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Walthall County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Walthall County, seat of Tylertown: 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
Last Monday in August each year.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Register on GovEase before the sale.
County office
601-876-4932
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How Walthall 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
Walthall County Tax Assessor and Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Last Monday in August each year.
Registration
Register on GovEase before the sale.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
GovEase auction listings, Walthall County parcels post ahead of the August sale
When it runs
Last Monday in August each year. The county tax collector page states the sale is held "on the last Monday in August each year and begins at 8:00 A.M." GovEase lists Walthall County among its Mississippi fall counties and states that "All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT" for 2026, so confirm the exact start time with the office before bidding.
Registration and deposit

Register on GovEase before the sale. Create an account at govease.com, then open Register/Add Auctions under My Account and register for Walthall County. GovEase pre-populates a W-9 for electronic signature and lists any additional county documents on the county registration page. Walthall County is one of the Mississippi counties that takes deposits and payments through GovEase, which requires a deposit of 10 percent of the total dollar amount a bidder wants to be approved to spend, so a 10,000 dollar approval needs a 1,000 dollar deposit. GovEase notes that Walthall County's approval requirements are posted on its GovEase registration page rather than in the general guide, so read that page. Approval must show as Approved on the My Registrations page before the auction opens. Auction payment is due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes, and ACH or e-check can take up to 5 business days to clear.

Sale format and venue
Walthall County sells tax liens at the annual delinquent land sale conducted by the Tax Assessor and Collector, with the parcel list and bidding hosted online by GovEase. Bidding is a premium overbid above the taxes, fees and penalties owed; bidders enter only the overbid amount, in 1 dollar increments, and each parcel stays open about 30 seconds. Live bidding runs from 8:30 a.m. CDT until all parcels are sold or 4:30 p.m. CDT daily, resuming the next business day if parcels remain. Interest accrues at 1.5 percent per month on the face amount of taxes, fees and penalties only, not on the overbid, so a large premium is uncompensated capital. The redemption period is two years from the sale date, and redemption runs through the Chancery Clerk, who is the county's collector of delinquent taxes and notifies owners and lienors as the lien matures.
Register on GovEase
Source: Walthall County Tax Assessor and Collector, office page· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Walthall County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Walthall 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 auction listings, Walthall County parcels post ahead of the August sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Register on GovEase before the sale. 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 Walthall County Tax Assessor and Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Walthall County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from GovEase auction listings, Walthall County parcels post ahead of the August sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Register on GovEase before the sale. Create an account at govease.com, then open Register/Add Auctions under My Account and register for Walthall County. GovEase pre-populates a W-9 for electronic signature and lists any additional county documents on the county registration page. Walthall County is one of the Mississippi counties that takes deposits and payments through GovEase, which requires a deposit of 10 percent of the total dollar amount a bidder wants to be approved to spend, so a 10,000 dollar approval needs a 1,000 dollar deposit. GovEase notes that Walthall County's approval requirements are posted on its GovEase registration page rather than in the general guide, so read that page. Approval must show as Approved on the My Registrations page before the auction opens. Auction payment is due no later than 4:30 PM the day after the auction concludes, and ACH or e-check can take up to 5 business days to clear.

  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)

Walthall County Tax Assessor and Collector

601-876-4932

Walthall County Courthouse, 200 Ball Ave, Tylertown, MS 39667

Official website

County notes

  • Walthall County has no standalone .gov domain. Its county web presence is walthallchamber.com, whose footer states the site is managed by the Walthall County Board of Supervisors and the Walthall County Chamber of Commerce, and it carries the county's office pages for the Tax Assessor and Collector and the Chancery Clerk.
  • Two offices matter to a lien buyer here. The Tax Assessor and Collector, Carla Johnson, conducts the annual land sale, phone 601-876-4932, fax 601-876-9255, 200 Ball Ave, Tylertown, MS 39667. The Chancery Clerk, Shannon Fortinberry, is the collector of delinquent taxes and handles the two-year redemption, phone 601-876-3553, fax 601-876-6026, P.O. Box 351, Tylertown, MS 39667, courthouse at 200 Ball Avenue. Both offices are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.
  • Start-time conflict to resolve before sale day: the county tax collector page says the sale begins at 8:00 A.M., while GovEase says Mississippi fall auctions begin at 8:30 a.m. CDT. Call the Tax Collector to confirm.
  • GovEase's Mississippi county contact directory lists Peggy Hilburn at 601-876-4932 for Walthall County, the same number as the Tax Assessor and Collector's office, which corroborates that office as the seller.
  • The county tax collector page confirms the state redemption window in plain terms, giving owners two years from the sale date to redeem delinquent taxes plus accrued interest before a tax deed may be issued.
  • Parcels that go unsold at the sale or unredeemed after maturity are struck off to the State. The Mississippi Secretary of State's Public Lands Division holds tax-forfeited land for sale, with a Tax-Forfeited Inventory, a land map, and a Tax-Forfeited Online Property Application site, phone 601-359-6393 or 1-866-835-2637.
  • Walthall County is not on GovEase's Mississippi spring list, which runs the first Monday in April. It is on the fall list, which is the last Monday in August, so do not use the April calendar for this county.
  • Several commercial tax-lien data sites publish Walthall County sale pages. Treat only the Tax Assessor and Collector, the Chancery Clerk, and GovEase as authoritative for dates, parcel lists, and registration.
  • No county-hosted delinquent tax roll or sale list was found. The parcel list is published through GovEase ahead of the sale, and Mississippi counties also publish the delinquent land list by newspaper notice.

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 Walthall 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 Walthall County tax certificate sale?

Last Monday in August each year. The county tax collector page states the sale is held "on the last Monday in August each year and begins at 8:00 A.M." GovEase lists Walthall County among its Mississippi fall counties and states that "All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT" for 2026, so confirm the exact start time with the office before bidding. 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 Walthall 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 Walthall County tax sale list?

Walthall 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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