Fentress County, TN tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Fentress County, seat of Jamestown: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Announcements
- No sale month or date is published on any official Fentress County page as of the August 2026 check.
- Registration
- Not published on any official Fentress County page.
- County office
- 931-879-7919
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How Fentress County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Fentress County Circuit Court Clerk
- Frequency
- annual
- Registration
- Not published on any official Fentress County page.
When it runs
No sale month or date is published on any official Fentress County page as of the August 2026 check. Neither the Circuit Court Clerk page nor the Clerk and Master page states a schedule, so confirm the next sale date directly with the Circuit Court Clerk.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Fentress County departs from the Tennessee default. The county's official site states that the Circuit Court Clerk, not the Clerk and Master, handles this function: "The Circuit Court Clerk is also responsible for the collection of delinquent land taxes and conducts the delinquent land tax sales in Fentress County." The Clerk and Master page describes that office as serving Chancery Court through civil litigation and probate, and states no delinquent tax sale role. No official county page names an online auction platform, publishes bidder registration steps, or links a delinquent or sale list, so investors should call the Circuit Court Clerk to confirm the next sale date, whether bidding is in person or online, and where the property list is advertised. Tennessee sales are redeemable deeds: redemption runs from entry of the order confirming the sale and the redeemer repays the purchase price with 12 percent per annum interest under Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701.
Source: Fentress County Circuit Court Clerk, official county website· Verified Aug 18, 2026
Fentress County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Fentress 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
A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.Register to bid
Sale day
The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Fentress County Circuit Court Clerk as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Fentress County
4 checks
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.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.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
unsold properties
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
County notes
- The Circuit Court Clerk conducts Fentress County's delinquent land tax sales. The county site states: "The Circuit Court Clerk is also responsible for the collection of delinquent land taxes and conducts the delinquent land tax sales in Fentress County." The clerk is Gina Mullinix. This differs from the usual Tennessee pattern in which the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court conducts the sale.
- The Clerk and Master is Linda Smith, 140 Justice Center Drive, Suite 110, Jamestown, TN 38556, phone 931-879-8615, fax 931-879-4236. The county site describes that office as serving "the Chancery Court through the recording of civil litigation as well as probate, wills and estates," with no delinquent tax sale role stated.
- The Trustee is Angie Sweet, 101 S Main Street, PO Box 883, Jamestown, TN 38556, phone 931-879-7717, open Monday through Friday 8 AM to 4 PM. The Trustee collects current county property taxes, which are "due and payable October through February without penalty," before accounts become delinquent.
- No official Fentress County page names an online auction platform, a bidder registration process, or a published delinquent or sale list. Searches of the county site for "tax sale," "delinquent," "chancery," and "sale" returned no sale page.
- Both the Circuit Court Clerk and the Clerk and Master are located in the Justice Center at 140 Justice Center Drive in Jamestown, in Suites 126 and 110 respectively.
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.
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
Does Fentress 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 Fentress County hold tax deed sales?
Fentress County holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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 Fentress County Circuit Court Clerk 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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