Coahoma County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Coahoma County, seat of Clarksdale: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- The county does not publish a sale date online.
- Registration
- No bidder registration instructions are published on the county website.
- County office
- (662) 624-3020
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How Coahoma County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Coahoma County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- The county does not publish a sale date online.
- Registration
- No bidder registration instructions are published on the county website.
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
The county does not publish a sale date online. Its Tax Assessor/Tax Collector page states only that the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." Mississippi's annual land sale is set by state law for the last Monday in August, so plan on late August and confirm the exact date and hour with the Tax Collector's office.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Coahoma County has no dedicated tax sale page. The Tax Assessor/Tax Collector, currently Ann Williams, is the office that advertises and holds the annual sale of land for delinquent taxes; the county site confirms the annual sale but publishes no date, bidder list, or auction platform. No online auction platform is confirmed for this county, so verify with the Tax Collector's office whether the sale runs at the courthouse in Clarksdale or through an online provider. After a sale, the Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and processes redemption: Chancery Clerk Sherita Wilson is listed at (662) 624-3000, and the county's tax software vendor, Data Systems Management, hosts a Coahoma County land redemption inquiry where parcels sold for taxes and redemption amounts can be searched. Two traps to avoid. First, the county website's "Notice of Sale" page is not the tax sale: it carries a 2021 Board of Supervisors sealed bid notice for a single county owned 2.72 acre parcel, with bids due to the County Administrator, which is a separate surplus property process. Second, several commercial sites publish Coahoma County "tax sale" inventories and auction pages; none of them is the county and none is confirmed as the sale platform.
Source: Coahoma County, Mississippi, Tax Assessor/Tax Collector· Verified Aug 7, 2026
Coahoma County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Coahoma 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 Coahoma County land redemption inquiry (Chancery Clerk records) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
The county does not publish a sale date online. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Coahoma County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Coahoma County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Coahoma County land redemption inquiry (Chancery Clerk records). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.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)
Coahoma County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector
115 First Street, Clarksdale, MS 38614 (mailing: P.O. Box 219, Clarksdale, MS 38614)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Tax Assessor/Tax Collector: Ann Williams, serving since 2020. Assessor line (662) 624-3006, Collector line (662) 624-3020, fax (662) 624-5179. The county's general number is (662) 624-3028.
- Chancery Clerk: Sherita Wilson, 115 1st Street, Clarksdale, MS 38614, mailing P.O. Box 98, Clarksdale, MS 38614, phone (662) 624-3000, fax (662) 624-3040. This is the office to contact about redeeming property sold at the land sale.
- Current year real and personal property tax records are searchable through the county's vendor at https://cs.datasysmgt.com/tax?state=MS&county=14, linked from the county's Pay Online page.
- No delinquent tax list or sale roster is posted on a county URL. Buyers should expect to work from the newspaper advertisement required by state law and from records held at the courthouse.
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 Coahoma County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax lien certificates. In Mississippi investors buy the lien, not the property; the County Tax Collector runs the sale.
When is the Coahoma County tax certificate sale?
The county does not publish a sale date online. Its Tax Assessor/Tax Collector page states only that the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." Mississippi's annual land sale is set by state law for the last Monday in August, so plan on late August and confirm the exact date and hour with the Tax Collector's office. Always confirm the exact date with the County Tax Collector before the sale.
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Mississippi's redemption rule: 2 years from the day of the tax sale. Call the Coahoma County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector as early as possible for your exact payoff and options; deadlines are strict. Free help: lawhelp.org lists legal aid programs, and consumerfinance.gov lists HUD-approved housing counselors.
Where can I find the Coahoma County tax sale list?
Coahoma County posts its tax sale list at cs.datasysmgt.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.
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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