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Greene County, TN tax sales

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

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Next sale
No fixed annual date.
Format
GovEase
Registration
For the online sales, bidders register on GovEase before the sale.
County office
(423) 798-1742
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How Greene 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

GovEase
Run by
Greene County Clerk and Master's Office, Chancery Court for the Third Judicial District sitting at Greeneville (Bland Justis, Clerk and Master)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No fixed annual date.
Registration
For the online sales, bidders register on GovEase before the sale.
Sale list
Clerk and Master court sale page: pending sale notices, delinquent taxpayer lists and past sale reports
When it runs
No fixed annual date. The Clerk and Master files suit by tax year and sells in batches roughly every 12 to 18 months, so the month moves. The most recent notice reads "ONLINE LAND SALE for DELINQUENT TAXES / March 18, 2026 (Wednesday) at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time - ONLINE" for tax years 2021 and 2022. Prior sales: November 14, 2024 at 10:01 a.m. (tax years 2019 and 2020), March 12, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. (2017 and 2018), December 29, 2022 at 10:00 a.m. (2016), and November 18, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. (2014 and 2015). As of the site's April 17, 2026 update, the Clerk and Master's court sale page shows "No Current Pending Sales".
Registration and deposit

For the online sales, bidders register on GovEase before the sale. The 2021 and 2022 notice states "ONLINE BIDDER REGISTRATION will open: February 18, 2026", about four weeks ahead of the March 18, 2026 sale, and directs bidders to "Online webinar training is currently available at www.govease.com/help". Payment is facilitated online by GovEase. When Greene County instead sells at the courthouse, the notice sets no pre-registration step: bidders attend in the Chancery Courtroom and the terms read "Sale will be made for CASH (or CHECK) subject to the equity of redemption". The Clerk and Master also runs an email notification list for upcoming auctions and sales at greeneville.com/courtsale/form.htm.

Sale format and venue
Greene County alternates between online and in person sales, so confirm the venue on each new notice rather than assuming. The March 18, 2026 sale (tax years 2021 and 2022) and the December 29, 2022 sale (tax year 2016) both ran online through GovEase at www.govease.com/auctions as live bid auctions "conducted pursuant to T.C.A. 67-5-2501(a)(1) and T.C.A. 67-5-2410(d)". The March 12, 2024 and November 14, 2024 sales ran in person at the Greene County Courthouse, 101 South Main Street, Greeneville, in the Chancery Courtroom, for cash or check. The November 18, 2021 sale was held outdoors at the courthouse under a tent. Every notice sells subject to the equity of redemption and states "Redemption period not to exceed one year, as determined by the Court [pursuant to TCA 67-5-2701(a)(1)(A) and TCA 67-5-2701(a)(1)(C)]". The Clerk and Master collects delinquent real and personal property taxes for both Greene County and the Town of Greeneville, and each published parcel line carries a total that folds in tax, interest, fees and costs plus pro rata publication costs, listed at $11.20 per parcel in the 2021 and 2022 notice. The delinquent property tax attorney named in that notice is William S. Nunnally. Sales are reported to and confirmed by the Chancery Court after the auction, and the office posts a sale report and a sale confirmation for each tax year batch.
Register on GovEase
Source: Chancery Court notice: Online Land Sale for Delinquent Taxes, tax years 2021 and 2022, March 18, 2026· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Greene County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Greene 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

    Use Clerk and Master court sale page: pending sale notices, delinquent taxpayer lists and past sale reports for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    For the online sales, bidders register on GovEase before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed annual date. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Greene County Clerk and Master's Office, Chancery Court for the Third Judicial District sitting at Greeneville (Bland Justis, Clerk and Master) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Greene County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Clerk and Master court sale page: pending sale notices, delinquent taxpayer lists and past sale reports. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    For the online sales, bidders register on GovEase before the sale. The 2021 and 2022 notice states "ONLINE BIDDER REGISTRATION will open: February 18, 2026", about four weeks ahead of the March 18, 2026 sale, and directs bidders to "Online webinar training is currently available at www.govease.com/help". Payment is facilitated online by GovEase. When Greene County instead sells at the courthouse, the notice sets no pre-registration step: bidders attend in the Chancery Courtroom and the terms read "Sale will be made for CASH (or CHECK) subject to the equity of redemption". The Clerk and Master also runs an email notification list for upcoming auctions and sales at greeneville.com/courtsale/form.htm.

  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

Greene County Clerk and Master's Office (Chancery Court and Probate Division)

(423) 798-1742

Greene County Courthouse, Lower Level, 101 South Main Street, Greeneville, TN 37743; mailing address P.O. Box 263, Greeneville, TN 37744

Official website

County notes

  • The county seat is Greeneville. The Clerk and Master's office sits on the lower level of the Greene County Courthouse at 101 South Main Street and is open Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern. Listed phones are (423) 798-1742, 798-1744 and 798-0010, fax (423) 798-1743.
  • Two official web surfaces carry Clerk and Master information: the county government page at greenecountytngov.com/clerk-master-office/ and the office's own court sale site at greeneville.com/courtsale/. The court sale site is where sale notices, delinquent taxpayer lists, sale reports and confirmations are actually posted. It serves over plain HTTP only; the HTTPS form of that host refuses the connection.
  • Sale notices are published in The Greeneville Sun and mirrored on the Clerk and Master's court sale site. Buyers can subscribe to an email list for upcoming auctions and sales at greeneville.com/courtsale/form.htm.
  • The office also lists unclaimed property tax surpluses and non tax chancery land sales (estate and partition sales) separately from the delinquent tax sale, on greeneville.com/courtsale/auctions.htm and greeneville.com/courtsale/unclaimed.htm.
  • Historical sale reports and confirmation orders back to 2007 are posted on the court sale index. The 2013 and later files are scanned PDFs with no text layer, so they cannot be parsed automatically.
  • The Greene County Trustee (Nathan Holt in the case captions) collects current year taxes and relates the delinquent tax suits, but the sale itself is run by the Clerk and Master, not the Trustee.
  • Case captions confirm the two year batching: tax year 2021 under Civil Actions 2023-CV-131 and 2023-CV-133, tax year 2022 under 2024-CV-147 and 2024-CV-149, sold together in March 2026.

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 Greene 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 Greene County hold tax deed sales?

Greene County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed annual date. 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 Greene County Clerk and Master's Office, Chancery Court for the Third Judicial District sitting at Greeneville (Bland Justis, Clerk and Master) 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.

Where can I find the Greene County tax sale list?

Greene County posts its tax sale list at greeneville.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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