Cabarrus County, NC tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Cabarrus County, seat of Concord: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed annual month.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- No advance registration.
- County office
- 704-920-2118
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How Cabarrus County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Cabarrus County Tax Administration, Tax Collections division, with sales conducted through the county's contracted foreclosure attorney, Zacchaeus Legal Services (ZLS)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual month.
- Registration
- No advance registration.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
No advance registration. The county states: "You must be in attendance at the sale to bid on a property." The highest bidder pays a 20 percent deposit on sale day in cash, money order, or certified funds. A 10-day upset bid period follows; upset bids are filed in person with the Clerk of Superior Court, Room 104, at the Cabarrus County Courthouse and require a 5 percent raise with a minimum increase of $750. Final payment is due at the foreclosure attorney's office no later than 30 days after the upset bid period ends, when the Commissioner's deed is delivered.
Sale format and venue
Cabarrus County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Cabarrus 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 Cabarrus County tax foreclosure listings for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No fixed annual month. 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 Cabarrus County Tax Administration, Tax Collections division, with sales conducted through the county's contracted foreclosure attorney, Zacchaeus Legal Services (ZLS) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Cabarrus County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Cabarrus County tax foreclosure listings. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
No advance registration. The county states: "You must be in attendance at the sale to bid on a property." The highest bidder pays a 20 percent deposit on sale day in cash, money order, or certified funds. A 10-day upset bid period follows; upset bids are filed in person with the Clerk of Superior Court, Room 104, at the Cabarrus County Courthouse and require a 5 percent raise with a minimum increase of $750. Final payment is due at the foreclosure attorney's office no later than 30 days after the upset bid period ends, when the Commissioner's deed is delivered.
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 notes
- Sale dates are posted only after the court assigns them, so check the county foreclosure listing before planning to attend; properties in the pipeline show as pending until scheduled.
- The sale location at 61 Union Street S in Concord is the courthouse; upset bids after the sale are filed inside with the Clerk of Superior Court in Room 104, using the court case number shown on the listing.
- Every pending Cabarrus County tax foreclosure case is handled by Zacchaeus Legal Services, and the firm posts the notice of sale with the opening bid on its listings site the day before each sale.
- Cabarrus County does not offer financing and does not maintain a mailing list of foreclosure properties; the deposit and final payment must be cash, money order, or certified funds.
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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