Tippah County, MS tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •Joe Akins holds both county tax offices. The Tax Collector line is 662-837-9410 at 102-C North Main Street, Ripley, MS 38663; the Tax Assessor line is 662-837-9956 at the same address.
• •Chancery Clerk Shana Lowry is at 115 E Spring Street, Ripley, MS 38663, phone 662-837-7374, fax 662-837-7148. In Mississippi the Chancery Clerk holds the tax sale record and processes redemption, so certificate holders and redeeming owners deal with that office after the sale.
• •GovEase's Mississippi county contact table prints Tippah's number with a 601 area code, which conflicts with the 662 area code on the county's own Tax Collector page. Use 662-837-9410, the number the county publishes.
• •GovEase names Melissa Roberson as the Tippah County contact for auction approval questions.
• •Taxes may be paid in installments if the first payment covers at least half the tax due and arrives by February 1 following the tax year. Unpaid balances on the second and third installments carry 0.5% per month interest, which sets the delinquency clock feeding the August sale.
• •The courthouse is at 101 E Spring St, Ripley, MS 38663, and the Board of Supervisors main line is 662-837-3655.
• •Appraisal data and parcel maps sit with Tri-State Consulting Services at tscmaps.com/cnty/tippah-ms, including an ArcGIS parcel viewer. That portal carries no tax sale listing, so use it for locating and sizing rural tracts before bidding, not for the sale list.
• •Property tax records, Chancery Court records, and land instrument indexing are hosted by Delta Computer Systems under county code MS70. Most of that vendor's search functions sit behind a paid subscription, and the vendor advises obtaining official copies at the courthouse.
• •Tippah County is in northeast Mississippi on the Tennessee line, with Ripley as the county seat. Much of the roll is rural acreage and small town parcels, so on the ground access and boundary checks matter more here than in the metro counties.

Mississippi rules

Max interest rate

18% per year, set by statute (bidding is on price)Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

Minimum return

1.5% floor at redemptionMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

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.Miss. Code Ann. 27-45-3 - Persons who may redeem landMiss. Code Ann. 27-45-3Verified Aug 6, 2026

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.Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-77 - Sales of land for taxes; disposition of excess in amount bidMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-77Verified Aug 6, 2026

Governing statute

Miss. Code Ann. Title 27, Chapter 41Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-59 - Sales of land for taxes; conduct of sale; online bidding and saleMiss. Code Ann. 27-41-59Verified Aug 6, 2026

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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