DeSoto County, MS tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The Tax Collector's office is led by Tax Collector Joey Treadway and is located in the DeSoto County Administration Building at 365 Losher Street, Suite 110, Hernando, MS 38632. Branch offices operate in Hernando (662-469-8030), Olive Branch (662-469-8032) and Horn Lake (662-469-8050).
• •Redemption and the post-sale record sit with the Chancery Clerk, not the Tax Collector. The Chancery Clerk delinquent tax division is at 365 Losher Street, Suite 120, Hernando, MS 38632, mailing P.O. Box 949, Hernando, MS 38632, phone 662-469-8399, fax 662-469-8308, email [email protected]. That office accepts cash, check, money order and credit card, with a 2.5 percent convenience fee on cards.
• •The county posts annual Land Sale Listings as PDFs going back to 2015 on its Tax Sale Information page. These are results lists showing the purchaser of each certificate, the total due and the bid excess, so they are useful for gauging competition and overbid levels rather than as a pre-sale inventory.
• •DeSoto County ran a supplemental land sale on 10/06/2025 in addition to the regular last-Monday-in-August sale, so watch for occasional extra sale dates.
• •The bidder information sheet the county links is dated to the 2021 sale. It confirms the GovEase platform and the registration path but its specific dates and start time are historical. Verify the current year's registration opening and sale start time with the Tax Collector.
• •The county links a Data Systems Management lookup, described on the county page as the "Website to view current amount due for delinquent parcels." The lookup itself loads as a search form with no descriptive text, so treat the county page as the authority for what it does.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate

18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

Minimum return

1.5% floor at redemptionMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

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.Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

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.Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-77 - Sales of land for taxes; disposition of excess in amount bidMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-77Verified Aug 6, 2026

Governing statute

Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-59 - Sales of land for taxes; conduct of sale; online bidding and saleMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-59Verified Aug 6, 2026

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.

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