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Pearl River County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Pearl River County, seat of Poplarville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
The county runs one annual tax lien sale in late August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase.
County office
601-403-2300
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How Pearl River 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
Pearl River County Tax Assessor & Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
The county runs one annual tax lien sale in late August.
Registration
Registration is online through GovEase.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Pearl River County land redemption lookup (the county's Delinquent Taxes link)
When it runs
The county runs one annual tax lien sale in late August. The 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 have been sold. The sale usually lasts between five and seven days." The county FAQ repeats the date: "The tax sale for the previous year's delinquent taxes is conducted by the Tax Assessor/Collector's office on the last Monday of August." The cutoff to avoid the sale is earlier that week: "If your property taxes are unpaid by the Friday before the last Monday in August, then the unpaid taxes on real property are auctioned off to the highest bidder at the tax sale." The county tax calendar adds two related dates, "February 2nd - Interest will begin to accrue at 0.5% (1/2%) per month" and "August 1st - Publication fee ($3) will be added to taxes owed (for advertising the lien in the paper)."
Registration and deposit

Registration is online through GovEase. The county states "Online Registration begins the First Week of August" and links bidders to the GovEase sign-up and login page at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login. Bidders can take part from a phone, tablet or computer, view Google Street View imagery and tax roll data for each parcel, watch a real-time bidder dashboard, and enter maximum bids ahead of time to speed up bidding. GovEase publishes a Mississippi bidder training library covering account creation and registration, county requirements for approval, pre-bidding, uploading bids, live bidding and reports, rules of the auction, and making deposits and payments. The county notes that online training is available to the public. Confirm the county's own approval requirements and any deposit with GovEase and the Tax Assessor & Collector before the August sale, because those vary by Mississippi county.

Sale format and venue
Two offices split the work. The Tax Assessor & Collector advertises and conducts the annual sale, listing among its duties "Advertise and hold an annual tax sale for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments." After the sale closes, the Chancery Clerk takes over redemption. The county does not post a downloadable sale list on its website; the delinquent list is advertised in a county newspaper, which is what the $3 publication fee added on August 1 pays for, and parcels appear on GovEase once the auction opens. The county's Delinquent Taxes menu item links to a DuProcess Land Redemption lookup hosted at records.pearlrivercounty.net, and a separate Delta Computer Systems search covers general property tax and appraisal records. Redemption runs two years from the sale date and carries 1.5% interest per month; the county tells owners to call the Chancery Clerk at 601-403-2316 or 601-749-7734 for a month-specific payoff and to mail payment to "P.O. Box 431, Attn: Chancery Clerk Redemption Department, Poplarville, MS 39470." The Chancery Clerk's redemption department does not accept personal checks, only cash, money orders, certified bank checks, or debit and credit cards. At the tax collector's counter the county accepts cash, cashier's checks, personal checks, money orders, Visa, MasterCard and Discover, with a non-refundable 3% convenience fee on card payments as allowed by state law. Parcels that draw no bid go to the state: "If the taxes owed on a parcel of land are not purchased at the August tax sale, then that piece of property will become a part of the State of Mississippi tax-forfeited land inventory."
Register on GovEase
Source: Pearl River County Tax Assessor & Collector, Online Tax Sale· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Pearl River County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Pearl River 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 Pearl River County land redemption lookup (the county's Delinquent Taxes link) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration is online through GovEase. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    The county runs one annual tax lien sale in late 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 Pearl River County Tax Assessor & Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Pearl River County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Pearl River County land redemption lookup (the county's Delinquent Taxes link). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration is online through GovEase. The county states "Online Registration begins the First Week of August" and links bidders to the GovEase sign-up and login page at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login. Bidders can take part from a phone, tablet or computer, view Google Street View imagery and tax roll data for each parcel, watch a real-time bidder dashboard, and enter maximum bids ahead of time to speed up bidding. GovEase publishes a Mississippi bidder training library covering account creation and registration, county requirements for approval, pre-bidding, uploading bids, live bidding and reports, rules of the auction, and making deposits and payments. The county notes that online training is available to the public. Confirm the county's own approval requirements and any deposit with GovEase and the Tax Assessor & Collector before the August sale, because those vary by Mississippi county.

  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)

Pearl River County Tax Assessor & Collector

601-403-2300

P.O. Box 509, Poplarville, MS 39470-0530 (office at 100 South Main Street, Poplarville, MS 39470)

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor & Collector, currently Sandy Kane Smith, conducts the annual tax lien sale. The main office is at 100 South Main Street, Poplarville, MS 39470, mailing address P.O. Box 509, Poplarville, MS 39470-0530, phone 601-403-2300. A branch office at 917 Goodyear Boulevard, Picayune, MS 39466 takes calls at 601-749-7700 and is open Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Redemption is handled by the Chancery Clerk, currently Melinda Smith Bowman, at 100 South Main Street, Poplarville, MS 39470, mailing address P.O. Box 431, Poplarville, MS 39470, phone 601-403-2316. The Picayune office at 917 Goodyear Boulevard takes calls at 601-749-7734. Hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • Pearl River County sells its liens online through GovEase rather than at the courthouse, and registration opens the first week of August, roughly three weeks before the sale. Bidders who wait until the sale opens will not be approved in time.
  • The sale is not a one-day event. The county says it runs from the last Monday of August until every delinquent parcel has been sold, usually five to seven days, so plan for a multi-day bidding window.
  • Redemption payoffs change every month because Mississippi charges 1.5% interest per month. The county directs anyone who needs an exact figure to call the Chancery Clerk's redemption department rather than rely on a posted amount.
  • Anything that draws no bid at the August sale passes to the Mississippi Secretary of State's tax-forfeited land inventory, so unsold Pearl River County parcels are bought from the state, not from the county.

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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County tax certificate sale?

The county runs one annual tax lien sale in late August. The 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 have been sold. The sale usually lasts between five and seven days." The county FAQ repeats the date: "The tax sale for the previous year's delinquent taxes is conducted by the Tax Assessor/Collector's office on the last Monday of August." The cutoff to avoid the sale is earlier that week: "If your property taxes are unpaid by the Friday before the last Monday in August, then the unpaid taxes on real property are auctioned off to the highest bidder at the tax sale." The county tax calendar adds two related dates, "February 2nd - Interest will begin to accrue at 0.5% (1/2%) per month" and "August 1st - Publication fee ($3) will be added to taxes owed (for advertising the lien in the paper)." 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 Pearl River 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 Pearl River County tax sale list?

Pearl River County posts its tax sale list at records.pearlrivercounty.net. 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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