Paulding County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Paulding County, seat of Dallas: 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 Paulding County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Paulding County Tax Commissioner (Kayla Amos, Tax Commissioner)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Paulding does not publish a fixed monthly sale calendar. The county Tax Sale Accounts page currently carries a single item labeled "June 2026 Tax Sale Parcels", and the Tax Commissioner's "Previousley Advertised Parcel List" is stamped "Paulding County Tax Commissioner Updated 6/3/2026". A prior list was posted for an August 2025 sale. Sales are advertised when the Tax Commissioner has levied parcels ready, so confirm the next date directly with the office.
Registration and deposit
Not published online. Neither the county Tax Sale Accounts page nor the Tax Commissioner's own site posts bidder registration, deposit, or payment terms. Call the Property Tax office at 770-443-7581 for bidder requirements before the sale.
Georgia redeemable tax deed sale run by the county Tax Commissioner, not by a private auction company. The Tax Commissioner's Previously Advertised Parcel List states the office "has no legal authority to convey any delinquent tax parcel by any means other than a statutorily authorized tax sale to the highest bidder", and that parcels which drew no bid can be re-advertised at the Tax Commissioner's discretion on request. No online auction platform appears anywhere on the Tax Commissioner's site or on the county's tax sale pages; the county posts the sale list as a PDF or spreadsheet only, consistent with a live courthouse sale under O.C.G.A. Title 48 Chapter 4. Treat the sale as in person and verify the date, time, and location with the office. The Tax Commissioner's FAQ confirms the collection path: unpaid taxes become a tax fifa recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court after 30 days, and "the Tax Commissioner has the right and responsibility to levy on the property for non-payment." Excess funds from a sale are held five years per O.C.G.A. 48-4-5(c), and claims go to the County Attorney (Talley, Richardson & Cable, P.A., P.O. Box 197, Dallas, GA 30132) rather than to the Tax Commissioner.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Paulding County
- County seat is Dallas. Property tax line is 770-443-7581 and the motor vehicle line is 770-443-7584; use the property tax line for tax sale questions. Property tax fax is 770-443-7610. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with lines cut short as needed to close at 4 p.m.
- General tax sale email contact listed by the county is [email protected].
- Two live list documents exist: the current sale list at https://www.paulding.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18804 ("June 2026 Tax Sale Parcels", account or realkey plus owner name only, no addresses or opening bids) and the standing "Previously Advertised Parcel List" at https://www.paulding.gov/DocumentCenter/View/5058, which lists parcels that drew no bid at a prior sale and includes owner and mailing address. Investors can ask the Tax Commissioner to re-advertise any parcel on that second list.
- The Previously Advertised Parcel List advises checking the deed records in the Paulding County Superior Court Clerk deed room before requesting a re-advertisement.
- The Tax Commissioner's site (pauldingcountytax.com) runs on Government Window. Its Tax Sales page pulls documents from a feed that is currently empty, so the county page at paulding.gov/1149/Tax-Sale-Accounts is the reliable list source.
- Data caution: the Tax Commissioner site's General Information page contains vendor boilerplate that names the "Sylvester Local" newspaper for tax sale advertising. Sylvester is not in Paulding County, so do not use that page for advertising or legal organ detail.
- No sale date, time, courthouse address, registration form, deposit rule, or bid procedure is published on any official Paulding page as of this research, which is why data quality is medium rather than high.
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 Paulding County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Paulding County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Paulding 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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