Lamar County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Lamar County, seat of Barnesville: 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 Lamar County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lamar County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published. The Tax Commissioner's "Tax Sales" page exists but carried no sale date, no sale listing and no timing language when checked on 2026-07-26; the page renders only the heading "Tax Sales" over an empty content area. Confirm the next sale date directly with the office at (770) 358-5162.
Registration and deposit
Not published. No registration instructions, bidder-qualification form, deposit terms or payment terms appear anywhere on the Tax Commissioner's site. Contact the office at (770) 358-5162 for bidder requirements before a sale.
Lamar County publishes no online tax sale specifics. The Tax Commissioner maintains a dedicated "Tax Sales" page at tax.lamarcountypay.com, and that page is the county's own designated place for sale notices, but it was empty on 2026-07-26 (no date, no parcel list, no PDF, no bidder rules). No online auction platform is named or linked anywhere on the Tax Commissioner's site or the Board of Commissioners site, so no platform URL is asserted here; verify the sale format with the office before planning to bid. The county government site (lamarcountyga.com) returns no tax sale, levy or excess funds pages on its own search. The FAQ does confirm the enforcement path that leads to sale: "When taxes remain unpaid for more than 30 days after their due date, the taxes are subject to a tax fifa (lien) being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court," and "If the property taxes remain unpaid, the Tax Commissioner has the right and responsibility to levy on the property for non-payment." Georgia's statewide default applies absent county-specific notice: a redeemable tax deed sold at public outcry, with a 12-month right of redemption under O.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 3. Call (770) 358-5162 to confirm the next sale date, location and bidding rules.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
790 Veterans Parkway, Barnesville, GA 30204; mailing address P.O. Box 850, Barnesville, GA 30204
Official websiteNotes for Lamar County
- Tax Commissioner: Lesley Kilchriss. Office hours are Monday through Friday, lobby 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM and drive thru 8:00 AM to 4:15 PM, with no lunch closure unless advertised.
- Fax: (770) 358-5217. The Board of Commissioners department page also lists a main number of 470-464-8260 alongside the 770-358-5162 office line.
- The Tax Commissioner's site is hosted by Government Window; property tax search and payment runs through lamarcountyga.governmentwindow.com. That portal is a payment tool, not an auction platform.
- The Lamar County Tax Assessor (property record research, qPublic) is a separate office at (770) 358-5161 and does not run the sale.
- Tax bills are mailed around September 15 and are due November 15. After the due date interest accrues at 1% per month, with a 10% penalty on taxes unpaid 90 days past the deadline.
- Mobile and manufactured home taxes are due April 1; the FAQ and general information pages state an unpaid mobile home results in a fifa on the Clerk of Superior Court docket and the home being sold at auction.
- Recheck tax.lamarcountypay.com/tax-sales.html before each first Tuesday; the page template is wired to publish sale content and is simply unpopulated right now.
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 Lamar County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lamar County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Lamar 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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