Quitman County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Quitman County, seat of Georgetown: 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 Quitman County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Quitman County Tax Commissioner (Mindy Ward)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published by the county. The Tax Commissioner's Tax Sale page carries no date, no property list and no bidder instructions, only the office contact block. The office lists "Tax sales" and "Delinquent tax collection" among its duties, and the Property Tax FAQ warns delinquent taxpayers to pay in person "especially if legal action (levy and advertisement of tax sale) has already started." Georgia levy sales run on the first Tuesday of the month under O.C.G.A. Title 48 Chapter 4, but no Quitman County sale date was found on any official page. Confirm timing with the office at 229-334-9000.
Registration and deposit
No bidder registration process is published on the county's tax pages. Contact the Tax Commissioner at 229-334-9000 or [email protected] before a sale.
Georgia sells a redeemable tax deed: the owner can redeem for 12 months at a 20% premium under O.C.G.A. Article 3. No online auction platform appears anywhere on Quitman County's official tax pages, so treat this sale as an in person courthouse sale conducted by the Tax Commissioner until the office says otherwise. The only tax sale artifact the county publishes is the Excess Funds spreadsheet under Property Tax Department, which confirms sales do happen here. Property taxes are due November 15, interest is added November 16 and accrues monthly on the 16th. A 5% penalty attaches 120 days past due and repeats every 120 days to a 20% cap. A 30 day notice of intent precedes the FiFa, and FiFas are recorded on the General Execution Docket of the Clerk of Superior Court for seven years.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Quitman County Tax Commissioner
111 Main Street, Suite 3, Georgetown, GA 39854 (mailing: P.O. Box 583, Georgetown, GA 39854)
Official websiteNotes for Quitman County
- Quitman County and its seat, Georgetown, operate as a consolidated Georgetown-Quitman County government. The Georgia Department of Revenue county page points to www.gqc-ga.org for both the Tax Commissioner and the Board of Tax Assessors.
- The Tax Commissioner's duty list on the county government site includes "Delinquent tax collection" and "Tax sales," so the sale is levied and run out of that office rather than a separate sheriff's civil division.
- The office's dedicated Tax Sale page at quitmantax.org/tax-sale/ is an unfinished stub. It renders only the contact block, with no sale calendar, no advertised parcel list and no bidding rules.
- No auction platform, bidder portal or online bidding reference appears on any Quitman County tax page. Assume an in person courthouse sale and verify by phone.
- The Excess Funds spreadsheet under Property Tax Department was last modified April 2026, which shows tax sales are active in this county even though the sale calendar is not posted.
- Sale notices for a county this small run in the county legal organ newspaper rather than on the website, so calling 229-334-9000 is the practical way to learn of an upcoming sale.
- The About Us page prints 229-334-9000 as the phone and 229-234-3235 as the fax. Site footers list both numbers together, so use 229-334-9000 for voice contact.
- Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed for lunch from 12:00 to 1:00 p.m.
- Assessment and parcel research runs through a separate portal, quitmanproperty.assurancegov.com, linked from the Tax Commissioner site. It was not fetched and is not cited here.
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 Quitman County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Quitman County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Quitman 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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