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Wayne County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Wayne County, seat of Waynesboro: 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
Annual land sale on the last Monday in August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Registration runs through GovEase, not the county website.
County office
601-735-3381
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How Wayne 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
Wayne County Tax Assessor-Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual land sale on the last Monday in August.
Registration
Registration runs through GovEase, not the county website.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Wayne County land redemption and delinquent tax lookup (Chancery Clerk)
When it runs
Annual land sale on the last Monday in August. GovEase names Wayne County in its "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)" roster, which is the last Monday in August 2026. GovEase's Mississippi overview adds that "Depending on the county, tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August" and that "The sale will be conducted from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. until completed." Wayne County posts no sale date of its own, so confirm the current year date with the Tax Collector.
Registration and deposit

Registration runs through GovEase, not the county website. Create or sign in to a GovEase account, open Register/Add Auctions, select the Wayne County auction, electronically sign the pre-populated W-9, and upload the county's required documents. GovEase states registration opens August 3 for the Mississippi fall counties and that a bidder cannot bid until the account shows as approved. GovEase's approval table lists Wayne County's requirement as a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit" with a contact number of (601) 735-2588. Wayne County is not among the Mississippi counties for which GovEase collects deposits and payments online, so arrange payment directly with the county office.

Sale format and venue
Wayne County has no tax sale page on its website. The Tax Assessor-Collector page and the Tax Payments page cover payment channels and homestead exemption only, with no sale date, platform, registration terms, or advertised parcel list. The sale specifics here come from GovEase, the auction vendor, whose Mississippi fall roster names Wayne County by name, whose live auction portal carries an MS - Wayne entry in its county selector, and whose Mississippi county contact table lists "Wayne County | Rose Trisler | (601) 735-3381", the same number the county publishes for the Tax Collector's Office. That match is the basis for naming the Tax Assessor-Collector as the office conducting the sale. Bidding is a premium format: GovEase describes Mississippi auctions as "conducted by a 'premium bid,' meaning the highest bid wins", with amounts above face value treated as overbids that earn no interest. On redemption the purchaser receives "the face value amount of the lien plus 1.5% interest per month", and the owner has a two year statutory redemption period from the sale date. Redemption is handled by the Wayne County Chancery Clerk, whose office is named on the Data Systems Management land redemption directory alongside the county lookup link. The county does not publish a downloadable delinquent or sale list, so the advertised list is the newspaper notice plus the parcel file GovEase releases to approved bidders.
Register on GovEase
Source: GovEase Help: Participating Counties (2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions roster and start time)· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Wayne County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Wayne 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 Wayne County land redemption and delinquent tax lookup (Chancery Clerk) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Registration runs through GovEase, not the county website. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Annual land sale on the last Monday in 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 Wayne County Tax Assessor-Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Wayne County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Wayne County land redemption and delinquent tax lookup (Chancery Clerk). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration runs through GovEase, not the county website. Create or sign in to a GovEase account, open Register/Add Auctions, select the Wayne County auction, electronically sign the pre-populated W-9, and upload the county's required documents. GovEase states registration opens August 3 for the Mississippi fall counties and that a bidder cannot bid until the account shows as approved. GovEase's approval table lists Wayne County's requirement as a "Signed Blank Check & Bank Letter of Credit" with a contact number of (601) 735-2588. Wayne County is not among the Mississippi counties for which GovEase collects deposits and payments online, so arrange payment directly with the county office.

  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)

Wayne County Tax Assessor-Collector

601-735-3381

Wayne County Courthouse, First Floor, 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367

Official website

County notes

  • The Tax Assessor-Collector is Debbie Richards, serving a 2024 to 2028 term. The office is on the first floor of the Wayne County Courthouse at 609 Azalea Drive, Waynesboro, MS 39367. The Tax Collector line is 601-735-3381, the Tax Assessor line is 601-735-2588, fax is 601-735-6272, and the office email is [email protected]. Business hours are Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
  • The Chancery Clerk is William Jeremy Carr, at the same courthouse address, phone 601-735-2873, fax 601-735-6224, email [email protected]. The Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and processes redemption, though the office page describes no redemption procedure.
  • The two GovEase phone numbers for Wayne County point at the same office through different lines. The county contact table gives (601) 735-3381, the Tax Collector line, while the bidder approval table gives (601) 735-2588, the Tax Assessor line. GovEase names Rose Trisler as the county contact, which does not match the elected officeholder listed on the county website, so ask for the tax sale clerk when you call.
  • Wayne County is absent from the GovEase list of Mississippi counties that take deposits and payments online, so a winning bidder settles with the county rather than through the platform. Budget for the signed blank check and bank letter of credit that GovEase lists as the county's approval requirement.
  • Delinquent tax and land redemption records for Wayne County are searchable at cs.datasysmgt.com under the Mississippi county code 77. Data Systems Management describes the product as a "Delinquent tax search for a specific county or city", and its county directory lists the Wayne County contact as Chancery Clerk Jeremy Carr at 601-735-2873. The page is a client side application, so it renders after load rather than showing a static list.
  • Property tax and appraisal records for title work before bidding sit with Delta Computer Systems under the Wayne County code ms77, offering a Real Property Tax Search and a Real Property Appraisal Search. The county also links a tax database at cs.datasysmgt.com and an online payment portal at wayne.ibcpayments.com for current year taxes.
  • The county website domain is waynecounty.ms while official email addresses use waynecountyms.gov, which looks inconsistent but is what both office pages publish.

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 Wayne 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 Wayne County tax certificate sale?

Annual land sale on the last Monday in August. GovEase names Wayne County in its "2026 Mississippi Fall Auctions (All auctions begin August 31st at 8:30 a.m. CDT)" roster, which is the last Monday in August 2026. GovEase's Mississippi overview adds that "Depending on the county, tax sales occur on either the first Monday in April or the last Monday in August" and that "The sale will be conducted from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. until completed." Wayne County posts no sale date of its own, so confirm the current year date with the Tax Collector. 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 Wayne 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 Wayne County tax sale list?

Wayne County posts its tax sale list at cs.datasysmgt.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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