Pierce County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Pierce County, seat of Blackshear: 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.
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How Pierce County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Pierce County Tax Commissioner's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month, but not every month. Pierce County runs roughly one to two sales a year, most often in May, June, or October. The Blackshear Times reported on April 8, 2025 that "The county will hold a delinquent tax sale Tuesday, May 6" and that "The tax sales are ... on the courthouse steps next month." Every sale date recorded in the Tax Commissioner's own excess funds list, from June 4, 2013 through May 6, 2025, falls on a first Tuesday.
- Sale list
- Excess funds list (post-sale, XLSX)
Registration and deposit
Complete the Tax Commissioner's Tax Sale Registration Form before bidding. The form asks for full name, phone, complete physical address, complete mailing address, and driver's license number, state, and date of birth, and it states: "All sales are FINAL. Pierce County makes no claims or guarantees about any property or mobile home sold. Failure to remit the bid price by 4:00 pm on the day of the sale shall result in a judgement against the purchaser for the bid amount. Cash or certified funds are required. This form must be completed in its entirety."
Pierce County sells redeemable tax deeds in person on the courthouse steps in Blackshear. There is no online bidding platform. Bid4Assets carries a courtesy notice for the October 1, 2024 Pierce County sale, but that listing labels the sale type "Live/In Person" and states plainly that Bid4Assets "is not conducting this public auction" and is not affiliated with it, so no online platform URL applies. The Tax Commissioner's site posts a Tax Sale Registration Form and an excess funds spreadsheet but does not publish an advance delinquent or sale list; sale notices run in the local newspaper. Confirm the next sale date and the current registration form with the Tax Commissioner at 912-449-2026 before planning a trip. In person, Pierce County courthouse steps in Blackshear (no online auction platform)
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Pierce County Tax Commissioner
312 Nichols Street, Suite 4, Blackshear, GA 31516 (mailing: P.O. Box 192, Blackshear, GA 31516)
Official websiteNotes for Pierce County
- Sales are cried in person on the courthouse steps in Blackshear. No online platform is used, so bidders must attend.
- Timing follows the Georgia first-Tuesday rule. All 21 distinct sale dates in the Tax Commissioner's official excess funds list are first Tuesdays: June 4 2013, July 2 2013, October 1 2013, March 4 2014, May 6 2014, July 7 2015, September 1 2015, July 5 2016, April 4 2017, August 1 2017, May 1 2018, November 6 2018, June 4 2019, November 5 2019, March 2 2021, October 5 2021, June 7 2022, October 4 2022, May 2 2023, October 3 2023, and May 6 2025.
- Pierce County does not sell every month. The historical pattern is one or two sales per year, clustering in May, June, and October.
- Payment terms from the county's registration form: cash or certified funds, bid price due by 4:00 pm on the day of the sale, and a judgment against the purchaser for the bid amount if the bidder fails to remit. All sales are final and the county makes no warranty on any property or mobile home sold.
- The registration form PDF on piercegatax.com is signed by Terresa Davis, Tax Commissioner, and the file dates to 2018. The current Tax Commissioner named on both piercegatax.com and piercecountyga.gov is Nicole Scurry. Verify the form is still the accepted version before the sale.
- The excess funds list (last updated May 23, 2025) is the county's only online tax sale document besides the registration form. It states that all claims for excess funds must be approved by the County Attorney and that all third party claims will be interpled.
- The Bid4Assets courtesy notice for the October 1, 2024 sale lists 83 redeemable deeds with a total aggregate opening amount of $140,009.63. That figure comes from a third party feed (Tax Sale Resources) and is not county-published, so treat it as indicative only.
- The Tax Commissioner's office and the Clerk of Superior Court are both at 312 Nichols Street, Blackshear. The Tax Commissioner FAQ places the Clerk's record center at 3550 Highway 84 West in the courthouse.
- No dedicated tax sale page exists on the county site. Data quality is medium: county-specific sale documents and dated sale history were verified, but no county-published upcoming sale date or standing sale list is online.
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 Pierce County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Pierce County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Pierce 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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