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Buena Vista City, VA tax sales

How tax deed sales work in Buena Vista City, seat of Buena Vista: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

New to tax sales? Read how Virginia tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
No recurring sale date.
Registration
Buena Vista publishes no standing bidder registration.
County office
(540) 261-8620
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How Buena Vista City sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Virginia localities do not sell tax lien certificates to investors. The locality holds its own first-priority tax lien and enforces it through a judicial sale of the property.

Tax deed sale

Run by
Treasurer, City of Buena Vista, with the auction conducted by a special commissioner appointed by the Buena Vista Circuit Court
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No recurring sale date.
Registration
Buena Vista publishes no standing bidder registration.
When it runs
No recurring sale date. Buena Vista publishes no tax sale calendar, so a sale is scheduled only when the Treasurer certifies delinquent parcels and a court-appointed special commissioner brings suit in the Buena Vista Circuit Court, which then sets and advertises the date. City real estate taxes fall due in halves on June 5 and December 5, and a parcel becomes eligible for judicial sale once it is delinquent on the December 31 following the second anniversary of its due date.
Registration and deposit

Buena Vista publishes no standing bidder registration. Bidding terms, including any deposit, are fixed by the circuit court decree of sale for each case and announced in the advertised notice and the bid package on sale day. Call the Treasurer at (540) 261-8620 or the Buena Vista Circuit Court Clerk at (540) 261-8627 for the terms of a pending sale.

Sale format and venue
Buena Vista is an independent city, not part of Rockbridge County, and collects its own delinquent real estate taxes, so Rockbridge County sale notices never cover Buena Vista parcels. The city posts no sale calendar, delinquent list, or auction platform on its website, so the working path is to call the Treasurer at (540) 261-8620 for the delinquent real estate list and watch the Buena Vista Circuit Court docket and the legal notices in the local newspaper for a special commissioner's notice of sale. No online auction platform is confirmed for this city; confirm the venue and bidding method with the Treasurer before travelling to a sale.
Source: Treasurer, City of Buena Vista· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Buena Vista City tax sale list and auction calendar

For Buena Vista City 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.

  1. 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.

  2. Register to bid

    Buena Vista publishes no standing bidder registration. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No recurring sale date. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Treasurer, City of Buena Vista, with the auction conducted by a special commissioner appointed by the Buena Vista Circuit Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Buena Vista City

  1. 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.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Buena Vista publishes no standing bidder registration. Bidding terms, including any deposit, are fixed by the circuit court decree of sale for each case and announced in the advertised notice and the bid package on sale day. Call the Treasurer at (540) 261-8620 or the Buena Vista Circuit Court Clerk at (540) 261-8627 for the terms of a pending sale.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

Treasurer, City of Buena Vista

(540) 261-8620

First Floor, Municipal Building, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista, VA 24416

Official website

County notes

  • Buena Vista is one of Virginia's independent cities, a county equivalent surrounded by Rockbridge County but governed separately, with its own treasurer, circuit court and tax sales.
  • Treasurer Amarilis M. Hudson handles collections from the first floor of the Municipal Building at 2039 Sycamore Avenue; phone (540) 261-8620, fax (540) 261-8618, email [email protected], open Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
  • The suit that authorizes a sale is filed in the Buena Vista Circuit Court, Clerk Christopher W. Coleman, (540) 261-8627, Municipal Building, 2039 Sycamore Avenue. The court file and the advertised notice of sale are where a Buena Vista sale date first appears.
  • City real estate is taxed at $0.98 per $100 of assessed value, from the reassessment effective July 1, 2024. Taxes are due in equal halves on June 5 and December 5, and a late payment draws a 10 percent penalty plus 10 percent annual interest, which is what pushes a parcel toward judicial sale.
  • Assessment questions go to Commissioner of the Revenue Ashton Beverley at (540) 261-8611; payoff figures and the delinquent list come from the Treasurer.

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.
Governing statute
Va. Code Title 58.1, Chapter 39, Article 4

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Buena Vista City, 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 Buena Vista City hold tax deed sales?

Buena Vista City holds its tax deed sale once a year. No recurring 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 Treasurer, City of Buena Vista, with the auction conducted by a special commissioner appointed by the Buena Vista Circuit 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 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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