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Lafayette County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Lafayette County, seat of Oxford: 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
Registration
Register online with GovEase and get approved before bidding.
County office
(662) 234-6006
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How Lafayette County sells delinquent taxes

From lien to deed

Mississippi holds no separate tax deed auction. The land is sold once, at the tax collector's annual land sale. When the two-year redemption period expires without redemption, the chancery clerk executes a deed of conveyance to the tax-sale purchaser on demand.

Tax certificate sale (lien)

GovEase
Run by
Lafayette County Tax Assessor/Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
The county states tax sales "take place on the last Monday of August, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until all parcels are auctioned."
Registration
Register online with GovEase and get approved before bidding.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Tax sale files for Lafayette County (paid download, Delta Computer Systems)
Registration and deposit

Register online with GovEase and get approved before bidding. The county states there is no fee to register, but bidders must provide a Social Security Number or Tax ID Number and a W-9 form, plus a form of payment and a maximum bidding amount to GovEase. Mississippi law requires the property to be sold to the highest and best bidder for check, cashier's check or money order; bidders who cannot meet those payment requirements are not approved to bid.

Sale format and venue
Lafayette County runs its annual land sale online through GovEase, and "MS - Lafayette" appears in the jurisdiction list on the GovEase live auction site. The county advertises all auction items in The Oxford Eagle twice during August. The parcel list can also be purchased from Delta Computer Systems under "Tax Sale Files" (228-388-7688); that download is a paid subscription, either a single county file or an all-counties package. The county notes that excess bids or overbids go to the county general fund, and that redemption pays the original starting amount plus interest. If the owner does not redeem within two years of the purchase date, the purchaser can acquire the property by tax deed. Redemption itself runs through the Chancery Clerk, who oversees land redemption and holds the public land records. Land already forfeited to the State is handled separately by the Mississippi Public Lands Division at (601) 359-6373, or toll free within Mississippi at 1-866-TFLANDS.
Register on GovEase
Source: Lafayette County, MS - Bid in a County Tax Sale· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Lafayette County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Lafayette 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Tax sale files for Lafayette County (paid download, Delta Computer Systems) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register online with GovEase and get approved before bidding. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    on the last Monday in August, 2026 Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Lafayette County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Lafayette County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax sale files for Lafayette County (paid download, Delta Computer Systems). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register online with GovEase and get approved before bidding. The county states there is no fee to register, but bidders must provide a Social Security Number or Tax ID Number and a W-9 form, plus a form of payment and a maximum bidding amount to GovEase. Mississippi law requires the property to be sold to the highest and best bidder for check, cashier's check or money order; bidders who cannot meet those payment requirements are not approved to bid.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

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.

Mississippi Secretary of State tax-forfeited land inventory and application

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.

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County offices

Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)

Lafayette County Tax Assessor/Collector

(662) 234-6006

300 N. Lamar Blvd., Suite 103, Oxford, MS 38655 (mailing: P.O. Box 1240, Oxford, MS 38655)

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor/Collector is Rocky Kennedy. The tax collector line is (662) 234-6006 and the assessor line is (662) 234-5562; the office fax is (662) 238-7992. Office hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Source: county-tax-collector.
  • Redemption and the sale record sit with the Lafayette County Chancery Clerk, Mike Roberts, at 300 N. Lamar Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655, phone (662) 234-2131, fax (662) 234-5038. The office page states the Chancery Clerk "oversees land redemption" and is "the custodian of all Chancery Court records and public land records." Effective May 23, 2023 the office accepts debit and credit cards and no longer accepts personal checks. Source: county-chancery-clerk.
  • Both offices sit in the Chancery Courthouse at 300 N. Lamar Blvd., Oxford, MS 38655, and share the mailing address P.O. Box 1240, Oxford, MS 38655. Sources: county-tax-collector, county-chancery-clerk.
  • The county page does not publish a free online delinquent list. Investors get the parcel list from The Oxford Eagle legal advertisements in August or by buying the Delta Computer Systems tax sale file. Source: county-tax-sale.
  • Delinquent business personal property and mobile home taxes are handled by a third-party collection agency (AFCS, 888-317-2327) rather than through the land sale. Source: county-tax-collector.
  • Delta Computer Systems also hosts Lafayette County property tax and land record inquiry pages linked from the Tax Assessor/Collector page; those are lookup tools, not the sale list. Source: county-tax-collector.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate
18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)
Minimum return
1.5% floor at redemption
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.
Governing statute
Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41

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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Frequently asked questions

Does Lafayette 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 Lafayette County tax certificate sale?

The county states tax sales "take place on the last Monday of August, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily until all parcels are auctioned." Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. 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 Lafayette County Tax Assessor/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 Lafayette County tax sale list?

Lafayette County posts its tax sale list at deltacomputersystems.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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