Echols County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Echols County, seat of Statenville: 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 Echols County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Echols County Tax Commissioner (Amy Strickland)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale date is published. The county site carries no tax sale calendar and no sale notice; the Tax Commissioner page lists only office hours, quoted as "Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. (Closed for lunch 12 - 12:30)". Georgia sales under tax execution are cried on the first Tuesday of the month, so call the Tax Commissioner at 229-559-5253 to confirm whether a sale is scheduled and where it will be held.
Registration and deposit
No bidder registration process is published for Echols County. The Tax Commissioner site covers billing, payment, and motor vehicle work only, and the online portal reached through echolscountypay.com is the Government Window bill-payment page, not an auction. Ask the Tax Commissioner for the sale terms, deposit requirement, and accepted forms of payment before a scheduled sale.
Echols County runs its sale in person and publishes no online auction platform. The county website has no tax sale page, no levy or fi. fa. notice, no delinquent property list, and no excess funds list; the only online tool the Tax Commissioner offers is the Government Window portal for paying current property tax bills, which echolscountypay.com redirects to. The Echols County Courthouse is at 110 Highway 94 East, Statenville, and the Tax Commissioner office is at 149 Highway 94 E, Statenville. The Tax Commissioner bills, collects, and disburses ad valorem tax and records the tax lien with the Clerk of Superior Court. On delinquency the county charges interest at 12 percent per year (1 percent per month or part of a month), a cost of $5.00 for bills under $100.00 and $10.00 for bills over $100.01, a one time 10 percent penalty at 90 days delinquent except homesteaded bills under $500.00, and a $10.00 FiFa charge once the tax lien is recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court. With roughly 3,700 residents this county rarely holds a sale, so verify by phone before planning a bid.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Echols County
- Echols County publishes no tax sale page, no sale calendar, and no delinquent or excess funds list on its official site. Confirm any sale by phone at 229-559-5253 before planning a bid.
- No online auction platform. echolscountypay.com redirects to the Government Window portal, which pays current tax bills and does not host auctions.
- Echols County Courthouse is at 110 Highway 94 East, Statenville, Georgia. The Tax Commissioner office is at 149 Highway 94 E, Statenville, GA 31648, open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., closed for lunch 12 to 12:30.
- Delinquent bills accrue interest at 12 percent per year (1 percent per month or part of a month), plus a one time 10 percent penalty at 90 days delinquent except homesteaded bills under $500.00, and a $10.00 FiFa charge once the tax lien is recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court.
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 Echols County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Echols County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Echols 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.
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