Floyd County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Floyd County, seat of Rome: 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 Floyd County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Floyd County Tax Commissioner's Office (Kevin Payne, Tax Commissioner), advertised and cried as a Sheriff's Sale with the Tax Commissioner acting as Ex-Officio Sheriff
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the sale month, held on the courthouse steps. The August 2026 legal ad states: "There will be sold for cash or certified funds at public outcry, on the backside of the courthouse, located at 3 Government Plaza, City of Rome, Floyd County, Georgia, between the legal hours of sale, on the first Tuesday in August 2026, the same being August 4, 2026," and "The following property will be sold between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM." The Tax Commissioner's Tax Sales page states: "Floyd County will hold a August Tax Sale on August 4, 2026 at 11:00 AM." The office home page adds: "Floyd County will host tax sales for the 2026 year tentatively beginning May 5, 2026," which is also a first Tuesday.
Registration and deposit
The county publishes no separate online bidder registration. Bidders attend the outcry sale in person and pay in cash or certified funds. Per the legal ad: "At the discretion of the Tax Commissioner's office, payment will be required within two (2) hours of the completion of the tax sale." Purchasers also pay for title, all transfer cost, all taxes, advertising cost and recording fees.
Floyd County sells redeemable tax deeds in person, not through an online platform. The sale is levied under tax fi. fa.s issued by the Tax Commissioner and conducted at the back side of the courthouse at 3 Government Plaza, Rome. The Tax Commissioner's page states the list is refreshed on a set cadence: "The online tax sale list will be updated weekly on Friday by noon." The Week 3 August 2026 ad carried 137 parcels, most with 2024 to 2025 taxes due. The ad is explicit about what a buyer gets: "This is a buyer beware sale and all property will be sold as is. The Tax Commissioner makes no warranty, neither expressed nor implied, as to title, and all properties are subject to all recorded covenants, easements, and right of ways. Properties are sold under the power of a tax sale deed with specific rights of redemption." Parcels inside the City of Rome are sold subject to city taxes. Because the parcel list is published as a dated weekly PDF, check the Tax Sales page for the current file rather than bookmarking one ad. In person, public outcry on the courthouse steps (no online auction platform)
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Floyd County Tax Commissioner's Office
(706) 291-5148 (property tax); (706) 291-5150 (motor vehicle)
5 Government Plaza, Suite 109, Floyd County Historic Courthouse, Rome, GA 30161. Mailing address: P.O. Box 26, Rome, GA 30162
Official websiteNotes for Floyd County
- Sale location differs from the office location: bids are cried at the back side of the courthouse at 3 Government Plaza, Rome, while the Tax Commissioner's office sits at 5 Government Plaza, Suite 109, in the Historic Courthouse.
- Two published start times appear in official county material. The Tax Sales page says 11:00 AM; the legal ad says the property will be sold between the legal hours of sale, 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM. Confirm the exact cry time with the office at (706) 291-5148 before traveling.
- Funds must be ready at the sale. The ad allows cash or certified funds and permits the Tax Commissioner to demand payment within two hours of the sale's completion.
- Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8AM to 5PM.
- The Tax Commissioner's website runs on the Government Window platform, and the sale notice plus parcel list are loaded onto the Tax Sales page as a weekly PDF, so the file name changes through the advertising cycle.
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 Floyd County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Floyd County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Floyd 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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