Williamson County, TN tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Williamson County, seat of Franklin: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Tennessee tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Not published.
- Registration
- No bidder registration terms are published by the Clerk and Master.
- County office
- (615) 790-5428
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How Williamson County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Clerk and Master, Williamson County Chancery Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Not published.
- Registration
- No bidder registration terms are published by the Clerk and Master.
When it runs
Not published. The Clerk and Master site states that "In Williamson County, a lawsuit is filed each year in Chancery Court for collection of delinquent taxes", but it posts no sale month, no sale date and no sale calendar.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Williamson County files one delinquent tax suit in Chancery Court each year. On filing, the Clerk and Master collects the delinquent taxes plus statutory interest and penalty, court costs and attorney fees, per the office's Delinquent Taxes page. That office site publishes a Delinquent Taxes overview and an online search-and-pay tool for accounts already in the Clerk and Master's hands, but it publishes no tax sale page, no sale schedule, no auction platform and no bidder registration terms. The county Trustee's Helpful Links page confirms the routing: for information about delinquent property taxes after taxes have been sent to court, it points to the Williamson County Chancery Court, Clerk and Master's Office. Venue is left blank on purpose. No online auction platform was verified, and a site search of the county government site for GovEase returns no results, so no platform is asserted here. Confirm the next sale date, the venue and the bidding terms directly with the Clerk and Master before planning a bid.
Source: Delinquent Taxes overview, Williamson County Chancery Court· Verified Aug 18, 2026
Williamson County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Williamson 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
Use Search and pay delinquent taxes (Clerk and Master) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Not 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 Clerk and Master, Williamson County Chancery Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Williamson County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Search and pay delinquent taxes (Clerk and Master). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.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
Williamson County Chancery Court, Clerk and Master
Williamson County Judicial Center, 135 4th Avenue South, Room 236, Franklin, TN 37064
Official websiteCounty notes
- The Clerk and Master, not the Circuit Court Clerk, handles the Williamson County delinquent tax docket. The Clerk and Master is Jakob L. Schwendimann, appointed by the Circuit Judges serving as Chancellors for Williamson County.
- Delinquent tax matters are assigned to deputy clerk Shirley Russell at (615) 790-5403. The main Clerk and Master line is (615) 790-5428 and the office fax is (615) 790-5626. Counter hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
- Real and personal property delinquent tax cases are the one case type carved out of Chancery Court electronic filing under the General Order entered April 12, 2021, so those files remain on paper and are not searchable through the court's e-filing system.
- Current-year taxes are collected by the Williamson County Trustee at 1320 W Main Street, Suite 203, Franklin, TN 37064, (615) 790-5709, for the county, the Franklin Special School District, Brentwood, Fairview, Franklin, Nolensville and Thompson's Station. Interest of 1.5 percent per month begins March 1. Once an account is sent to court, the Clerk and Master takes over collection.
- No auction platform and no sale venue could be verified from any official Williamson County page, so both are omitted rather than assumed.
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 Williamson 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 Williamson County hold tax deed sales?
Williamson County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Not 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 Clerk and Master, Williamson 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.
Where can I find the Williamson County tax sale list?
Williamson County posts its tax sale list at williamsonchancery.org. 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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