Twiggs County, GA tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Twiggs County, seat of Jeffersonville: 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 Twiggs County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Twiggs County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Twiggs County does not publish a tax sale calendar. Georgia tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month at the courthouse under O.C.G.A. Title 48. The only county-specific date located is a third-party courtesy notice that lists "Date of Sale: 08/01/23" for a Twiggs County redeemable deed sale, which was a first Tuesday. Confirm the current sale date directly with the Tax Commissioner at (478) 945-3359 before relying on any date.
Registration and deposit
Not published online. The Tax Commissioner's page lists only property tax and motor vehicle services, with no bidder registration, deposit, or payment terms for tax sales. Contact the office at (478) 945-3359 for registration and payment requirements.
Twiggs is a small rural county and runs no tax sale page of its own. The official Tax Commissioner page at twiggscounty.us covers only property tax and tag services and says nothing about tax sales, bidder registration, or excess funds. Site search, the news feed, and the county calendar all returned no tax sale notices, and the Sheriff's site shows no levy or sheriff's sale postings. No online auction platform was verified, so no platform_url is given. Bid4Assets carries a "NOTICE OF SALE: Twiggs County, Georgia - Live Tax Redeemable Deed Sale, 53 Redeemable Deeds" whose detail text states "Sale Type: Live/In Person" and "Deed or Lien: Redeemable Deed", but that page opens with its own disclaimer: "Bid4Assets is providing this notice of sale strictly as a courtesy to our users. Bid4Assets is not conducting this public auction, nor are we affiliated in any way with this sale." It also credits Tax Sale Resources and warns the data "has not been verified." Treat it as an indication that Twiggs sells in person on the courthouse steps, not as an official schedule. The office name is taken from the county's own page, which reads "The Twiggs County Tax Commissioners office"; the page does not state which officer cries the sale, so whether the Tax Commissioner acts as ex-officio sheriff or the Sheriff conducts the levy sale should be confirmed by phone. Buyers get a redeemable deed subject to the 12 month right of redemption under O.C.G.A. Article 3, per the state rules, not per any Twiggs publication. In person. No online auction platform was found for Twiggs County.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Notes for Twiggs County
- No county-run tax sale page exists. The Tax Commissioner page lists services as "Pay Property taxes and Motor Vehicle taxes/Tags & Titles" and nothing else.
- Tax Commissioner of record on the county page: E. Walton NeSmith. Office hours listed as Mon-Fri 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Fax (478) 945-2455.
- Sale timing, registration terms, and the delinquent list all fall back to Georgia state defaults; no Twiggs County publication of any of the three was located.
- No sale list URL and no online bidding platform were verified, so both were left out rather than guessed.
- The Georgia Department of Revenue county facts page for Twiggs lists only "www.twiggscounty.us" as the contact for both the Tax Commissioner and the Board of Tax Assessors and carries no sale information.
- Investors should call the office to confirm the next first-Tuesday sale date, the levying officer, and payment terms before traveling to Jeffersonville.
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 Twiggs County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Twiggs County follows Georgia's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Twiggs 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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