Sequatchie County, TN tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Sequatchie County, seat of Dunlap: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No sale calendar, month, or date is published.
- Registration
- Not published online.
- County office
- (423) 949-3670
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How Sequatchie County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Sequatchie County Clerk & Master (Chancery Court), Sherry Brock
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale calendar, month, or date is published.
- Registration
- Not published online.
When it runs
No sale calendar, month, or date is published. The county's Clerk & Master page describes only the collection stage: "Delinquent Tax Summonses are served as soon as possible after delinquent taxes are submitted to the Clerk & Master's Office for collection." The same page adds that "The Clerk & Master's Office serves the Chancery Court and helps manage court records, filings, and proceedings" and that a taxpayer contesting the bill "must file a response with the Chancery Court." No sale or auction is mentioned anywhere on the county site, and the News & Notices feed carried no tax sale notice as of August 2026, so sales are set case by case once the Chancery Court orders one. Call the Clerk & Master at (423) 949-3670 for the next scheduled sale date.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Sequatchie County publishes no tax sale page, no sale notice, and no delinquent property list on its official website; the Clerk & Master's office distributes sale information directly. No auction platform is confirmed for this county, and Sequatchie does not appear on GovEase's own list of Tennessee counties auctioning on that platform, so do not assume an online sale. Verify the sale format, whether it is held online or in person at the courthouse, with the Clerk & Master before planning to bid. Tennessee sells a redeemable deed: the Clerk & Master bids the ascertained debt as the minimum, and after the order confirming the sale the owner and other interested parties can redeem within a tiered window of up to one year, stepping down to 180, 90, or 30 days based on the length of delinquency, by repaying the purchase price plus 12 percent per annum under Tenn. Code Ann. 67-5-2701.
Source: Sequatchie County, Tennessee official website, Clerk & Master office page· Verified Aug 18, 2026
Sequatchie County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Sequatchie 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 calendar, 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.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Sequatchie County Clerk & Master (Chancery Court), Sherry Brock as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Sequatchie 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
Sequatchie County Clerk & Master (Chancery Court)
22 Cherry St., Dunlap, TN 37327 (mail: P.O. Box 1651, Dunlap, TN 37327)
Official websiteCounty notes
- The Clerk & Master, not the Circuit Court Clerk, runs Sequatchie County's delinquent tax matters; the county directory lists Sherry Brock as Clerk & Master and Karen L. Millsaps as a separate Circuit Court Clerk at 351 Fredonia Road, Suite B, Dunlap.
- Office hours for the Clerk & Master are Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- The office warns that it "does not accept partial payments for delinquent tax years" and that "The Clerk & Master is not permitted to make any changes to amounts due without a Court Order," so redemption and payoff figures come from the court file rather than from a counter quote.
- Current-year property taxes are paid to the Sequatchie County Trustee, Larry S. Lockhart, at 22 Cherry Street, Dunlap, (423) 949-2526, with online payment through tennesseetrustee.org; unpaid accounts are turned over to the Clerk & Master for the delinquent tax suit.
- The county's official website is sequatchiecountytn.gov and its main number is (423) 949-3479; the site carries a notice that it was recently updated and that some information is still under review, so a sale page may appear later.
- Sequatchie County does not appear on GovEase's published list of Tennessee counties using that platform, which names 23 other Tennessee jurisdictions.
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 Sequatchie 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 Sequatchie County hold tax deed sales?
Sequatchie County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No sale calendar, 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 Sequatchie County Clerk & Master (Chancery Court), Sherry Brock 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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