Peach County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Peach County, seat of Fort Valley: 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 Peach County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Peach County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- "Tax sales in Peach County are typically held once or twice a year. All tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of any month in which the Tax Commissioner decides." The Tax Commissioner homepage carried the announcement: "The Next Tax Sale will be held on March 3rd, 2026 at The Peach County Courthouse located at 205 W Church St Fort Valley GA starting at 10 AM" (a first Tuesday). Sale dates are published on the homepage and advertised in the Leader's Tribune for four consecutive weeks before the sale.
Registration and deposit
"Those interested in participating in the tax sale must register with the tax commissioner's office prior to the start of the sale between 9:30 am and 10:00 am." Properties are cried as an auction and sold to the highest and best bidder, defined as the bidder who bids the highest amount and can pay that day. The opening bid equals the taxes due plus costs. Payment must be certified funds: cash, cashier's check, money order, or card (2.5% fee applies). The Tax Commissioner issues a receipt at payment and then a tax deed in the purchaser's name.
Peach County runs a redeemable tax deed sale in person, not online. Sales are levied and conducted by the Tax Commissioner. The procedures document states "All sales take place at the Peach County Government Center at 902 Campus Dr Fort Valley, GA 31030," while the homepage announcement for the March 3, 2026 sale gave the Peach County Courthouse at 205 W Church St, Fort Valley. Confirm the location with the office before attending. Owners scheduled for sale receive written notice, and the parcel can be pulled if the owner pays all taxes, costs and fees in certified funds before the sale. Purchasers do not take clear title at the sale: the owner or any party with a legal interest, including lienholders, has one year from the sale date to redeem by paying the purchase price plus 20 percent, plus any subsequent taxes the purchaser paid. After one year the purchaser may foreclose the right of redemption and bar further redemption, with written notice required. The current sale list is posted as a downloadable spreadsheet linked from the Tax Commissioner homepage; the Tax Sales page itself links the procedures document. The Peach County Sheriff site publishes no tax sale or levy sale pages. In-person live auction, no online bidding platform
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
902 Campus Drive, Fort Valley, GA 31030 (mailing: PO Box 931, Fort Valley, GA 31030)
Official websiteNotes for Peach County
- Tax Commissioner: Angela Howard. Office hours Monday to Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm. Fax 478-827-1312.
- The Tax Commissioner site is hosted on the Government Window platform. Tax bill search and payment run through https://peachcountyga.governmentwindow.com/tax.html.
- Sale notices are advertised in the Leader's Tribune for four consecutive weeks before the sale, and the ad carries the date and time.
- Excess funds from prior tax sales are handled by the Tax Commissioner; a claim form is posted at https://www.peachcountytax.com/excess_funds.html.
- Peach County real property taxes are due December 20. Unpaid taxes may be levied on and the property ultimately sold.
- Peach County Board of Tax Assessors phone (478) 825-5924 for values and exemptions.
- Homepage sale announcement seen at research time still referenced the March 3, 2026 sale, so the county does not always clear stale notices. Verify the next sale date by phone.
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 Peach County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Peach County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Peach 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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