Franklin County, MS tax sales
How tax lien sales work in Franklin County, seat of Meadville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Late August, on the last Monday of the month.
- Format
- GovEase
- Registration
- Register on GovEase before the sale.
- County office
- (601) 384-2359
On this page
How Franklin County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Franklin County Tax Assessor/Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Late August, on the last Monday of the month.
- Registration
- Register on GovEase before the sale.
- Next expected
- on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register on GovEase before the sale. Create an account at govease.com through the Sign Up / Log In link, then open Register/Add Auctions under My Account and click Register beside the Franklin County auction. GovEase pre-populates and electronically signs a W-9, and any extra documents the county requires are e-signed or uploaded on that auction's registration page. GovEase states that registration for Mississippi fall counties opens August 3, that a bidder must deposit 10 percent of the total dollar amount they want to be approved to spend, and that approval status and the approved dollar limit appear on the My Registrations page. Bidding stays closed until the county marks the account approved. Payment for a winning bid is due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes, credit cards are not accepted, and ACH or e-check can take up to five business days to clear, so fund the account early.
Sale format and venue
Franklin County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Franklin 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 Mississippi newspaper public notice database, search Franklin County for the advertised land sale list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Late August, on the last Monday of the month. 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 Franklin County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Franklin County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Mississippi newspaper public notice database, search Franklin County for the advertised land sale list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register on GovEase before the sale. Create an account at govease.com through the Sign Up / Log In link, then open Register/Add Auctions under My Account and click Register beside the Franklin County auction. GovEase pre-populates and electronically signs a W-9, and any extra documents the county requires are e-signed or uploaded on that auction's registration page. GovEase states that registration for Mississippi fall counties opens August 3, that a bidder must deposit 10 percent of the total dollar amount they want to be approved to spend, and that approval status and the approved dollar limit appear on the My Registrations page. Bidding stays closed until the county marks the account approved. Payment for a winning bid is due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes, credit cards are not accepted, and ACH or e-check can take up to five business days to clear, so fund the account early.
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
- Tax Assessor/Collector: Julie Buckels, P.O. Box 456, Meadville, MS 39653. Phone (601) 384-2359, fax (601) 384-3040. This is the office that advertises and conducts the annual land sale.
- Chancery Clerk: Jill Gilbert, who also serves as Board Secretary, P.O. Box 297, Meadville, MS 39653. Phone (601) 384-2330, fax (601) 384-5864. The office is responsible for collecting delinquent property taxes that sold at prior years' tax sales, and it is where redemption is handled. Posted hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and the office notes it stays open through lunch unless it is short staffed.
- Franklin County Courthouse: 36 Main St E, P.O. Box 297, Meadville, MS 39653, phone (601) 384-2330, per the Board of Supervisors page. The Tax Assessor/Collector page lists only a P.O. Box, so confirm delivery instructions by phone before mailing anything time sensitive.
- The county page and the auction platform disagree on the sale month. Franklin County's Tax Assessor/Collector page uses first-Monday-of-April wording, while GovEase lists Franklin among its Mississippi fall counties with a last-Monday-of-August start. The same April sentence appears on other small Mississippi county sites, which points to shared template text, and GovEase's 2025 Franklin fall results file supports the August timing. Verify the date with the office each year.
- Land taxes are due annually by February 1 according to the county's Tax Assessor/Collector page, which is the deadline that feeds the delinquent list.
- Franklin County also holds a separate October sale for mobile homes with delinquent taxes. The county page states that Mississippi law gives no redemption period for mobile homes, so that sale carries a different risk profile than the land sale.
- GovEase's Mississippi county contact list shows a phone number of (769) 208-5050 for Franklin County with no contact name attached. Treat it as a platform-supplied number and use the county's own (601) 384-2359 line for official questions.
- GovEase directs bidders to each county's registration page for the specific approval documents, so the exact paperwork Franklin County requires becomes visible only after you create an account and open the Franklin auction registration.
- No county-published delinquent or sale list URL was found. The statutory advertisement runs in a county newspaper, and Mississippi Press Services aggregates newspaper legal notices at mspublicnotices.org, where the current search covers the past twelve months. Those copies are reference only under Miss. Code Ann. 13-3-31, and the newspaper publication is the official one.
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 Franklin County, Mississippi sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Franklin County tax certificate sale?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Franklin County tax sale list?
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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