Humphreys County, TN tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Humphreys County, seat of Waverly: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Not published online.
- Registration
- Not published online.
- County office
- (931) 296-2558
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How Humphreys County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Humphreys County Clerk & Master of the Chancery Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published online.
- Registration
- Not published online.
When it runs
Not published online. The Clerk & Master office page lists "Delinquent Property Tax Lawsuits" among the matters it handles but states no sale month, sale date, or recurring schedule, and no other page on the county site carries a tax sale calendar.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Humphreys County publishes no redeemable tax deed sale page. The county site's Clerk & Master page names Mike Bullion as Clerk & Master and lists "Delinquent Property Tax Lawsuits" among its duties, which is the office that files the delinquent tax suit and conducts the sale under Tenn. Code Ann. Title 67, Ch. 5. The Trustee page (Leigh Ann Stanfield) covers current-year property tax collection only and says nothing about delinquency, tax suits, or sales. The sale venue is unverified: Humphreys County does not appear on GovEase's list of participating Tennessee counties, and the county site advertises no in-person courthouse sale either, so neither an online platform nor a courthouse-steps sale is claimed here. Investors should call the Clerk & Master at (931) 296-2558 for the current sale date, the property list, and bidder registration terms. Statewide redemption rules still govern: redemption runs from entry of the order confirming the sale, tiered by how long the parcel was delinquent, and the redeemer repays the purchase price plus 12% per annum.
Source: Humphreys County, TN official site, Clerk & Master (Mike Bullion) office page· Verified Aug 18, 2026
Humphreys County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Humphreys 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
Not published online. 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 Humphreys County Clerk & Master of the Chancery Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Humphreys 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
- Mike Bullion is the elected Clerk & Master; the county site lists his email as [email protected] and office hours as Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- Mailing address and walk-in location differ. The county site gives the mailing address as Room 202, 100 North Court Square, Waverly, TN 37185, and directs visitors to Room 1, Rawlings Building, 102 Thompson Street, Waverly, TN 37185.
- The UT CTAS county officials directory independently confirms Michael Bullion as Humphreys County Clerk & Master at Courthouse Room 202, Waverly, TN 37185, phone (931) 296-2558.
- No auction platform is verified for this county. GovEase's Tennessee auction rules page lists 24 participating Tennessee counties and Humphreys is not among them, so the common GovEase assumption does not hold here.
- No delinquent tax list, sale list, or surplus property list is posted anywhere on humphreyscountytn.gov. Current-year property tax payment runs through tnproptax.com via the Trustee, which is a payment portal, not a sale list.
- The Humphreys County Trustee is Leigh Ann Stanfield, Room 5, Rawlings Building, 102 Thompson Street, Waverly, TN 37185, phone (931) 296-2144. Her page covers collection of property taxes only and carries no tax sale information.
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 Humphreys 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 Humphreys County hold tax deed sales?
Humphreys County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Not published online. 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 Humphreys County Clerk & Master of the 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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