Gordon County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Gordon County, seat of Calhoun: 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 Gordon County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Gordon County Tax Commissioner (Scott Clements)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale is currently scheduled or advertised. The Tax Commissioner's Tax Sales page reads in full: "No tax sales at this time." (checked July 25, 2026). No sale month, date, or time is published on the county site, so Georgia's statewide first-Tuesday courthouse levy-sale rule is the only timing guidance available for this county.
Registration and deposit
No registration or bidding instructions are published on the Gordon County Tax Commissioner site. With no sale advertised and no online platform named, bidder requirements would be set in the legal advertisement for a future sale. Verify directly with the Tax Commissioner's property tax division at (706) 629-9242 or [email protected].
Gordon County publishes a Tax Sales page but it is an unfinished stub: the entire body content is "No tax sales at this time." No online auction platform is named anywhere on the Tax Commissioner site (no LienHub, RealAuction, GovEase, or Bid4Assets reference), and no upcoming sale list or excess funds list is posted, so the sale is not conducted online through any platform this research could verify. The county site confirms the delinquent path runs through the Tax Commissioner: the department page states the Tax Commissioner is "responsible for ... issuing executions against delinquent taxpayers," and the FAQ warns delinquent taxpayers to pay in person "especially if legal action (levy and advertisement of tax sale) has already started." The FAQ also rules out over-the-counter lien purchases: "Can I purchase FiFas 'over the counter'? No. Our office does not sell tax liens." Fi. fa. liens are recorded on the General Execution Docket of the Clerk of Superior Court. Investors should call the office to confirm whether a levy sale is being scheduled, since the page carries no date and no archive of past sales.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Gordon County Tax Commissioner
215 North Wall Street, Suite 1, Calhoun, GA 30701 (mailing); office at Government Plaza, First Floor, 215 North Wall Street, Calhoun, GA 30701
Official websiteNotes for Gordon County
- County seat is Calhoun. The Tax Commissioner's office sits in Government Plaza, First Floor, 215 North Wall Street, Calhoun, GA 30701, open Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5 pm. Fax is (706) 629-8190; property tax email is [email protected].
- The Tax Sales page (https://gordoncountytax.com/tax-sales/) states only "No tax sales at this time." as of July 25, 2026. It is the page to watch for a future advertised sale, and it is the only tax-sale-specific page on the site.
- No online auction platform is referenced on any page of the Tax Commissioner site. The site's own page inventory (from its sitemap) is Home, Property Taxes, Motor Vehicles, FAQs, News/Closures, Quick Links, and Tax Sales. There is no excess funds page.
- FAQ, Lien/FiFa section: "Can I purchase FiFas 'over the counter'? No. Our office does not sell tax liens." Georgia's redeemable deed sale is the only route to acquire tax-delinquent property here; there is no lien assignment program.
- FAQ: a 30-day notice of intent precedes issuance of a fi. fa., and fi. fas are recorded on the General Execution Docket of the Clerk of Superior Court. Clerk of Superior Court is Grant Walraven, 101 S Piedmont St., Calhoun, GA 30701, (706) 629-9533.
- FAQ delinquency math: monthly interest is the January prime banking rate plus 3% on unpaid principal, plus a 5% penalty at 120 days past due, recurring every 120 days to a 20% maximum.
- Board of Tax Assessors (valuation questions, 215 North Wall Street, Calhoun) is a separate office at (706) 629-6812. The Tax Commissioner does not set values.
- The county government site (gordoncountyga.gov) carries no tax sale notice in its Public Notices feed as of July 25, 2026, and its sitemap contains no tax sale, sheriff sale, or surplus property 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 Gordon County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Gordon County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Gordon 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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