Bertie County, NC tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Bertie County, seat of Windsor: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed schedule; sales are set case by case after a court judgment.
- Format
- In person
- County office
- (252) 794-5310
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How Bertie County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Bertie County Tax Collections/Tax Mapping (Tax Administrator Jodie Rhea) initiates the foreclosures; the county files suit as plaintiff in the General Court of Justice and court-ordered sales are held at the Bertie County Courthouse in Windsor
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed schedule; sales are set case by case after a court judgment.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
No advance bidder registration is published for court-ordered foreclosure sales; bidding happens live at the courthouse and the high bid then sits through the 10-day upset-bid window under G.S. 1-339.25. When the county resells property it bought in at its own tax sales, its 2017 auction terms required bidder registration with the auctioneer, a 10 percent buyer's premium, and an earnest deposit of 20 percent of the price or 300 dollars, whichever is greater; upset-bid resales under G.S. 160A-269 take a written offer with a 5 percent deposit at the County Manager's office, 106 Dundee Street, Windsor.
Sale format and venue
Bertie County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Bertie 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.
Get the advertised list
Use NC public notice portal (search Bertie County legal notices) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No fixed schedule; sales are set case by case after a court judgment. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Bertie County Tax Collections/Tax Mapping (Tax Administrator Jodie Rhea) initiates the foreclosures; the county files suit as plaintiff in the General Court of Justice and court-ordered sales are held at the Bertie County Courthouse in Windsor as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Bertie County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from NC public notice portal (search Bertie County legal notices). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
No advance bidder registration is published for court-ordered foreclosure sales; bidding happens live at the courthouse and the high bid then sits through the 10-day upset-bid window under G.S. 1-339.25. When the county resells property it bought in at its own tax sales, its 2017 auction terms required bidder registration with the auctioneer, a 10 percent buyer's premium, and an earnest deposit of 20 percent of the price or 300 dollars, whichever is greater; upset-bid resales under G.S. 160A-269 take a written offer with a 5 percent deposit at the County Manager's office, 106 Dundee Street, Windsor.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the North Carolina due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.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.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- The county government site is www.co.bertie.nc.us (HTTP only) and is also reachable at bertiecounty.nc.gov; the Tax Collections/Tax Mapping page lists office hours 8:30am to 5:00pm and an after-hours payment drop box outside the County Office Building at 106 Dundee Street.
- Bertie County was actively foreclosing in 2026: district court files 26CV000066-070, 26CV000147-070, 26CV000267-070, 26CV000268-070, and 26CV000306-070 all name Bertie County as plaintiff in notices published in the Bertie Ledger-Advance, but no tax foreclosure sale notice was published in the 12 months through mid-August 2026.
- Foreclosure sale notices for Bertie County properties in the Ledger-Advance state the place of sale as the Bertie County Courthouse; the county's own 2017 auction used the courthouse door at 108 Dundee Street, Windsor.
- County-owned property, including parcels acquired at its tax foreclosure sales, is resold under the upset-bid method of G.S. 160A-269: written offer plus 5 percent deposit to the County Manager, newspaper notice, 10-day upset periods raising the bid by 10 percent of the first 1,000 dollars and 5 percent of the remainder, and a non-warranty deed on Board acceptance. Contacts: LaShonda Cartwright, Clerk to the Board, (252) 794-6110; Jodie Rhea, Tax Administrator, (252) 794-6152.
- Neither of the two statewide NC tax foreclosure firms with public sale calendars covers this county: Bertie does not appear on the Zacchaeus Legal Services client roster and had no parcels in Kania Law Firm's listings as of August 2026.
North Carolina rules
- Redemption
- North Carolina has no fixed redemption period of the certificate-state type and no post-sale redemption right. In a G.S. 105-374 foreclosure, redemption is allowed before confirmation of the foreclosure sale: paying the taxes, penalties, interest, and costs discontinues the action, and the clerk may confirm the sale once 10 days pass after the report of sale with no upset bid or exception. In an in rem foreclosure, payment in full of the docketed judgment with interest and costs requires the tax collector to certify the payment and cancel the judgment. Because every sale also sits through the 10-day upset bid window, an owner in either path retains a last window to pay after the auction itself but before the sale is final.
- Deed deposit
- At a G.S. 105-374 sale the commissioner may require the successful bidder to make a deposit of up to 20 percent of the bid; no deposit may be required of a taxing unit. An upset bidder always files a deposit of 5 percent of the upset bid, minimum $750, with the clerk.
- Surplus proceeds
- Sale proceeds are applied first to the costs of the action, including the commissioner's and attorneys' fees, then to the taxes, penalties, and interest of the foreclosing unit, then to special assessments and the taxes of other taxing units. Any surplus is paid as the court directs or held by the clerk of superior court, where the former owner, junior lienholders, and other claimants can file a special proceeding under G.S. 1-339.71 to establish ownership of the funds.
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.
Frequently asked questions
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Verified Aug 18, 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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