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Lamar County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Lamar County, seat of Purvis: 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
The 2026 published legal notice sets the opening day as Monday, August 31, 2026, running.Monday · 2026
Format
GovEase
County office
(601) 794-1020 (Tax Collector); (601) 794-1021 (Tax Assessor)
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How Lamar 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
Lamar County Tax Assessor / Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
The 2026 published legal notice sets the opening day as Monday, August 31, 2026, running.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Lamar County Tax Sale notice and advertised delinquent land list
When it runs
The county's Online Tax Sale page states: "The tax lien sale is held online beginning the last Monday of August each year and runs until all delinquent parcels are sold. The sale usually lasts between five and seven days." The 2026 published legal notice sets the opening day as Monday, August 31, 2026, running "BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M. AND ENDING AT 4:30 P.M. AND TO CONTINUE FROM DAY TO DAY UNTIL COMPLETED."
Registration and deposit

Two steps. First, register online with GovEase; the county states "Online Registration begins the First Week of August" and links bidders to the GovEase live auction sign-up at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login. Second, the 2026 legal notice adds a county pre-registration step: "PRE-REGISTER WITH RENEE FAGGARD AT LAMAR COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, 144 SHELBY SPEIGHTS DRIVE, PURVIS, MS, BY FRIDAY AUGUST THE 28TH, 2026." Confirm the current year's cutoff with the Tax Collector's office before the sale. Accepted payment forms listed by the county are a company or personal check with a bank letter, a cashier's check, or a money order. GovEase publishes Mississippi bidder training at https://govease.helpscoutdocs.com/category/117-mississippi-tax-auction-training-new.

Sale format and venue
Lamar County runs its annual land sale entirely online through GovEase, not as a live courthouse auction. The 2026 notice is signed by Tax Collector Jack Smith and reads: "I, JACK SMITH, TAX COLLECTOR OF THE COUNTY OF LAMAR, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI, WILL ON THE LAST MONDAY OF AUGUST, 2026 BEING THE 31ST DAY. THROUGH GOVEASE.COM AUCTIONS ONLINE, WITHIN THE HOURS PRESCRIBED BY LAW, EXPOSE TO PUBLIC SALE TO THE HIGHEST BIDDER, THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LAND DELINQUENT FOR REALTY TAXES FOR THE YEAR 2025." The sale runs day to day until every parcel is offered, so bidders should plan for a multi-day event rather than a single session. The county's tax sale notice page hosts the advertised list as a downloadable PDF of the newspaper legal notice, which carries owner name, parcel number, legal description, sale sequence, and total tax and cost for each parcel. Redemption is handled by the Chancery Clerk, not the Tax Collector.
Register on GovEase
Source: Lamar County, Mississippi - Online Tax Sale (Tax Assessor / Collector)· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Lamar County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Lamar 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 Lamar County Tax Sale notice and advertised delinquent land list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    The 2026 published legal notice sets the opening day as Monday, August 31, 2026, running. 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 Lamar County Tax Assessor / Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Lamar County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Lamar County Tax Sale notice and advertised delinquent land list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Two steps. First, register online with GovEase; the county states "Online Registration begins the First Week of August" and links bidders to the GovEase live auction sign-up at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login. Second, the 2026 legal notice adds a county pre-registration step: "PRE-REGISTER WITH RENEE FAGGARD AT LAMAR COUNTY TAX COLLECTORS OFFICE, 144 SHELBY SPEIGHTS DRIVE, PURVIS, MS, BY FRIDAY AUGUST THE 28TH, 2026." Confirm the current year's cutoff with the Tax Collector's office before the sale. Accepted payment forms listed by the county are a company or personal check with a bank letter, a cashier's check, or a money order. GovEase publishes Mississippi bidder training at https://govease.helpscoutdocs.com/category/117-mississippi-tax-auction-training-new.

  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)

Lamar County Tax Assessor / Collector

(601) 794-1020 (Tax Collector); (601) 794-1021 (Tax Assessor)

P.O. Box 309, Purvis, MS 39475 (mailing); 144 Shelby Speights Drive, Purvis, MS 39475 (physical)

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor / Collector is Jack Smith. The office describes one of its duties as to "Advertise and hold an annual tax sale for any unpaid taxes on real estate."
  • The county's Real Property Taxes page states the lien is sold at the "Annual Sale of Delinquent Taxes" on the "Last Monday of August" and directs bidders to "Visit GovEase for this sale."
  • Redemption runs through the Chancery Clerk, Jamie Aultman, at 403 Main Street, Purvis, MS 39475 (mailing P.O. Box 247, Purvis, MS 39475), phone (601) 794-8504. That office maintains "all records of property sold for taxes by the county tax collector each year and accepting and processing payment in redemption of those taxes."
  • The county states the redemption terms plainly: "After a lien has been sold, the property owner has two years from the purchase date to pay the taxes plus the interest (1.5% per month) accrued up to that date through the Chancery Clerk's office."
  • Overbid is not returned with interest. The county states: "If the property owner pays the taxes within 2 years from the purchase date, the purchaser will be reimbursed the initial amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest on that initial amount, not to include the overbid." Bidders should price overbid as capital at risk of earning nothing.
  • The advertised list PDF is year-stamped (the 2026 file is PBN-LamarCoTaxSale2026.pdf, published in The Pine Belt News on Thursday, August 6, 2026). Pull the current year's file from the county tax sale notice page rather than reusing a prior-year link.
  • Property research links published by the county include the parcel search at http://deltacomputersystems.com/MS/MS37/plinkquerym.html and the county GIS map at https://tscmaps.com/cnty/lamar-ms/.

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 Lamar 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 Lamar County tax certificate sale?

The county's Online Tax Sale page states: "The tax lien sale is held online beginning the last Monday of August each year and runs until all delinquent parcels are sold. The sale usually lasts between five and seven days." The 2026 published legal notice sets the opening day as Monday, August 31, 2026, running "BEGINNING AT 8:30 A.M. AND ENDING AT 4:30 P.M. AND TO CONTINUE FROM DAY TO DAY UNTIL COMPLETED." 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 Lamar 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 Lamar County tax sale list?

Lamar County posts its tax sale list at lamarcountyms.gov. 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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