Scott County, TN tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Scott County, seat of Huntsville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No sale date or season is published by the county.
- Registration
- Not published.
- County office
- 423-663-2627
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How Scott County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Clerk and Master of the Scott County Chancery Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale date or season is published by the county.
- Registration
- Not published.
When it runs
No sale date or season is published by the county. The Chancery Court page states only that "The Clerk & Master maintains the dockets and records for Scott County Chancery Court. Michael Potter serves as Clerk & Master. His office is located at the Scott County Justice Center," with office hours of "8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m." and phone (423) 663-2627. A search of the county website for the phrase tax sale returns only tax-rate and news articles, no sale notice or calendar. Call the Clerk and Master at (423) 663-2627 to confirm whether a delinquent tax sale is scheduled and when.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Scott County publishes no delinquent tax sale page, so the venue is unconfirmed and no online auction platform is recorded here. Do not assume an online platform or a courthouse sale for this county without calling the office. Under Tennessee law the Clerk and Master of the Chancery Court files the delinquent tax suit and conducts the sale, bidding the ascertained debt (taxes plus 1.5 percent per month interest, a 10 percent suit penalty, attorney fees, and costs) as the minimum bid. A purchaser bidding above that takes a redeemable deed, not clear title. Redemption runs from entry of the order confirming the sale and is tiered by how long the parcel has been delinquent: 12 months if 5 years or less, 180 days if more than 5 and under 8, 90 days at 8 or more years, and 30 days on a vacant-and-abandoned finding. A redeeming party repays the purchase price plus 12 percent per annum interest under Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701. The County Trustee (Rena Erwin, (423) 663-2598, 2845 Baker Highway, Huntsville, TN 37756) collects current property taxes; the Trustee page does not describe what happens after taxes go delinquent.
Source: Scott County Chancery Court and Clerk & Master, official county website· Verified Aug 18, 2026
Scott County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Scott 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
No sale date or season is published by the county. 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 Clerk and Master of the Scott County Chancery Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Scott 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.Confirm registration and deposit
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
- The Clerk and Master is Michael Potter, appointed by Chancellor Elizabeth Asbury of Tennessee's Eighth Judicial District, which also covers Campbell, Claiborne, Fentress, and Union counties. The county department directory lists him as "Mike Potter, Clerk & Master" at (423) 663-2627.
- The Clerk and Master's office sits in the Scott County Justice Center, which the county describes as "located at 535 Scott High Drive in Huntsville" and in use since 2008. The building also houses the Sheriff's Department, Circuit Court and Circuit Court Clerk, Criminal Court, General Sessions Court, and the District Attorney General. Building hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, while the Clerk and Master's own page lists 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
- The address 2845 Baker Highway, Huntsville, TN 37756 appears in the site-wide footer and on the Trustee page as the general county contact address; it is not the Justice Center address, so mail intended for the Clerk and Master should use 535 Scott High Drive.
- No sale page exists on the county website. A site search for the phrase tax sale returns only articles about the county's property tax burden, the Tax Rate page, and an opioid lawsuit story, and a search for delinquent returns nothing at all. The venue, platform, timing, and parcel list are therefore left blank rather than assumed.
- Scott County is not listed on GovEase's public auction page, and no county-published notice names any auction vendor. Treat any third-party listing that claims an online Scott County tax sale as unverified until the Clerk and Master confirms it.
- The county's official pages confirm the responsible office, its clerk, phone, and location, but carry no sale timing, venue, registration terms, or parcel list. The sale process described here comes from Tennessee's statute rather than from a county sale notice.
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 Scott 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 Scott County hold tax deed sales?
Scott County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No sale date or season is published by the county. 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 Clerk and Master of the Scott County 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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