. cost, levy cost, administrative levy fee, certified mail cost, advertising cost, and tax deed recording fees, and the property is sold to the highest bidder. If no one bids at least the amount due, the Tax Commissioner may bid the property in for the County. The notice states: "Properties are sold under the power of a tax sale deed with specific rights of redemption", and the booklet warns that "a tax deed only conveys 'defeasible' title to property. To acquire fee simple title to property, a tax deed purchaser must foreclose the right to redeem pursuant to state law." Buyer beware applies, and the office gives no warranty of title. In person, public outcry (no online auction platform)
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Coweta County
- The Tax Commissioner serves as Ex-Officio Sheriff, so the sale is advertised as a Sheriff's Sale under the Tax Commissioner's name. The booklet cites O.C.G.A. 48-2-55 for this authority and notes the Tax Commissioner may appoint Ex-Officio Deputy Sheriffs to advertise and bring property to sale.
- Sale venue is the Tax Commissioner's building at 87 Newnan Station Drive in Newnan, not the historic courthouse steps, for sales from 2023 forward. Suite 500 is named as the sale room in the August 2026 notice; Suite 100 is the office address.
- Sales are not monthly in practice. The booklet says the first Tuesday sale is "typically in August and September."
- Levy notice runs 20 days before advertising, the owner gets a 10 day written notice before the sale, and the ad runs four consecutive weeks in the Newnan Times-Herald.
- The county tax sale page is JavaScript rendered, so the sale specifics live in two linked PDFs: the Tax Sale Information booklet and the current Tax Sale List.
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 Coweta County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Coweta County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Coweta 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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