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Bradley County, TN tax sales

How tax deed sales work in Bradley County, seat of Cleveland: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Tennessee tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

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How Bradley County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Tennessee counties enforce the tax lien through a delinquent tax suit and sell the property itself; no tax lien certificates are auctioned.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Clerk and Master, Bradley County Chancery Court
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Not published on any reachable official Bradley County source.
When it runs
Not published on any reachable official Bradley County source. No sale month, date, or recurring pattern appears on the county website. The only dated delinquent tax milestone the county publishes comes from the Trustee, whose notice reads: "Payments for 2024 delinquent property taxes made online or by mail must be received no later than close of business on Tuesday, March 24, 2026." That is a Trustee payment cutoff for paying taxes off, not a sale date.
Registration and deposit

Bidders register with the clerk that runs the sale under its published terms, either at the clerk and master's office for an in-person auction or on the county's online platform. The court orders the sale for cash, certified funds, cashier's check, money order, or ACH transfer, and Tennessee sets no statewide deposit percentage, so confirm the county's payment deadline and accepted funds before bidding.

Sale format and venue
Bradley County publishes no tax sale page. The county's official Online Payments page carries a link labeled "Pay Delinquent Taxes" that routes to the Chancery Court site at bradleychancery.org/#/delinquent, which confirms on an official county page that the Clerk and Master handles delinquent property taxes, consistent with the Tennessee framework in which the Clerk and Master files the delinquent tax suit and conducts the redeemable deed sale. That Chancery Court site is offline, and the county government directory, the Departments Courts page, and the Online Payments page all still link to it. With the office website down, no sale calendar, bidder registration process, deposit or payment terms, property list, or auction platform can be verified from an official source. No official source ties Bradley County to GovEase or any other online auction platform, and no official source states the sale is conducted in person at the courthouse, so the venue is unconfirmed and is deliberately left blank rather than guessed. Buyers should call the Clerk and Master of the Bradley County Chancery Court to confirm the next sale date, the venue, and the bidding and registration process before relying on any figure here.
Source: Bradley County, TN - Online Payments (carries the "Pay Delinquent Taxes" link to the Chancery Court)· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Bradley County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Bradley 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

    A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Not published on any reachable official Bradley County source. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Clerk and Master, Bradley County Chancery Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Bradley County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidders register with the clerk that runs the sale under its published terms, either at the clerk and master's office for an in-person auction or on the county's online platform. The court orders the sale for cash, certified funds, cashier's check, money order, or ACH transfer, and Tennessee sets no statewide deposit percentage, so confirm the county's payment deadline and accepted funds before bidding.

  3. Check the state rules that change the bid

    Read the Tennessee 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

Parcels struck to the county at the tax sale can be bought from the county afterward. Each county mayor must publish a list of county-held parcels by July 1 every year, and any person may file a written offer for one. The county advertises the offer, competing bidders have ten days to raise it by 10 percent or more, and the highest offer wins, sometimes through an online resale. A parcel bought before the redemption period expires stays subject to redemption. Ask the county mayor's office or the clerk and master where the current list is posted.

County-held parcel listings are published per county under Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2511; find the current list on the county's website or newspaper of record

New to this path? Read how over-the-counter purchases work.

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County offices

Tax sale office

Clerk and Master, Bradley County Chancery Court

County notes

  • The county's official Online Payments page labels the delinquent tax link "Pay Delinquent Taxes" and points it at the Chancery Court (https://bradleychancery.org/#/delinquent), while "Pay County Property Tax" points at the Trustee. This is the clearest official confirmation available that the Clerk and Master, not the Trustee, handles delinquent taxes and the resulting sale in Bradley County.
  • bradleychancery.org, the Chancery Court site linked from the county government directory, the Courts page, and the Online Payments page, is offline. The Clerk and Master has no working web presence, so sale detail, calendars, and property lists are not available online from that office.
  • The county's Departments > Courts page is an unfinished stub: it carries repeated filler text and lists no phone number, address, or contact person for any court, including Chancery Court.
  • The county website carries no page covering tax sales, delinquent tax sales, the Clerk and Master, or Chancery Court.
  • Current county property taxes are collected by the Bradley County Trustee (Mike Smith), 1701 Keith Street, Cleveland, TN 37311, phone (423) 728-7247. The Trustee's page publishes delinquent tax payment deadlines but no sale information, no property list, and no auction platform.
  • The UT CTAS county officials directory lists 23 Bradley County officials (mayor, commissioners, trustee, assessor, county clerk, circuit court clerk, register of deeds, sheriff, judges, highway) and contains no Clerk and Master entry, so no official phone number or mailing address for that office could be verified. Phone, address, and website are omitted rather than guessed.
  • City of Cleveland municipal property taxes are paid separately through tennesseetrustee.org and are not handled by the county Trustee, so a parcel inside the city limits can carry two separate tax accounts.
  • No statewide directory entry could be used to fill the Clerk and Master contact gap either, so call the Bradley County Courthouse switchboard to reach that office.

Tennessee rules

Redemption
The right to redeem vests when the court enters the order confirming the sale and never runs longer than one year from that date. The court sets each parcel's period before the sale on a statutory scale: one year when the taxes were delinquent 5 years or less, 180 days when delinquent more than 5 but less than 8 years, 90 days when delinquent 8 years or more, and 30 days when the court finds the property vacant and abandoned. To redeem, an interested person files a motion in the same lawsuit and must first pay the clerk the full redemption amount; the purchaser then has 30 days after notice to ask the court for additional reimbursements. When the court declares the redemption complete, title divests from the purchaser and the clerk refunds the purchase money plus everything owed. During the redemption period the purchaser owes no duty to insure the parcel and is not liable for damage to it except from the purchaser's own intentional acts. Separately, a suit attacking the validity of the sale itself must normally be filed within one year of the confirmation order, with an absolute three-year outer limit.
Deed deposit
No statewide deposit percentage exists. The statute fixes the form of payment (cash, certified funds, cashier's check, money order, or ACH transfer) and each court sets its own payment terms. Davidson County takes cashier's checks only, Rutherford County requires payment by close of business the day after the sale, and counties selling through GovEase collect payment through the platform. Confirm the terms with the clerk and master that runs the sale before bidding.
Surplus proceeds
Sale proceeds pay the delinquent tax attorney, then court costs, then the taxing entities. Any excess is claimed by motion in the same case: remaining taxes are paid first, then lienholders in order of priority (pre-sale liens before post-sale liens), then the former owner. Filing the motion ends any remaining redemption period as to the movant. Excess proceeds nobody claims pass to the state under the Uniform Unclaimed Property Act.
Governing statute
Tenn. Code Ann. Title 67, Chapter 5, Parts 25-27

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 Bradley County, Tennessee sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax deeds. Tennessee sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the county sells the property itself at a public tax sale.

How often does Bradley County hold tax deed sales?

Bradley County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Not published on any reachable official Bradley County source. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.

I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?

Often yes, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Tennessee's redemption rule: Up to 1 year from entry of the order confirming the sale, tiered by how long the taxes were delinquent. Call the Clerk and Master, Bradley County Chancery Court 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.

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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