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Grundy County, TN tax sales

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

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Next sale
No sale month or date is published.
County office
(931) 692-3455
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How Grundy 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
Grundy County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court (12th Judicial District)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No sale month or date is published.
When it runs
No sale month or date is published. The county officials page states only that the Clerk and Master office is "responsible for the filing of delinquent tax suits filed by Grundy County and the City of Tracy. This involves the collection of the delinquent taxes and if necessary, the auction of property as a result of nonpayment." No calendar, notice, or recurring month appears on any Grundy County page.
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
Grundy County does not publish a tax sale page. The Clerk and Master is named on the county website as the office that files the delinquent tax suits and auctions property when taxes go unpaid, which matches the standard Tennessee redeemable deed process under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 67, Chapter 5, Parts 25 to 27. Beyond that identification, the county publishes no sale date, no venue, no bidder registration terms, no deposit terms, and no parcel list. The Chancery Court section of the county site says visitors will find "Upcoming Court Ordered Sales" there, but no such page or link exists on the site; the only Chancery documents posted are the docket calendar, the 12th Judicial District local rules, and the filing fee schedule. The county Trustee site carries no delinquent tax or tax sale content either. Because no official source names an auction venue, this record does not assert either an online platform or an in person courthouse sale. Confirm the sale format, date, and terms directly with the Clerk and Master at (931) 692-3455 before planning to bid. Whatever the venue, the purchaser receives a redeemable deed: the prior owner can redeem by repaying the purchase price plus 12 percent per annum, with the redemption window running from entry of the order confirming the sale.
Source: Grundy County, TN official website: County Government officials directory, Chancery Court and Clerk and Master section· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Grundy County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Grundy 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

    No sale month or date is published. 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 Grundy County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court (12th Judicial District) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Grundy 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

Grundy County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court

(931) 692-3455

Grundy County Courthouse, 68 Cumberland Street, Suite 200, Altamont, TN 37301

Official website

County notes

  • Clerk and Master is Megan Rollins, confirmed on both the county officials page and the UT CTAS county directory, and on the Chancery Court docket calendar PDF.
  • Office fax is (931) 692-0425 and the office email listed on the county site is [email protected].
  • Grundy County Chancery Court sits in the 12th Judicial District with Bledsoe, Franklin, Grundy, Marion, Rhea, and Sequatchie counties. The Chancellor is Melissa Thomas Willis.
  • The Clerk and Master handles delinquent tax suits for both Grundy County and the City of Tracy, so a sale may cover municipal as well as county delinquencies.
  • The Trustee, Tyler McCullough, at 68 Cumberland Street, Suite 116, Altamont, TN 37301, (931) 692-3369, collects current property taxes only. The Trustee website has no delinquent tax or tax sale section.
  • Venue and platform are deliberately left blank. No official Grundy County or auction platform page names either one. Do not assume GovEase, and do not assume a courthouse steps sale.
  • Third party aggregator listings for Grundy County circulate on commercial tax sale sites, but the one reviewed carries an explicit disclaimer that the information was supplied by a data vendor and has not been verified, and it mislabels the conducting office as a Treasurer. Nothing from those listings was used in this record.
  • Recheck target: watch for an "Upcoming Court Ordered Sales" page appearing under https://www.grundycountytn.net/officials/, since the county site already promises one in its Chancery Court copy.

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 Grundy 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 Grundy County hold tax deed sales?

Grundy County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No sale month or 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 Grundy County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court (12th Judicial District) 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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