Charlotte County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Charlotte County, seat of Charlotte Court House: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- There is no fixed annual sale date.
- Format
- County site
- County office
- (434) 542-5125
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How Charlotte County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale for the County of Charlotte, acting under decrees of the Charlotte County Circuit Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- There is no fixed annual sale date.
When it runs
There is no fixed annual sale date. Recent Charlotte County auctions were noticed for November 2, 2022 at 1:00 PM, September 27, 2023 at 1:30 PM and June 17, 2024 at 12:00 PM, each at 145 David Bruce Avenue, Charlotte Court House, Virginia 23923. Each notice states the sale is a simulcast public auction with online and in person bidding. Sale dates are published on the TACS Virginia tax sale calendar, advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and emailed to the TACS interested bidder list roughly three weeks before an auction.
Registration and deposit
Online bidders must register with For Sale At Auction and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding; registration and bidding are free at forsaleatauction.biz, and bidding questions go to (540) 899-1776 or [email protected]. In person bidders register at the courthouse on auction day. To qualify as a purchaser you may not owe delinquent taxes to the County of Charlotte and may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter. Questions about a specific parcel go to TACS at (804) 612-0629 or [email protected]. TACS also runs an interested bidder email list that notifies subscribers about three weeks before a scheduled auction.
Sale format and venue
Charlotte County runs two sale tracks, both auctioned the same way. The judicial track is a special commissioner's sale under Va. Code 58.1-3965 et seq., where TACS files suit in the Charlotte County Circuit Court and sells the parcel under a decree of sale, free and clear. The non judicial track under Va. Code 58.1-3975 covers small or low value delinquent parcels the Treasurer can sell without a suit. Both are advertised as simulcast auctions held at 145 David Bruce Avenue in Charlotte Court House with online bidding through For Sale At Auction. On judicial sales the high bidder pays a deposit of 25 percent or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum; the balance and recording costs are due within 15 days of the court confirming the sale. Bids under $1,000 are paid in full at the auction. On non judicial sales the high bidder pays the full bid plus the buyer's premium and recording costs right after the auction closes. No cash is accepted, and online winners must return a signed contract and pay by certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire within seven days of the close. Judicial sales are subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court, and the special commissioner may reject a bid that is unreasonably low against the property's estimated value. Parcels are conveyed by special warranty deed, sold as is with no title insurance, no warranty of access, and sold in gross rather than by the acre.
Source: Special Commissioner's Sale of Real Estate, Charlotte County Virginia· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Charlotte County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Charlotte 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 TACS Virginia tax sale calendar and Charlotte County sale notices 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
There is 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 Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale for the County of Charlotte, acting under decrees of the Charlotte County Circuit Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Charlotte County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from TACS Virginia tax sale calendar and Charlotte County sale notices. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Online bidders must register with For Sale At Auction and be approved by the auctioneer before bidding; registration and bidding are free at forsaleatauction.biz, and bidding questions go to (540) 899-1776 or [email protected]. In person bidders register at the courthouse on auction day. To qualify as a purchaser you may not owe delinquent taxes to the County of Charlotte and may not be a defendant in any pending delinquent tax matter. Questions about a specific parcel go to TACS at (804) 612-0629 or [email protected]. TACS also runs an interested bidder email list that notifies subscribers about three weeks before a scheduled auction.
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
County notes
- The Charlotte County Treasurer collects the delinquent taxes, but the auction itself is run by Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, the court appointed special commissioner. The county publishes no tax sale calendar of its own, so watch the TACS sale calendar and the local newspaper for the notice.
- Auctions are simulcast. Bidders can attend in person at 145 David Bruce Avenue in Charlotte Court House or bid online through For Sale At Auction, and both routes close at the same time.
- Budget for the buyer's premium. Every notice adds 10 percent of the winning bid, subject to a $150 minimum, on top of the bid itself.
- Judicial sales are subject to confirmation by the Charlotte County Circuit Court, and the special commissioner can reject a bid that is unreasonably low relative to the property's estimated value, so a lowball win is not a guaranteed purchase.
- Parcels are conveyed by special warranty deed, as is and where is, with no title insurance offered and no guarantee that the property has road access or is not landlocked. Order an independent title search and walk the parcel before bidding.
- Recent Charlotte County offerings have been mostly vacant rural land and small lots around Drakes Branch, Keysville, Phenix, Red Oak, Red House and Brookneal, several running from 20 to 85 acres.
- Owners can stop the sale by paying in full or entering a payment agreement, so parcels drop off the list late. Six of the parcels advertised for the November 2022 auction were marked redeemed before sale day.
- Call the Treasurer at (434) 542-5125 for payoff and delinquency questions, and TACS at (804) 612-0629 or [email protected] for questions about a parcel already in the sale.
- To get advance warning of a sale, join the TACS interested bidder email list and pick Southside Virginia as a locality of interest. Notices go out roughly three weeks before an auction.
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 Charlotte 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 Charlotte County hold tax deed sales?
Charlotte County holds its tax deed sale once a year. There is 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 Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale for the County of Charlotte, acting under decrees of the Charlotte County 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.
Where can I find the Charlotte County tax sale list?
Charlotte County posts its tax sale list at taxva.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.
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