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Maury County, TN tax sales

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

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Next sale
Early March.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidders register online with GovEase before the sale.
County office
931-375-1307
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How Maury 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
Maury County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Early March.
Registration
Bidders register online with GovEase before the sale.
Sale list
Clerk and Master delinquent tax parcel search (CitiSen Portal)
When it runs
Early March. The county's own GovEase flyer gives "Auction Date Tuesday, March 3rd, 2026 at 10:01am Central Time", with pre-bidding open from "March 2nd at 10:00 AM Central Time" and registration opening February 3, 2026. The county's prior sale results report records purchases dated 03/05/2024, so early March is the recurring pattern rather than a fixed statutory date.
Registration and deposit

Bidders register online with GovEase before the sale. The county flyer directs bidders to "Sign Up" at liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login and to "create an account and register by visiting www.govease.com", with registration for the March 2026 sale opening February 3, 2026. Online training is offered at govease.com/bidderhelp, and the flyer lists GovEase support at [email protected] and (769) 208-5050 ext. 2. Confirm the current registration window and any deposit terms with the Clerk and Master before bidding.

Sale format and venue
Maury County sells online through GovEase. The Clerk and Master page states that "The Chancery Court also collects delinquent property taxes for Maury County and the cities of Columbia, Mount Pleasant and Spring Hill", so city parcels move through the same Chancery Court suit. A winning bidder takes a redeemable deed: the owner can redeem from entry of the order confirming the sale by repaying the purchase price plus 12 percent per year under Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701. County sale results show heavy overbidding above the ascertained debt, which is the bidder's money at risk during the redemption window. The county posts sale notices, sold lists and results as Document Center PDFs rather than on a standing tax sale page, so the sale surface moves each year; the Clerk and Master office is the reliable point of contact for the next sale date.
Register on GovEase
Source: Maury County TN Online Tax Sale Provided by GovEase (county flyer, archived copy of maurycounty-tn.gov Document Center item 6867)· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Maury County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Maury 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 delinquent tax parcel search (CitiSen Portal) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidders register online with GovEase before the sale. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Early March. 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 Maury County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Maury County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Clerk and Master delinquent tax parcel search (CitiSen Portal). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidders register online with GovEase before the sale. The county flyer directs bidders to "Sign Up" at liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login and to "create an account and register by visiting www.govease.com", with registration for the March 2026 sale opening February 3, 2026. Online training is offered at govease.com/bidderhelp, and the flyer lists GovEase support at [email protected] and (769) 208-5050 ext. 2. Confirm the current registration window and any deposit terms with the Clerk and Master 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

Maury County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court

931-375-1307

1115 South Main Street, Columbia, TN 38401

Official website

County notes

  • The Clerk and Master directory lists office hours of Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., staff hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and a fax of 931-375-1319. The county's site-wide footer number is 931-381-3690, which the directory also shows against each deputy clerk.
  • The county has no standing tax sale web page. The 2026 GovEase flyer is a Document Center PDF (item 6867, posted February 3, 2026) that no longer resolves on the live site; the county's own site search still indexes it with the description "Maury County TN Online Tax Sale Provided by GovEase". Facts here were read from an archived copy of that county PDF, which is why data_quality is medium rather than high.
  • The Clerk and Master page links a "Delinquent Online Tax Payment Portal" (CitiSen Portal, titled "Search Maury CM Delinquent Tax") for parcel-level delinquent balances. It is a search and payment tool, not a published sale list.
  • The Trustee, not the Clerk and Master, handles current-year collection. The Trustee page states that "On March 1st, county taxes become delinquent and begin to accrue 1.5% penalty and interest", after which accounts pass to the Chancery Court suit.
  • Sale results are published as "County Purchase Details - Maury County" reports showing bidder ID, face value, overbid amount and overbid percentage. The 2024 report records 34 parcels with overbids commonly in the thousands of percent above face value.
  • No deposit, registration fee, or payment deadline was stated on any Maury County page or document that was fetched, so those fields are left out rather than guessed.

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 Maury 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 Maury County hold tax deed sales?

Maury County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Early March. 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 Maury County Clerk and Master, 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.

Where can I find the Maury County tax sale list?

Maury County posts its tax sale list at citisenportal.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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