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Dickson County, TN tax sales

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

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Next sale
No fixed annual sale date is published.
Format
In person
Registration
None in advance.
County office
(615) 789-7011
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How Dickson 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

In person
Run by
Dickson County Chancery Court, Clerk & Master (Lynn Collins). The county Trustee holds delinquent taxes for one year, then turns them over to the Chancery Court and the Delinquent Tax Attorney, and after the tax suit concludes the county holds a tax sale.
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No fixed annual sale date is published.
Registration
None in advance.
When it runs
No fixed annual sale date is published. The county Tax Sale Information page answers the question "What is the date and time of the annual tax sale auction?" with "The tax sale auction varies with each County. Contact Chancery Court at 615-789-7011 for information." Notice runs in the local newspaper: "The auction list is published twice approximately 2-3 weeks before the sale." Upstream, county taxes are payable from the first Monday in October and "become delinquent March 1 each year," then sit with the Trustee for a year before the Chancery Court suit begins.
Registration and deposit

None in advance. The county page states "There is no registration. You must simply be present to bid," and separately "No, you cannot register by mail." Bidding is "an open, public auction," and the county answers "Do you allow investors to invest at your tax sales without attending the tax sale?" with "No." Payment: "Cash, money order, or check is required at the time of the sale." All sales are final at the auction.

Sale format and venue
Dickson County runs an in-person courthouse-style sale, not an online auction. Nothing on the county Clerk & Master page or the county Trustee portal names GovEase, Bid4Assets, or any other platform, and GovEase publishes no Dickson County auction, so no platform URL is recorded here. The Clerk & Master publishes no standing tax-sale web page of its own; the chancery page states only that "The Clerk & Master also has the duty of collection of Delinquent Taxes." There is no online sale list: "The available properties are published 2-3 weeks before the tax sale. You may obtain a copy by contacting the newspaper." Investors must call the Clerk & Master at (615) 789-7011 for the date and the parcel list. On redemption, the county page states "The new owner cannot take possession of the property until one year from the date the order of confirmation is filed" and "There is an annual interest rate of 1% per month earned on the property during the redemption period," which matches the 12% per annum statutory figure; note that Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701 now tiers the redemption window by how long the parcel was delinquent, so the flat one-year answer on the county page is the longest tier rather than a universal rule. A purchaser receives a receipt at the sale and the county issues the deed after the redemption period runs. The county also states it does not assist with post-sale foreclosure or possession, and directs lien-clearance questions to the Delinquent Tax Attorney.
Source: Dickson County Trustee portal, Tax Sale Information· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Dickson County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Dickson 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

    None in advance. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed annual sale date is published. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Dickson County Chancery Court, Clerk & Master (Lynn Collins). The county Trustee holds delinquent taxes for one year, then turns them over to the Chancery Court and the Delinquent Tax Attorney, and after the tax suit concludes the county holds a tax sale. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Dickson 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

    None in advance. The county page states "There is no registration. You must simply be present to bid," and separately "No, you cannot register by mail." Bidding is "an open, public auction," and the county answers "Do you allow investors to invest at your tax sales without attending the tax sale?" with "No." Payment: "Cash, money order, or check is required at the time of the sale." All sales are final at the auction.

  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

Dickson County Chancery Court, Clerk & Master

(615) 789-7011

Dickson County Justice Center, 500 Spring Street, P.O. Box 547, Charlotte, TN 37036

Official website

County notes

  • The Clerk & Master's office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and its fax is (615) 789-6704.
  • The county Trustee, Glynda Barrett Pendergrass, collects current-year taxes at 4 Court Square, P.O. Box 220, Charlotte, TN 37036, phone (615) 789-7006, with a branch at 303 Henslee Drive, Dickson, TN 37055. The Trustee page directs taxpayers to www.tennesseetrustee.org, which is why that portal carries the county's own tax-sale answers.
  • The Dickson County entity on the Trustee portal reports "Dickson County Property tax information last updated: October 5, 2020," so treat the parcel search data there as stale even though the tax-sale answers are county-configured.
  • Delinquent taxes accrue 1.5% per month (18% annually) while held at the Trustee's office, before the Chancery Court suit adds its own fees and costs.
  • No sale-date scraper target exists for this county: there is no county page that publishes a date or a parcel list, so the next-sale date must come from a phone call or the newspaper notice.

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 Dickson 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 Dickson County hold tax deed sales?

Dickson County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed annual sale date is published. 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 Dickson County Chancery Court, Clerk & Master (Lynn Collins). The county Trustee holds delinquent taxes for one year, then turns them over to the Chancery Court and the Delinquent Tax Attorney, and after the tax suit concludes the county holds a tax sale. 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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