Bolivar County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Bolivar County, seat of Cleveland, Rosedale: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Mississippi tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- on the last Monday in August, 2026
- Format
- GovEase
- County office
- 662-843-2285
On this page
How Bolivar County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Bolivar County Tax Assessor/Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
- Sale list
- Tax sale parcel list on GovEase
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Registration opens ahead of each sale: "Registration: Begins March 1st" for the April sale and "Registration: Begins August 1st" for the August sale if one is held. Bidding is online, and bidders create or access an account through the GovEase bidder login at liveauctions.govease.com. The county sheet also says: "You may contact our office for instructions on how to register for the Tax Sale and how to submit your payment or register online." Opening bids start at the taxes plus penalty: "The beginning amount is always the amount of the taxes and penalty."
Sale format and venue
Bolivar County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Bolivar County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Tax sale parcel list on GovEase for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
on the last Monday in August, 2026 Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Bolivar County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Bolivar County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax sale parcel list on GovEase. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Registration opens ahead of each sale: "Registration: Begins March 1st" for the April sale and "Registration: Begins August 1st" for the August sale if one is held. Bidding is online, and bidders create or access an account through the GovEase bidder login at liveauctions.govease.com. The county sheet also says: "You may contact our office for instructions on how to register for the Tax Sale and how to submit your payment or register online." Opening bids start at the taxes plus penalty: "The beginning amount is always the amount of the taxes and penalty."
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Mississippi due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Mississippi counties do not keep an over-the-counter list. A tract that draws no bid is struck off to the state, and if it is still unredeemed after two years the chancery clerk certifies it to the Secretary of State. Any person may then apply in writing to the Secretary of State's Public Lands Division to buy the parcel, and the office may also sell state-forfeited land by sealed bid after three weeks of newspaper advertisement, or by online auction.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
County notes
- Bolivar County has two judicial districts and two county seats. The First Judicial District office is in Rosedale (Assessor/Collector, Post Office Box 339, Rosedale, MS 38769-0339, phone 662-759-6244) and the Second Judicial District office is in Cleveland (Collector's phone 662-843-2285 for payment of taxes, Assessor's phone 662-843-3926).
- Timing differs from the Mississippi statewide pattern. Bolivar sells on the first Monday in April at 8:30 a.m., with a second sale on the last Monday in August at 8:30 a.m. only if one is needed. Confirm the current year's date with the Assessor/Collector before planning a trip or a bidding budget.
- The Chancery Clerk, Brenett N. Haynes, holds the sale record and handles redemption. First Judicial District: P.O. Box 238, Rosedale, MS 38769, phone (662) 759-3762. Second Judicial District: P.O. Box 789, Cleveland, MS 38732, phone (662) 843-2071. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- The Chancery Clerk confirms the two year redemption window: "An individual has two years from the date of this sale to redeem their property. If it is not redeemed before that two years is up, then it matures to the State or if an individual purchased it at the Tax Sale, that individual is given a Tax Deed."
- Delinquent taxes owed to the Chancery Clerk must be paid in full, with no installments, in cash or money order, and the office does not take personal checks after March 1.
- Delinquent personal property and mobile home taxes are handled by an outside collection agency, American Financial Credit Services, not by the county office.
- Third-party aggregator pages for Bolivar County tax sales exist but are not official. One of them, app.pvone.io, returned an application error when checked. Rely on the county Assessor/Collector page and GovEase for parcel data.
- Note for automated checks: the county website co.bolivar.ms.us serves an HTTPS certificate that does not match the hostname, so the working URL is the HTTP version.
Mississippi rules
- Redemption
- Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-1 requires the chancery clerk to issue notice to the record owner within 180 days and not less than 60 days before the redemption period expires. Miss. Code Ann. 27-43-3 then requires the sheriff or a constable to serve a resident owner, the clerk to mail the notice by registered or certified mail, and the owner's name and the legal description to be published in a county newspaper at least 45 days before the period ends. Recorded lienors get their own notice. If the clerk inadvertently fails to send the notice, the sale is void. The clerk's fees for that work are taxed against the owner on redemption and against the purchaser if the land is not redeemed.
- Surplus proceeds
- Any amount bid above the taxes and costs is reported to the chancery clerk and paid into the county treasury. If the land is redeemed, or the purchaser's title is defeated or set aside, the county keeps the excess. If the land is not redeemed, the former owner may request the excess after the redemption period ends, and the county keeps it if no request comes within two years.
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 Bolivar County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Bolivar County tax certificate sale?
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Verified Aug 7, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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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