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Yazoo County, MS tax sales

How tax lien sales work in Yazoo County, seat of Yazoo City: 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
Late August, on the last Monday in August.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidding runs through a GovEase account.
County office
662-746-1583
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How Yazoo 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
Yazoo County Tax Collector
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Late August, on the last Monday in August.
Registration
Bidding runs through a GovEase account.
Next expected
on the last Monday in August, 2026 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Yazoo County auction list on GovEase
When it runs
Late August, on the last Monday in August. The Yazoo County Tax Collector page states only that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments" and does not post the date. Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-59 sets the sale "on the first Monday of April, if the tax collector has exercised his option to hold a tax sale on that day, and on the last Monday of August." GovEase sells Yazoo County result files under the label "2025 - Yazoo, MS Fall Tax Sale Results," consistent with an August sale. Confirm the current year's date with the Tax Collector before registering.
Registration and deposit

Bidding runs through a GovEase account. Create the account at govease.com using Sign Up, then register separately for the Yazoo County auction under "Register/Add Auctions" in My Account, electronically sign or upload the required documents, and check approval status on the "My Registrations" page. GovEase support states that an existing account carries over but "you do have to register for county/city auctions each year." Deposit amounts, document lists and registration cutoffs are set per auction and are shown on the Yazoo County registration page.

Sale format and venue
Yazoo County's sale is conducted online. GovEase's live auction site lists "MS - Yazoo" in its county selector, and the Yazoo County auction list page loads at the URL above. As of early August 2026 that page reported no auctions to display, which is normal outside the sale window; parcels are loaded shortly before the sale. The county's own website has no tax sale section: neither the Tax Collector page nor the Chancery Clerk page publishes a sale date, bidder instructions, or a delinquent land list, so the advertised list is the newspaper legal notice and the parcel list posted on GovEase. Under Mississippi law the Chancery Clerk holds the sale record and processes redemptions, but the Yazoo County Chancery Clerk page does not describe that process; call that office for redemption amounts and payoff figures. Several commercial sites publish Yazoo County "tax lien" or "tax sale" inventories; none of them conducts the sale, and their parcel data was not verified against county records.
Register on GovEase
Source: Yazoo County, Mississippi: Tax Collector· Verified Aug 7, 2026

Yazoo County tax sale list and auction calendar

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

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding runs through a GovEase account. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Late August, 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 Yazoo County Tax Collector as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Yazoo County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Yazoo 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 runs through a GovEase account. Create the account at govease.com using Sign Up, then register separately for the Yazoo County auction under "Register/Add Auctions" in My Account, electronically sign or upload the required documents, and check approval status on the "My Registrations" page. GovEase support states that an existing account carries over but "you do have to register for county/city auctions each year." Deposit amounts, document lists and registration cutoffs are set per auction and are shown on the Yazoo County registration page.

  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)

Yazoo County Tax Collector

662-746-1583

P.O. Box 108, 209 E. Broadway St., Yazoo City, MS 39194

Official website

County notes

  • Tax Collector: Miranda Alexander. Phone 662-746-1583, fax 662-746-2312. Mailing P.O. Box 108, Yazoo City, MS 39194; office at 209 E. Broadway St.
  • Chancery Clerk: April Adams-Jones. Phone 662-746-2661, fax 662-746-3893. Mailing P.O. Box 68, Yazoo City, MS 39194; office at 211 E. Broadway St. The Chancery Clerk is the recorder for land records and is the office to contact about redeeming a sold parcel.
  • The county website (yazoocounty.net) has no tax sale page. Its site search and full department menu return no tax sale, land sale, or auction entry, so no county-published sale date, registration packet, or delinquent list URL exists to cite.
  • Platform confirmed from GovEase's own live auction site, which lists MS - Yazoo (internal identifier msyazoo, auction group 1082) among its Mississippi counties.
  • Property tax records for Yazoo County are hosted by Delta Computer Systems at deltacomputersystems.com/MS/MS82/, which offers real property and personal property tax lookups but no delinquent or tax sale search.

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 Yazoo 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 Yazoo County tax certificate sale?

Late August, on the last Monday in August. The Yazoo County Tax Collector page states only that "The Tax Collector must advertise and hold a tax sale once a year for any unpaid taxes on real estate or any special assessments" and does not post the date. Miss. Code Ann. 27-41-59 sets the sale "on the first Monday of April, if the tax collector has exercised his option to hold a tax sale on that day, and on the last Monday of August." GovEase sells Yazoo County result files under the label "2025 - Yazoo, MS Fall Tax Sale Results," consistent with an August sale. Confirm the current year's date with the Tax 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 Yazoo County Tax 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 Yazoo County tax sale list?

Yazoo 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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