Clarke County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Clarke County, seat of Quitman: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Late August, in Mississippi's fall round.
- Format
- GovEase
- Registration
- Bid online through GovEase.
- County office
- 601-776-6931
On this page
How Clarke County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Clarke County Tax Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Late August, in Mississippi's fall round.
- Registration
- Bid online through GovEase.
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bid online through GovEase. Create one GovEase account, then complete a separate registration for Clarke County: sign up at govease.com, open "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, click Register beside Clarke County, then electronically sign the pre-populated W-9 and any other documents listed on that county's registration page. GovEase opens registration for the Mississippi fall counties on August 3. GovEase is not collecting deposits or payments for Clarke County, so the county handles bidder approval and payment arrangements directly; GovEase lists Clarke County's approval requirement as a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit" and gives (601) 776-5084 as the county approval contact. Bidding is premium bid: bidders bid up from the face amount of taxes, interest, fees and penalties, and interest accrues only on the face amount, not on the overbid.
Sale format and venue
Clarke County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Clarke 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 Clarke County auction parcels on GovEase for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Late August, in Mississippi's fall round. 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 Clarke County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Clarke County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Clarke County auction parcels on GovEase. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bid online through GovEase. Create one GovEase account, then complete a separate registration for Clarke County: sign up at govease.com, open "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, click Register beside Clarke County, then electronically sign the pre-populated W-9 and any other documents listed on that county's registration page. GovEase opens registration for the Mississippi fall counties on August 3. GovEase is not collecting deposits or payments for Clarke County, so the county handles bidder approval and payment arrangements directly; GovEase lists Clarke County's approval requirement as a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit" and gives (601) 776-5084 as the county approval contact. Bidding is premium bid: bidders bid up from the face amount of taxes, interest, fees and penalties, and interest accrues only on the face amount, not on the overbid.
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
- The county's own site has no tax sale page. A site search for "land sale" returns nothing, and "tax sale" returns only the Tax Collector page with its one-sentence duty statement.
- The Tax Collector and Tax Assessor are the same officeholder, Hope Herrington, listed on the county site as "Tax Accessor/Collector" with [email protected].
- Two addresses appear on the county site: the elected-official pages list 101 S Archusa Ave, while the sitewide footer gives the County Courthouse at 100 East Church Street. Both are Quitman, MS 39355.
- GovEase publishes two different Clarke County phone numbers: (601) 776-6931 for the county contact (matching the Tax Collector page) and (601) 776-5084 for bidder approval.
- Clarke County is absent from GovEase's list of Mississippi counties for which GovEase collects online deposits and payments, which is why approval runs through the county and requires a signed blank check plus a bank letter of credit.
- GovEase support for bidders is 769-208-5050 or [email protected] per its Mississippi training articles.
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 Clarke County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Clarke 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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