Montgomery County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Montgomery County, seat of Mount Vernon: 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 Montgomery County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Montgomery County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published. The Tax Commissioner's Tax Sales page reads "No tax sales at this time." as of July 2026, and neither that page nor the county website posts a sale date, sale hour, or sale location. Georgia levy sales run on the first Tuesday of the month at the county courthouse under O.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4, Article 1. Confirm the next Montgomery County sale date and terms with the Tax Commissioner at 912-583-2571.
Registration and deposit
Not published. No bidder registration form, deposit requirement, or bidder terms appear on the Tax Commissioner's website or on the county website. Request registration requirements and payment terms directly from the Tax Commissioner before a sale date.
No online auction platform was found for Montgomery County. The Tax Commissioner maintains a dedicated Tax Sales page at montgomerycountypay.com/tax-sales.html, which is where sale notices would be posted, and it currently carries no listings. The office's only verified online service is property tax search and payment through Government Window, whose payment menu offers Property Taxes, Board of Commissioners, Tax Assessor, and Recreation Dept and carries no tax sale, delinquent list, or excess funds content. A site search of the county website for "tax sale" returned no results, and the Sheriff's Office page publishes no levy or sale notices. Bidders should treat this as a traditional in person Georgia courthouse sale and request the current levy list, sale date, and terms from the Tax Commissioner. On the collection sequence, the Tax Commissioner's General Information page states that unpaid real estate accrues interest on the 21st of each month at prime plus 3% divided by 12, that "A FIFA will be filed in the Clerk of Courts office 30 days from the date on the delinquent notice," that "A 5% penalty is added after 120 days and every 120 days, thereafter (max 20%)," and that accounts still unpaid are "turned over to AMS and admin/levy fees up to $215.00 plus will be added to your account" to cover certified notices and a title search "to prepare your property for tax sale," with the property posted and photographed before the sale. For pre bid due diligence, parcel, ownership, and assessment records are on the Board of Tax Assessors qPublic site at qpublic.net/ga/montgomery, and that office can be reached at 912-583-4131.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Montgomery County Tax Commissioner
P.O. Box 317, Mount Vernon, GA 30445 (office at 301 S. Richardson Street, Mount Vernon, GA 30445)
Official websiteNotes for Montgomery County
- Tax Commissioner is Renee Wooten-Perry, term ending 1/1/2029, per the county department page staff directory. Email [email protected]. Office fax 912-583-4724.
- Two sets of office hours are published. The county department page lists Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The Tax Commissioner's own website lists Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Confirm by phone before visiting.
- The county website directs taxpayers to the Tax Commissioner's site: "To view tax bills online or access property tax information, please visit the Tax Commissioner's website https://www.montgomerycountypay.com/."
- Real estate and business personal property taxes are due November 15 each year beginning in 2018 per the Tax Commissioner's FAQ. The General Information page separately states property taxes are due by December 20 each year. The two county pages conflict, so verify the current year due date with the office.
- Mobile and manufactured homes are due April 1 each year. Past due mobile homes accrue interest on the 15th of each month at prime plus 3% divided by 12, with a 10% penalty added April 2 and a fi. fa. filed in the Clerk of Courts office 30 days from the delinquent notice date.
- Montgomery County Board of Tax Assessors is at 303 South Richardson Street, Mount Vernon, GA 30445, mailing P.O. Box 156, phone 912-583-4131. Assessor is Julie Adams. The Board of Assessors meets the third Thursday of each month at the Montgomery County Government Annex, 251 S. Richardson St., Room 102, Mount Vernon.
- Montgomery County Sheriff's Office is at 208 East Broad Street, Mount Vernon, GA 30445, mailing P.O. Box 277, phone 912-583-2321. The Sheriff's page publishes no tax levy or sale notices.
- The county website montcoga.gov is behind a Cloudflare browser challenge and cannot be read by a plain HTTP fetch. The Tax Commissioner's site montgomerycountypay.com and the Government Window portal are also bot filtered. All facts here were read in a real browser session on 2026-07-26.
- The Board of Assessors posts a notice that Montgomery County offers no local homestead exemptions, only the standard state exemptions. The Tax Commissioner's General Information page still states the county has local exemptions. The two official pages conflict on this point.
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 Montgomery County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Montgomery County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Montgomery 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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