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Lincoln County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Lincoln County, seat of Brookhaven: 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
Bidding runs through GovEase.
County office
601-835-3427
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How Lincoln 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
Lincoln County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidding runs through GovEase.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Lincoln County auction list on GovEase
When it runs
The Lincoln County Tax Collector page states the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments," but the county publishes no date. Mississippi holds the annual land sale on the last Monday in August, and GovEase lists its "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)." Confirm the current year date and start time with the Tax Collector at 601-835-3427 before planning to bid.
Registration and deposit

Bidding runs through GovEase. Create a GovEase account, e-sign the W-9, then complete and e-sign the county specific registration documents on Lincoln County's GovEase registration page. GovEase states "You will NOT be able to bid until you have been approved." Its Mississippi approval table lists Lincoln County's requirement as approval requirements posted on the county's own GovEase registration page, with support at (769) 208-5050, and states that registration for Mississippi fall counties opens August 3. Lincoln County is not on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties where GovEase collects deposits and payments online, and GovEase says that for those counties the county handles approvals, so ask the Tax Collector at 601-835-3427 which funds and documents it will accept.

Sale format and venue
The Tax Collector conducts the annual land sale and the Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and handles redemption. GovEase documents that Mississippi sales run by premium bid, highest bid wins, and that a purchaser is reimbursed the face value of the lien plus 1.5% interest per month. Two cautions apply here. First, the county's own website carries no tax sale page, no delinquent list and no bidder form, so every logistics detail above comes from the auction platform rather than from the county. Second, GovEase's published Mississippi fall county list, last updated June 26, 2026, does not yet name Lincoln County, even though GovEase's approval requirements table, last updated August 5, 2026, and its live county selector both carry it. Confirm with the Tax Collector that the current year sale runs online through GovEase rather than in person at the courthouse in Brookhaven.
Register on GovEase
Source: GovEase live auction portal, Lincoln County Mississippi auction list· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Lincoln County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Lincoln 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 Lincoln County auction list on GovEase for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding runs through GovEase. 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 Lincoln County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Lincoln County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Lincoln County auction list on GovEase. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding runs through GovEase. Create a GovEase account, e-sign the W-9, then complete and e-sign the county specific registration documents on Lincoln County's GovEase registration page. GovEase states "You will NOT be able to bid until you have been approved." Its Mississippi approval table lists Lincoln County's requirement as approval requirements posted on the county's own GovEase registration page, with support at (769) 208-5050, and states that registration for Mississippi fall counties opens August 3. Lincoln County is not on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties where GovEase collects deposits and payments online, and GovEase says that for those counties the county handles approvals, so ask the Tax Collector at 601-835-3427 which funds and documents it will accept.

  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)

Lincoln County Tax Collector

601-835-3427

301 S First Street, Room 109, Brookhaven, MS 39601

Official website

County notes

  • Lincoln County Tax Assessor/Collector: Blake Pickering. Phone 601-835-3427, fax 601-835-3424, 301 S First Street Room 109, Brookhaven MS 39601, email [email protected] and [email protected]. The assessor side of the same office answers a separate line, 601-823-9347.
  • Lincoln County Chancery Clerk: Alisha McGehee. Phone 601-835-3411, fax 601-835-3423, 301 S First Street Room 111, Brookhaven MS 39601, email [email protected]. The page describes the Clerk as public recorder for deeds, mortgages and federal tax liens and as Clerk of the Board of Supervisors. It says nothing about tax sales or redemption, so call the office for the sale record and a redemption payoff.
  • The county website has no tax sale page. A search of golincolnms.com for "tax sale" returns only the Tax Collector page, the Forms page lists no bidder documents, and the news feed carries nothing about the annual land sale.
  • GovEase runs a Lincoln County auction portal that loads and shows the standard Mississippi auction columns for unique number, parcel number, owner name and face value. It showed no auctions when checked in early August 2026, which is expected before the fall sale opens.
  • Watch for documentation lag at GovEase. Lincoln County appears in the live county selector and in the August 2026 approval requirements table, but not in the fall county list that GovEase last updated in June 2026. Treat Lincoln as a recent addition and verify the venue with the Tax Collector.
  • Lincoln County does not appear on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties for which GovEase handles online deposits and payments, last updated August 3, 2026. GovEase states that where it does not take payments, the county handles approvals, so expect to satisfy the Tax Collector directly on funds and paperwork.
  • Office email addresses use the co.lincoln.ms.us domain, but that host serves only a VPN login page and not a public county site. The county's public website is golincolnms.com.
  • Land records and deeds for Lincoln County are searchable through the Delta Computer Systems portal linked from the county site, which is useful for chain of title work before bidding but carries no tax sale or redemption listing.

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 Lincoln 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 Lincoln County tax certificate sale?

The Lincoln County Tax Collector page states the office "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments," but the county publishes no date. Mississippi holds the annual land sale on the last Monday in August, and GovEase lists its "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)." Confirm the current year date and start time with the Tax Collector at 601-835-3427 before planning to bid. 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 Lincoln County 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 Lincoln County tax sale list?

Lincoln County posts its tax sale list at liveauctions.govease.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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