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Union County, MS tax sales

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

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Next sale
Last Monday in August each year.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidding is online only and bidders register on GovEase before sale day.
County office
(662) 534-1972
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How Union 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
Union County Tax Assessor and Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Last Monday in August each year.
Registration
Bidding is online only and bidders register on GovEase before sale day.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Union County auction list on GovEase
When it runs
Last Monday in August each year. The New Albany Gazette reports that "The online sale, held on the last Monday in August each year, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and continue day to day until all the parcels are sold," and that "Union County will sell at auction Monday, Aug. 25, all real property for which tax has not been paid this year." The 2024 sale opened Monday, Aug. 26 on the same schedule. Confirm the current year date with the Tax Assessor and Collector before registering.
Registration and deposit

Bidding is online only and bidders register on GovEase before sale day. GovEase asks for identifying information and documents before it certifies a bidder, and registration is required to view the auction as well as to bid. Winning bidders pay GovEase directly. Confirm current payment and deposit terms with the Tax Assessor and Collector at 662-534-1972.

Sale format and venue
Union County sells its delinquent land tax parcels through an online live-bid auction on GovEase rather than at the courthouse. GovEase lists "MS - Union" as a jurisdiction on its own auction platform, and the county auction page loads at liveauctions.govease.com/MS/msunion/1073/browse; between sales that page shows no auctions. Bidders may place live bids or set maximum pre-bids that raise in one dollar increments. Union County does not host a tax sale page on its own website, so no county-published sale notice or free delinquent list URL was found. The parcel list is printed in the New Albany Gazette in the issue before the sale, and Delta Computer Systems sells a paid pre-sale "Tax Sale" file for Union County. Only GovEase runs the auction; parcel listings on third-party subscription sites are resale data, not the sale itself.
Register on GovEase
Source: New Albany Gazette: Delinquent land tax sale is Aug. 25 this year· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Union County tax sale list and auction calendar

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

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding is online only and bidders register on GovEase before sale day. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Last Monday in August each year. 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 Union County Tax Assessor and Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Union County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Union County auction list on GovEase. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is online only and bidders register on GovEase before sale day. GovEase asks for identifying information and documents before it certifies a bidder, and registration is required to view the auction as well as to bid. Winning bidders pay GovEase directly. Confirm current payment and deposit terms with the Tax Assessor and Collector at 662-534-1972.

  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)

Union County Tax Assessor and Collector

(662) 534-1972

P.O. Box 862, New Albany, MS 38652

Official website

County notes

  • Union County publishes no tax sale page on its official county website. The county site routes delinquent tax and land redemption questions to the Delta Computer Systems property lookup and lists the Tax Collector at 662-534-1972.
  • The Tax Assessor and Collector portal at tscmaps.com/cnty/union-ms/ carries a "tax sale listing" link, but it points at an unfinished editor stub and opens no list.
  • Office hours for the Tax Assessor and Collector are 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday excluding holidays. Fax is (662) 534-1971. The office also answers sale questions at 662-534-1973 per local reporting.
  • Redemption after the sale runs through the Union County Chancery Clerk, Annette Hickey, P.O. Box 847, 109 E. Main Street, New Albany, MS 38652, 662-534-1900. Payments made before the sale closes go to the tax office instead.
  • GovEase bidder support is 769-208-5050 per the tax office guidance quoted by the New Albany Gazette.
  • Timing and registration detail come from the New Albany Gazette, the county paper that prints the statutory delinquent list, quoting the Tax Assessor and Collector. The platform is confirmed independently on GovEase's own site. Re-verify both against the county before each sale season.

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 Union 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 Union County tax certificate sale?

Last Monday in August each year. The New Albany Gazette reports that "The online sale, held on the last Monday in August each year, will be from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and continue day to day until all the parcels are sold," and that "Union County will sell at auction Monday, Aug. 25, all real property for which tax has not been paid this year." The 2024 sale opened Monday, Aug. 26 on the same schedule. Confirm the current year date with the Tax Assessor and Collector before registering. 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 Union County Tax Assessor and 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 Union County tax sale list?

Union 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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