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Montgomery County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Montgomery County, seat of Winona: 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
First Monday in April.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse.
County office
662-283-2112
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How Montgomery 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
Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
First Monday in April.
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
First Monday in April. The county Tax Assessor/Collector page states that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments. The tax sale for Montgomery County is held on the first Monday in April each year." Montgomery is one of the Mississippi counties on GovEase's spring calendar, which for 2026 says "2026 Mississippi Spring Auctions - All auctions begin April 6th at 8:30 AM Central Time. Bidding will remain open until 4:30 PM Central Time or until every parcel has been auctioned. If there are more parcels to be auctioned off, the auction will resume the following business day at 8:30 a.m. CDT." Real property taxes are due by February 1, after which the county page says "payments are subjected to 1% interest per month."
Registration and deposit

Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Create an account at govease.com, click Register/Add Auctions under My Account, click Register beside Montgomery County, then e-sign the pre-populated W-9 and any other documents listed on the county registration page. GovEase lists Montgomery among the Mississippi counties where GovEase itself takes deposits and payments, and for those counties "you will need to deposit 10% of the total dollar amount you want to be approved for," submitted by ACH or wire (credit cards are not accepted). For those counties GovEase also instructs bidders not to contact the county for approval and not to submit a blank check. GovEase's spring page says "Registration for all counties opens March 9th at 8:30 AM Central Time." Check the My Registrations page for approval status and your approved dollar amount before the sale. Payment is "due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes or check the registration page for payment deadline." GovEase bidder support is listed at (769) 208-5050.

Sale format and venue
The sale is conducted online by GovEase for the Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector. The county's own site confirms the annual sale and its first-Monday-in-April date but does not name the auction platform; GovEase's Mississippi spring county list names Montgomery directly and marks payments as handled by GovEase. GovEase describes Mississippi bidding as a premium bid where "the highest bid wins," with bidders bidding up from the face value of taxes, interest, fees and penalties, each parcel auctioned "one at a time, for 30 seconds each, in the order that they are listed on the website, with a 10-second clock reset," and no interest earned on the overbid. No county-hosted delinquent or sale list was found: the Tax Assessor/Collector page, the Forms page and the county home page carry no tax sale list, so the advertised list and the GovEase county auction page are the places parcels appear. Because Montgomery is a spring county, it may not show in the GovEase live auction county selector outside the registration and sale window; that absence is timing, not a change of platform. The county page also links a property tax appraisal search hosted by Data Systems Management, which is useful for parcel research but is not a sale list. Confirm the current year's date, registration opening and deposit amount with the Tax Assessor/Collector at 662-283-2112 and on the GovEase county registration page before committing funds.
Register on GovEase
Source: Montgomery County, Mississippi official website, Tax Assessor/Collector· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Montgomery County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Montgomery 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

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    First Monday in April. 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 Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Montgomery County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration is online through GovEase, not at the courthouse. Create an account at govease.com, click Register/Add Auctions under My Account, click Register beside Montgomery County, then e-sign the pre-populated W-9 and any other documents listed on the county registration page. GovEase lists Montgomery among the Mississippi counties where GovEase itself takes deposits and payments, and for those counties "you will need to deposit 10% of the total dollar amount you want to be approved for," submitted by ACH or wire (credit cards are not accepted). For those counties GovEase also instructs bidders not to contact the county for approval and not to submit a blank check. GovEase's spring page says "Registration for all counties opens March 9th at 8:30 AM Central Time." Check the My Registrations page for approval status and your approved dollar amount before the sale. Payment is "due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes or check the registration page for payment deadline." GovEase bidder support is listed at (769) 208-5050.

  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)

Montgomery County Tax Assessor/Collector

662-283-2112

614 Summit Street, PO Box 71, Winona, MS 38967

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor/Collector is Sharon Pyron, at 614 Summit Street, PO Box 71, Winona, MS 38967, phone 662-283-2112, fax 662-283-2769, email [email protected]. GovEase's Mississippi county contact list gives the same office as "Montgomery County | Sharon Pyron | (662) 283-2112".
  • The Chancery Clerk is Ryan Wood, at PO Box 71, 614 Summit St., Winona, MS 38967, phone 662-283-2333, fax 662-283-2233, email [email protected]. The clerk's page describes recording and records duties and does not publish redemption or tax sale instructions, so redemption payoffs and matured tax title questions go to that office by phone.
  • Montgomery County sells in the spring rather than on the last Monday in August, so its calendar differs from most Mississippi counties. GovEase states that Mississippi sales run "on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August" and cites Miss. Code Ann. section 27-41-59.
  • Montgomery appears on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties where GovEase handles online deposits and payments, but it is not listed on GovEase's Mississippi county approval-requirements page. Read the requirements posted on the Montgomery County registration page inside GovEase, since that page governs approval for this county.
  • No county-hosted delinquent tax or sale list exists. The county page states only that the Tax Collector "must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year," which under Mississippi practice means newspaper advertisement, and parcels appear on the GovEase county auction page once registration opens.
  • Redemption runs two years from the sale date and pays the certificate face value plus 1.5% per month, with no interest on the overbid, per GovEase's Mississippi overview citing Miss. Code Ann. sections 27-45-3 and 21-33-61.

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 Montgomery 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 Montgomery County tax certificate sale?

First Monday in April. The county Tax Assessor/Collector page states that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments. The tax sale for Montgomery County is held on the first Monday in April each year." Montgomery is one of the Mississippi counties on GovEase's spring calendar, which for 2026 says "2026 Mississippi Spring Auctions - All auctions begin April 6th at 8:30 AM Central Time. Bidding will remain open until 4:30 PM Central Time or until every parcel has been auctioned. If there are more parcels to be auctioned off, the auction will resume the following business day at 8:30 a.m. CDT." Real property taxes are due by February 1, after which the county page says "payments are subjected to 1% interest per month." 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 Montgomery 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.

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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