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Tallahatchie County, MS tax sales

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

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Next sale
Annual land sale in late August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Register through GovEase before the sale.
County office
(662) 375-8386
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How Tallahatchie 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
Tallahatchie County Tax Assessor/Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual land sale in late August.
Registration
Register through GovEase before the sale.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
GovEase live and upcoming tax sale auctions
When it runs
Annual land sale in late August. GovEase lists both Tallahatchie districts under the heading "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which is the last Monday in August. GovEase also states that in Mississippi "tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August", and Tallahatchie sits in the August group rather than the spring group. Auction rules set the daily window: "Bidding will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily." When the county last moved the sale fully online, local coverage described the same pattern, reporting that the "live-bid auction will kick off Monday, Aug. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. central time, and will continue every day thereafter, as needed." Confirm the current year's date and start time with the Tax Assessor/Collector before committing funds.
Registration and deposit

Register through GovEase before the sale. Create or log in to a GovEase account, open "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, then click Register beside the Tallahatchie district or districts you want. GovEase pre-populates a W-9 for electronic signature and collects any additional county documents listed on the registration page. Both Tallahatchie Dist 1 and Dist 2 post the same approval requirement, a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit", with county approval contacts of (662) 647-8922 for Dist 1 and (662) 375-8386 for Dist 2. GovEase states that registration "will not begin until March 6th for Spring MS counties and August 3rd for Fall MS Counties" and warns "You will NOT be able to bid until you have been approved", tracked on the My Registrations page. Neither Tallahatchie district appears on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties that take deposits and payments through the platform, so arrange payment directly with the county Tax Assessor/Collector rather than posting the 10 percent online deposit that other counties use.

Sale format and venue
Bidding is online through GovEase rather than at a courthouse step. Tallahatchie County has two judicial districts and the sale is split accordingly: GovEase lists them separately as Tallahatchie Dist 1 and Tallahatchie Dist 2, so a bidder who wants parcels from both must register for both. The format is an overbid auction. GovEase instructs Mississippi bidders that "You will only enter the overbid (or excess bid) for the parcel on which you are bidding" above the taxes owed, and ties are "broken by selecting the first person to enter the bid", including pre-bid maximum overbids. The overbid is money at risk rather than an investment: GovEase states the purchaser "will be reimbursed the face value amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest per month" and that "The purchaser does not earn interest on the 'overbid,' only on the face value amount." Redemption runs two years from the sale date and is handled by the Chancery Clerk. No county-published delinquent or sale list URL was located, since the county does not appear to operate its own website; parcel detail becomes visible on the GovEase auction page once registration opens for the district, and the Tax Assessor/Collector advertises the sale as state law requires. Several commercial tax-lien data sites publish Tallahatchie County pages, but none of them conduct this sale. Register with GovEase and confirm the date, parcel list and bidder requirements by phone with the Tax Assessor/Collector before relying on any third-party listing.
Register on GovEase
Source: GovEase Help: Mississippi Fall Counties· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Tallahatchie County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Tallahatchie 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 live and upcoming tax sale auctions for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register through GovEase before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual land 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 Tallahatchie County Tax Assessor/Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Tallahatchie County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from GovEase live and upcoming tax sale auctions. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register through GovEase before the sale. Create or log in to a GovEase account, open "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, then click Register beside the Tallahatchie district or districts you want. GovEase pre-populates a W-9 for electronic signature and collects any additional county documents listed on the registration page. Both Tallahatchie Dist 1 and Dist 2 post the same approval requirement, a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit", with county approval contacts of (662) 647-8922 for Dist 1 and (662) 375-8386 for Dist 2. GovEase states that registration "will not begin until March 6th for Spring MS counties and August 3rd for Fall MS Counties" and warns "You will NOT be able to bid until you have been approved", tracked on the My Registrations page. Neither Tallahatchie district appears on GovEase's list of Mississippi counties that take deposits and payments through the platform, so arrange payment directly with the county Tax Assessor/Collector rather than posting the 10 percent online deposit that other counties use.

  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)

Tallahatchie County Tax Assessor/Collector

(662) 375-8386

123 East Court Street, Sumner, MS 38957

County notes

  • Tallahatchie County has two county seats, Charleston and Sumner, matching its two judicial districts. The Mississippi Department of Revenue officials directory lists a single Tax Assessor/Collector, Dorothy Martin, at 123 East Court Street, Sumner, MS 38957, phone (662) 375-8386, fax (662) 375-8389.
  • Chancery Clerk Anita Greenwood holds the sale record and processes redemption, and keeps an office in each seat: 1 Court Square, Charleston, MS 38921, phone (662) 647-5551, fax (662) 647-3702; and 100 North Court Street, Sumner, MS 38957, phone (662) 375-8731, fax (662) 375-7252.
  • GovEase splits the sale into two auctions. Its Mississippi county contact table lists Tallahatchie Dist 1 with contact Dorothy Martin at (662) 647-8922 and Tallahatchie Dist 2 with contact Yolanda Davis at (662) 375-8386. The Dist 2 number matches the Tax Assessor/Collector office recorded by the Department of Revenue.
  • Data quality is rated medium because no county-published tax sale page was located. The platform, sale timing and bidder approval requirements come from GovEase's own Mississippi county listings, and the office contacts come from the Mississippi Department of Revenue local officials directory.
  • No general Tallahatchie County government website was found during this research. A dozen likely county domains failed to resolve, so plan on phone contact with the Tax Assessor/Collector or the Chancery Clerk.
  • The county has run the land sale online through GovEase since at least 2020, when The Tallahatchie News reported that Tax Assessor and Collector Dorothy Martin was moving the sale entirely online with "free online registration" opening about a month before the auction and bidders required to "arrange payment and verify registration with the county tax assessor's office before bidding." Treat that article as historical background and confirm the current year's mechanics with the office.
  • The Land Title Association of Mississippi publishes county office pages for both judicial districts, but its Tallahatchie street addresses and phone assignments do not match the Department of Revenue directory. Where the two disagree, the Department of Revenue listing is the better record.
  • Commercial tax-lien listing sites carry Tallahatchie County pages built from resold data. None of them runs this sale, and their sale dates and parcel counts can lag the county. Verify every figure with GovEase or the county office before bidding.

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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County tax certificate sale?

Annual land sale in late August. GovEase lists both Tallahatchie districts under the heading "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)", which is the last Monday in August. GovEase also states that in Mississippi "tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August", and Tallahatchie sits in the August group rather than the spring group. Auction rules set the daily window: "Bidding will begin at 8:30 am CDT and end once all parcels have been auctioned, OR at 4:30 pm CDT daily." When the county last moved the sale fully online, local coverage described the same pattern, reporting that the "live-bid auction will kick off Monday, Aug. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. central time, and will continue every day thereafter, as needed." Confirm the current year's date and start time with the Tax Assessor/Collector before committing funds. 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 Tallahatchie 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 Tallahatchie County tax sale list?

Tallahatchie County posts its tax sale list at 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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