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Robertson County, TN tax sales

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

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Next sale
The Clerk and Master publishes no recurring sale month.
Format
GovEase
Registration
Bidder registration and approval run entirely through GovEase.
County office
(615) 384-5650
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How Robertson 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
Robertson County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court, 19th Judicial District (Jon T. Graves, Clerk and Master)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
The Clerk and Master publishes no recurring sale month.
Registration
Bidder registration and approval run entirely through GovEase.
Sale list
Delinquent tax sale terms and parcel list (Clerk and Master)
When it runs
The Clerk and Master publishes no recurring sale month. As of the page's 01/30/2026 update, the delinquent tax sale covering 2021 and 2022 taxes has no scheduled date: the page lists the sale date as not yet set. The bidder-qualification section on the same page still reads "Registration is expected to be Monday, January 6, 2025," a leftover from the prior cycle rather than a current date, so treat it as evidence of a winter cycle and not as a scheduled event. Upstream timing is fixed: the Trustee's final payment deadline is March 15, delinquent accounts transfer between March 16 and March 31, real property unpaid for a full year goes to the delinquent tax attorney before April 1, and suit is then filed in Chancery Court.
Registration and deposit

Bidder registration and approval run entirely through GovEase. The Clerk and Master states that "the sale and bidder registration/approval will be conducted exclusively online through GovEase Auction, LLC" and that a bidder must register at www.govease.com and follow GovEase's instructions. Registration must be completed in its entirety to be approved as a qualified bidder. GovEase bidder support is [email protected] or (769) 208-5050. GovEase supplies payment instructions during registration. The winning bidder must pay the entire balance by 5:00 p.m. CST on the date of sale, by ACH or electronic wire to GovEase through its payment vendor Municipal Service Bureau. The Clerk and Master's office accepts no purchase payments. Bidders who fail to pay face legal action and a ban from future tax sales.

Sale format and venue
Robertson County sells redeemable tax deeds online through GovEase, run by the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court rather than the Circuit Court Clerk. The opening bid is the taxes, penalties, interest, court costs, publication fees and other court-ordered amounts due for the delinquent years in the suit (2021 and 2022 in the current cycle). Taxes for later years (2023, 2024 and 2025) are paid from excess proceeds if the proceeds cover them; if they do not, the purchaser owes those taxes in full before receiving a tax deed, and is reimbursed with interest if the owner redeems. The parcel list is posted about a month before the sale on the Clerk and Master's webpage, with paper copies available in the office during business hours. Owners may pay through the day before the sale, so parcels drop off continuously and the final list is not generated until sale day. All parcels sell as is, where is, and bidders have no right to enter a property for inspection: the office shows no parcels and grants no access. Within five days after the sale the Clerk and Master files a report with the Court to be recorded with the Robertson County Register of Deeds, and the Court then enters an Order Confirming Sale, which is also recorded. Redemption periods follow Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701 et seq. If no formal redemption request is made, the purchaser receives a Tax Sale Deed after paying the deed preparation fee, Tennessee state transfer tax, local recording fees and any later unpaid property taxes. The purchaser must contact the Clerk and Master's office at (615) 384-5650 to request the deed and must record it with the Register of Deeds. Transfer tax is based on the sale price; the Register's office is (615) 384-3772. Parcels drawing no minimum opening bid go to Robertson County and/or the City of Springfield by forced bid and are then handled as surplus property, which the Clerk and Master does not administer. Separately, the office runs court-ordered property auctions (partition and divorce sales) on site at the property, with a 10 percent deposit on sale day and the balance due within 30 days of confirmation; those are not the delinquent tax sale and use no online platform.
Register on GovEase
Source: Robertson County Clerk and Master, Chancery Auction Sale (Robertson County Delinquent Tax Sale)· Verified Aug 18, 2026

Robertson County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Robertson 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 Delinquent tax sale terms and parcel list (Clerk and Master) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidder registration and approval run entirely through GovEase. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    The Clerk and Master publishes no recurring sale month. 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 Robertson County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court, 19th Judicial District (Jon T. Graves, Clerk and Master) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Robertson County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent tax sale terms and parcel list (Clerk and Master). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidder registration and approval run entirely through GovEase. The Clerk and Master states that "the sale and bidder registration/approval will be conducted exclusively online through GovEase Auction, LLC" and that a bidder must register at www.govease.com and follow GovEase's instructions. Registration must be completed in its entirety to be approved as a qualified bidder. GovEase bidder support is [email protected] or (769) 208-5050. GovEase supplies payment instructions during registration. The winning bidder must pay the entire balance by 5:00 p.m. CST on the date of sale, by ACH or electronic wire to GovEase through its payment vendor Municipal Service Bureau. The Clerk and Master's office accepts no purchase payments. Bidders who fail to pay face legal action and a ban from future tax sales.

  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

Robertson County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court (19th Judicial District)

(615) 384-5650

422 West Court Square, Room 102, Springfield, TN 37172

Official website

County notes

  • Sale office confirmed as the Chancery Court Clerk and Master, not the Circuit Court Clerk. Jon T. Graves has been Clerk and Master since December 2022. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., fax (615) 382-3128.
  • Platform is confirmed county-side: the Clerk and Master's page names GovEase Auction, LLC as the exclusive venue for both the sale and bidder approval. GovEase lists Tennessee among the states it serves but carries no standing Robertson County listing between sales.
  • Timing is the one gap. The county page carries a full set of sale rules but no scheduled date, and the stale January 6, 2025 registration line is the only calendar signal on it, so confirm the date with the office before acting on it.
  • The current suit covers 2021 and 2022 delinquent taxes, so subsequent-year taxes (2023 through 2025) are a real carrying cost for bidders when excess proceeds fall short.
  • The Trustee handles current-year collection at 511 S Brown St, Springfield, TN 37172, (615) 384-4238, and adds 1.5 percent interest per month starting March 1. Delinquent real property inquiries are routed to Chancery Court at (615) 384-5650.
  • Do not confuse the Court Auctions page with the tax sale. It lists on-site partition and divorce sales conducted by the Clerk and Master as Special Commissioner, with a 10 percent day-of deposit and balance due 30 days after confirmation.

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 Robertson 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 Robertson County hold tax deed sales?

Robertson County holds its tax deed sale once a year. The Clerk and Master publishes no recurring sale month. 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 Robertson County Clerk and Master, Chancery Court, 19th Judicial District (Jon T. Graves, 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 Robertson County tax sale list?

Robertson County posts its tax sale list at robertsoncountytn.gov. 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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