Amelia County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Amelia County, seat of Amelia: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Amelia County has no fixed annual sale date.
- Format
- County site
- County office
- 804-561-2145
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How Amelia County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Amelia County, acting through Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Amelia County has no fixed annual sale date.
When it runs
Amelia County has no fixed annual sale date. Each auction is scheduled after the Circuit Court enters the decrees of sale. The Treasurer's auction page set the most recent one as an online timed sale "scheduled to begin February 16, 2026 and end March 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m." Amelia is not listed on the current TACS sale calendar, so watch the Treasurer's Real Estate Auction page and the TACS calendar for the next decree.
Registration and deposit
Registration and bidding are free and run entirely through the auctioneer's site tacssale.com. Every bidder must register and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding. To qualify you may not owe delinquent taxes to Amelia County and may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax suit. Registered bidders may enter a maximum bid and let the system bid in preset increments, or place each bid manually, at any time while the auction is open. Bidders without internet access can call TACS at (804) 548-4408 for help.
Sale format and venue
The sale is online only, and every sale is subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court of Amelia County. The high bidder pays a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is greater, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum added to the final bid. Bids under $1,000 are paid in full at the auction. The deposit and premium are due within seven days of the auction closing, and the balance plus deed recording costs within fifteen days of court confirmation. Cashier's checks and money orders are payable to County of Amelia and mailed to TACS; cash and personal checks are not accepted. Parcels convey by special warranty deed, as-is, subject to easements, covenants and rights of record, with no guarantee of a right of way and no promise the parcel is not landlocked, so budget for an independent title search and a site visit before you bid. Property is sold in gross, not by the acre. Bids are immediately binding and irrevocable; a bidder who fails to close forfeits funds toward $2,500 in attorney fees and $1,000 in auctioneer fees plus resale costs. The Special Commissioner may reject a bid judged unreasonable against estimated value, and unsold parcels roll to a later auction.
Source: Notice of Public Auction, Special Commissioner's Sale of Real Estate, Amelia County· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Amelia County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Amelia 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 Real Estate Auction page and sale booklet for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Amelia County has no fixed annual sale date. Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Amelia County, acting through Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Amelia County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Real Estate Auction page and sale booklet. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Registration and bidding are free and run entirely through the auctioneer's site tacssale.com. Every bidder must register and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding. To qualify you may not owe delinquent taxes to Amelia County and may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax suit. Registered bidders may enter a maximum bid and let the system bid in preset increments, or place each bid manually, at any time while the auction is open. Bidders without internet access can call TACS at (804) 548-4408 for help.
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Virginia 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.
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County offices
Tax sale office
16360 Dunn Street, Suite 103, Amelia, VA 23002. Mailing: P.O. Box 730, Amelia, VA 23002
Official websiteCounty notes
- Amelia County sells the deed to delinquent real estate through a judicial sale in the Circuit Court of Amelia County, not through an administrative tax auction. The Treasurer certifies the delinquency, and a court-appointed Special Commissioner, Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, files the suit in equity and conducts the sale once the court enters a decree.
- Bidding is online only at tacssale.com. There is no in-person courthouse bidding for these parcels, and TACS staffs (804) 548-4408 for bidders who cannot get online.
- Sales here are occasional rather than annual. The most recent auction opened February 16, 2026 and closed March 18, 2026 at 11:00 a.m., offering four parcels, all rural acreage in the Giles, Jackson and Leigh districts, ranging from about 0.97 to 6.51 acres. Three of the four were unimproved land.
- The Treasurer publishes a real estate delinquent tax list quarterly under Va. Code 58.1-3924, covering tax years back to 2006. The figures are local levies only and exclude penalty, interest and other costs, so call 804-561-2145 for an actual payoff amount.
- Nothing is final when the auction closes. Each sale needs a Decree of Confirmation from the Circuit Court, and the former owner may petition for a rehearing for good cause within ninety days of that decree. Plan on months, not days, between winning and holding a recorded deed.
- Direct sale questions to TACS at [email protected] or (804) 548-4424. Deposits and balances go to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Attn: Tax Sales, P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, VA 23294-1800. Join the TACS interested-bidder email list at taxva.com to get notice of the next Amelia sale, which is also advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.
Virginia rules
- Redemption
- An owner listed in the published notice, or the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, and assigns, may redeem the real estate at any time before the date set for the judicial sale by paying into court everything due. The right ends when the sale happens; Virginia gives no redemption window after the hammer falls and no redemption window after the deed is recorded. Partial payment does not redeem the property and does not suspend, invalidate, or moot the suit. The treasurer may instead suspend the sale by entering an installment agreement with the owner running no more than 72 months, and an owner who defaults on such an agreement cannot enter a second one for the same property for three years. The same before-the-sale-only cutoff applies on the nonjudicial track under 58.1-3975. What does exist after the sale is not redemption but a challenge: a party served only by publication may petition for a rehearing for good cause within 90 days of the order confirming the sale.
- Deed deposit
- No statewide deposit percentage exists. Article 4 leaves the terms of sale to the special commissioner and the confirming court, so the deposit is whatever the advertised terms of that sale require. Read the terms of sale published with each auction and confirm accepted funds with the commissioner before bidding.
- Surplus proceeds
- The former owner and the owner's heirs, devisees, successors, or assigns are entitled to the surplus received from the sale above the taxes, penalties, interest, reasonable attorney fees, costs, and any liens chargeable on the parcel, and the burden is on the claimant to prove entitlement. If no claim is made within two years after the date the sale is confirmed, the clerk pays the money to the locality that received the sale proceeds. On the nonjudicial track, excess proceeds sit in an interest-bearing escrow account held by the treasurer, a claimant has two years from the date of sale to schedule a hearing in circuit court, and unclaimed money goes to the locality's general fund.
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 Amelia County, Virginia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Virginia sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the county sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Amelia County hold tax deed sales?
Amelia County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Amelia County has no fixed annual sale date. 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. Virginia's redemption rule: Until the date set for the sale. Virginia has no post-sale redemption period. Call the Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Amelia County, acting through Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS) 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 Amelia County tax sale list?
Amelia County posts its tax sale list at ameliacova.com. 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 23, 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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