Lubbock County, TX tax sales
How tax lien certificate and tax deed sales work in Lubbock County, seat of Lubbock: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
Verified Jul 27, 2026 against official county and state sources.
New here? Read how Texas tax sales work, the difference between a lien and a deed, and redemption periods.
How Lubbock County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
Details are being verified for this county.
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Lubbock County Sheriff or a Lubbock County Constable (the officer conducting the sale). The sale is announced by the Lubbock Central Appraisal District, and the property list is published by Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, L.L.P., the county's delinquent tax law firm.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- First Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m. The Lubbock County notice states: "Tax foreclosure sales are conducted by the Sheriff or a Constable of the county where the property is located. These sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on the courthouse steps at a place designated by the Commissioners' Court. The Lubbock County Tax Sale will be held at 10:00 o'clock A.M., on the 2ND DAY OF DECEMBER 2025, which is the first Tuesday of said month." LCAD lists the next sale as September 1, 2026: "The deadline for submitting a Request for Written Statement About Delinquent Taxes for Tax Foreclosure Sale (Form 50-307) for the September 1, 2026, tax sale is Friday, August 28, 2026, at 5:00 pm."
Registration and deposit
Bidders must register before bidding and must present an unexpired written statement from the Lubbock Central Appraisal District showing no delinquent taxes owed in Lubbock County (Tex. Tax Code Sec. 34.015). The county notice states: "TO BE ELIGIBLE TO BID AT THE TAX SALE, YOU MUST HAVE AN UNEXPIRED WRITTEN STATEMENT (FORM 50-307) FROM LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT THAT YOU DO NOT OWE DELINQUENT TAXES IN LUBBOCK COUNTY... YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO BID IF YOU DO NOT PRESENT THIS UNEXPIRED STATEMENT OF NO DELINQUENT TAXES DUE WHEN YOU REGISTER. YOU MUST REGISTER IN ORDER TO BID." Request Form 50-307 from LCAD for each individual or entity that will purchase. Each statement costs $10.00 payable to LCAD, LCAD asks for at least 7 business days to produce it, and statements expire after 90 days. LCAD adds that the form must be notarized and the $10.00 fee paid in certified funds, with a deadline of 5:00 pm on the Friday before the sale (August 28, 2026 for the September 1, 2026 sale).
Lubbock County runs an in-person redeemable tax deed (tax foreclosure) sale on the courthouse steps, so there is no online bidding platform and no platform URL. Two offices split the work that a single tax assessor-collector handles in most Texas counties: the Lubbock Central Appraisal District collects property taxes, issues the Form 50-307 bidder statement and posts the sale date, while the Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector handles motor vehicle and venue tax work. Sale notices and the property list are published by Perdue Brandon Fielder Collins & Mott, L.L.P. on its statewide tax sale index page; at the time of research the Lubbock County entry pointed to a June 2026 notice PDF that no longer resolves, so check that page again closer to the sale date. Purchasers receive a sheriff or constable deed without warranty, subject to the owner's statutory right of redemption (180 days for most property, two years for homestead, agricultural-use land and mineral interests). Taxes that became delinquent after the judgment are not in the minimum bid and must be paid by the purchaser. The most recently published Lubbock County notice lists Perdue Brandon attorney Laura Monroe and legal assistant Kayleigh Herrera at 806-744-5091 as the sale contact. In person on the Lubbock County courthouse steps. No online auction platform is used.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
Texas has no over-the-counter certificate list. Parcels that draw no sufficient bid are struck off to the taxing unit that requested the order of sale, and that unit may resell them at any time by public or private sale. A public resale requested through the sheriff or constable may be sold for any amount. A private sale generally may not go below the lesser of the market value stated in the judgment or the total judgments against the property, unless every taxing unit entitled to proceeds consents. Ask the county or its delinquent-tax law firm for the current struck-off inventory.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Lubbock Central Appraisal District
2109 Ave Q, Lubbock, TX 79411 (mailing: P.O. Box 10568, Lubbock, TX 79408)
Official websiteNotes for Lubbock County
- Lubbock Central Appraisal District is the property tax collector for Lubbock County taxing units and is the office that issues the Form 50-307 written statement required to bid. Chief Appraiser: Tim Radloff. Hours 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. Source: lcad_home, county_ptc.
- The Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector (Ronnie Keister) is a separate office that handles motor vehicle registration and titles, venue tax and beer and liquor licenses. Main Tax Office: 916 Main Street, Suite 102, Lubbock, TX 79401; mailing P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408; phone (806) 775-1344; fax (806) 775-7951; email [email protected]. Its Property Tax Collections page directs property tax questions to LCAD. Source: county_tac, county_ptc.
- The sale is held in person on the courthouse steps at a place designated by the Commissioners Court. No online auction platform (RealAuction, GovEase, MVBA or Bid4Assets) was found for Lubbock County; a check of the Linebarger taxsales.lgbs.com feed and the MVBA upcoming-sales page found no Lubbock County listings, and the RealAuction Texas subdomain for Lubbock redirects to the generic realauction.com site.
- Minimum bid is the lesser of the judgment amount (taxes, penalties, interest, costs and fees) or the most recent appraised value stated in the judgment. Estimated minimum bids in the December 2025 Lubbock notice ranged from about $2,000 to $244,000 across 20 tracts. Source: pbfcm_faq, lubbock_notice_2025_12.
- Sales are cash. Perdue Brandon notes that acceptable payment varies by county and that most counties take cash or cashier's checks, and that if the price is not paid in time the sale is reconvened before 4:00 p.m. Confirm Lubbock County's accepted payment forms with the conducting officer before the sale. Source: pbfcm_faq.
- The redemption period starts when the sheriff or constable deed is filed for record with the Lubbock County Clerk. Source: pbfcm_faq.
- Archived copies on web.archive.org show Perdue Brandon has published Lubbock County sale notices in March, June, September and December in past years, which is consistent with a quarterly cadence, but the county publishes each sale individually rather than a fixed annual calendar.
Texas statewide rules
- Redemption
- The redemption clock runs from the date the purchaser's deed is filed for record, not from the sale date. Property that was the owner's residence homestead or was land designated for agricultural use when the suit or the warrant application was filed, and any mineral interest, may be redeemed on or before the second anniversary of that filing. Every other property may be redeemed only through the 180th day after the deed is filed. When a parcel is struck off to a taxing unit instead, the period runs from the date the taxing unit's deed is filed for record. The former owner has no right to use, possess, or collect rent from the property while the redemption right runs, and the right of redemption cannot be sold or transferred: any instrument purporting to transfer it is void.
- Deed deposit
- The Tax Code sets no statewide deposit and no buyer premium. Section 34.01 directs the officer to conduct the sale the way similar property is sold under execution, so payment terms are set locally by the officer who runs the sale. Most Texas counties collect the full bid in cash or by cashier's check on the day of the sale. Confirm the terms with the county before you bid.
- Homestead deeds
- Texas sets no separate opening bid for a homestead. What changes on a homestead parcel is the exit: a residence homestead, land designated for agricultural use when the suit or warrant application was filed, and a mineral interest all carry a two-year redemption right instead of 180 days, and the premium the owner pays can reach 50 percent in the second year. Price a homestead parcel for that longer clock.
- Surplus proceeds
- The officer pays any excess proceeds to the clerk of the court that issued the order of sale. The clerk holds the excess for two years after the sale and notifies the former owner when the amount exceeds $25. A claim must be filed before the second anniversary of the sale. The court pays established claims in statutory priority: a purchaser at a sale later adjudged void, taxing units for post-judgment or omitted taxes, other lienholders, taxing units for unsatisfied judgment amounts, and then the former owner. Anything unclaimed is distributed to the taxing units.
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 Lubbock County, Texas sell tax liens or tax deeds?
- Lubbock County follows Texas's redeemable deed state system.
How often does Lubbock County hold tax deed sales?
- annual. Each sale is scheduled and advertised in advance, so check the county's tax deed calendar for the next posted date.
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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