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Monroe County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Monroe County, seat of Aberdeen: 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
Annual, on the last Monday in August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidding runs through GovEase, so open a bidder account well before the sale.
County office
(662) 369-6484
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How Monroe 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
Monroe County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, on the last Monday in August.
Registration
Bidding runs through GovEase, so open a bidder account well before the sale.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
GovEase Monroe County auction parcel list
When it runs
Annual, on the last Monday in August. Monroe County publishes no sale date of its own, so the timing follows the statewide schedule the Mississippi Secretary of State sets out in its Tax Forfeited Lands rules: "These 'tax sales' occur annually in each county, beginning on the last Monday of August, and, at the option of the tax collector (infrequently exercised), on the first Monday of April." Confirm the current year's date, start time, and registration cutoff with the Tax Collector at (662) 369-6484.
Registration and deposit

Bidding runs through GovEase, so open a bidder account well before the sale. GovEase tells bidders to visit govease.com, click Sign Up / Log In, complete the account fields and accept the terms, then log in and "Click on Register/Add Auctions under My Account" and "Click on Register beside the county/city auction you want to participate in," electronically signing or uploading whatever documents that auction requires. Approval status appears on the My Registrations page, and bidding opens once the county registration reads Approved. An existing login does not carry a prior year forward: GovEase states "you will have to complete new registrations for each county each year." Registration usually opens "three to four weeks before the tax sale date," and both the required documents and the deposit are set county by county, so confirm those with the Monroe County Tax Collector at (662) 369-6484.

Sale format and venue
Monroe County sells tax liens at the annual land sale for delinquent ad valorem taxes, and the Tax Collector conducts it. The county's own website carries no tax sale page and posts no delinquent or sale list, so the advertised parcel list has to be requested from the Tax Collector's office or read in the newspaper notice. The sale runs online rather than on the courthouse steps: Monroe County appears in the GovEase platform's state and county selector as "MS - Monroe," and GovEase serves a Monroe County auction page under its msmonroe key. That page currently shows no parcels, which is expected outside the sale window, so treat it as the place the list appears rather than a live list today. Redemption is handled by the Chancery Clerk, not the Tax Collector. The county describes that office as "Maintaining all records of property sold for taxes by the county tax collector each year and accepting and processing payment in redemption of those taxes." Mississippi allows a two-year redemption period, and the Secretary of State's Tax Forfeited Lands rules explain that ownership forfeits to the state after default in the payment of taxes and no redemption "during the subsequent two year period, referred to as 'the period of redemption.'" Parcels struck off to the state and never redeemed are certified by the Chancery Clerk to the Secretary of State and sold as tax-forfeited state land through the Public Lands Division. Verify the platform, the sale date, and the deposit with the Tax Collector before you plan a bid.
Register on GovEase
Source: Monroe County, Mississippi official site, Tax Collector page· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Monroe County tax sale list and auction calendar

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

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding runs through GovEase, so open a bidder account well before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual, on the last Monday in August. 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 Monroe County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Monroe County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from GovEase Monroe County auction parcel list. 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, so open a bidder account well before the sale. GovEase tells bidders to visit govease.com, click Sign Up / Log In, complete the account fields and accept the terms, then log in and "Click on Register/Add Auctions under My Account" and "Click on Register beside the county/city auction you want to participate in," electronically signing or uploading whatever documents that auction requires. Approval status appears on the My Registrations page, and bidding opens once the county registration reads Approved. An existing login does not carry a prior year forward: GovEase states "you will have to complete new registrations for each county each year." Registration usually opens "three to four weeks before the tax sale date," and both the required documents and the deposit are set county by county, so confirm those with the Monroe County Tax Collector at (662) 369-6484.

  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)

Monroe County Tax Collector

(662) 369-6484

P.O. Drawer 684, Monroe County Courthouse, 301 S. Chestnut St., Aberdeen, MS 39730

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Collector is Alysia Wright. The county describes the office as responsible for collecting all taxes on land and buildings, motor vehicles and mobile homes, and it is located in the Monroe County Circuit Courthouse at 301 S Chestnut St, Aberdeen, MS 39730.
  • Redemption contact is Chancery Clerk Ronnie Boozer, (662) 369-8143, Monroe County Chancery Courthouse, 201 W Commerce St, Aberdeen, MS 39730. That office holds the sale record and takes redemption payments.
  • Tax Assessor Mitzi Faulkner Presley, (662) 369-2033, P.O. Drawer 636, Monroe County Courthouse, 301 S. Chestnut St., Aberdeen, MS 39730. The assessor page links a Monroe County real property tax lookup hosted by Delta Computer Systems, which is useful for parcel research before bidding.
  • No online delinquent tax or land redemption lookup was found for Monroe County, so redemption payoff figures have to be requested from the Chancery Clerk directly.
  • The county's official website is www.monroems.com. It has no tax sale section, so the sale date given here rests on the statewide last Monday in August schedule rather than a date the county published.

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 Monroe 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 Monroe County tax certificate sale?

Annual, on the last Monday in August. Monroe County publishes no sale date of its own, so the timing follows the statewide schedule the Mississippi Secretary of State sets out in its Tax Forfeited Lands rules: "These 'tax sales' occur annually in each county, beginning on the last Monday of August, and, at the option of the tax collector (infrequently exercised), on the first Monday of April." Confirm the current year's date, start time, and registration cutoff with the Tax Collector at (662) 369-6484. 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 Monroe 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 Monroe County tax sale list?

Monroe 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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