Cumberland County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Cumberland County, seat of Cumberland: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Auctions open at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Circle.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Registration is free and runs through the auctioneer.
- County office
- 804-492-4297
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How Cumberland County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, special commissioner of sale for Cumberland County, with the Cumberland County Treasurer certifying the delinquency
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Auctions open at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Circle.
- Registration
- Registration is free and runs through the auctioneer.
When it runs
Auctions open at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Circle. Cumberland does not hold to a fixed annual month: recent sales ran September 10, 2025, March 27, 2024 and November 16, 2022. A delinquency notice naming ten parcels was published July 17, 2026, which is the step that normally precedes the next auction date.
Registration and deposit
Registration is free and runs through the auctioneer. Create an account at ForSaleAtAuction.biz and wait for approval before bidding opens, or bid in person at the courthouse on sale day. Bidding and platform questions go to For Sale At Auction at (540) 899-1776 or [email protected]. Parcel, title and payoff questions go to Taxing Authority Consulting Services at (804) 548-4424 or [email protected].
Sale format and venue
Cumberland sells the deed through a circuit court judicial sale under Va. Code 58.1-3965. The Treasurer certifies the delinquency and the county's appointed special commissioner, the law firm Taxing Authority Consulting Services in Henrico, files the suit and conducts the auction. Andrew M. Neville is the attorney named on the current delinquency notice. Sales are simulcast, so the same parcels are open to online bidders and to anyone standing at the courthouse. Terms on the most recent notice: 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 with a $150 minimum. In-person bidders pay the deposit on sale day by check or money order, with no cash accepted; online bidders wire certified funds within seven days. A winning bid is not final until the circuit court confirms the sale. Notices also carry a second class of parcels sold nonjudicially, where the full purchase price is due once bidding closes rather than a deposit. The auctioneer's live listing page shows only sales currently open, so watch the special commissioner's Virginia tax sale index for the Cumberland date and call the Treasurer at (804) 492-4297 to confirm a parcel is still in the sale.
Source: Real Estate Tax Sale Notice, Taxing Authority Consulting Services· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Cumberland County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Cumberland 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 Delinquent parcels advertised for judicial sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Auctions open at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Circle. 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 Cumberland County, with the Cumberland County Treasurer certifying the delinquency as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Cumberland County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent parcels advertised for judicial sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Registration is free and runs through the auctioneer. Create an account at ForSaleAtAuction.biz and wait for approval before bidding opens, or bid in person at the courthouse on sale day. Bidding and platform questions go to For Sale At Auction at (540) 899-1776 or [email protected]. Parcel, title and payoff questions go to Taxing Authority Consulting Services at (804) 548-4424 or [email protected].
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
- Cumberland contracts delinquent real estate collection and the sale itself to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, so the auction calendar and parcel lists live on the law firm's site rather than on the county website. The county pages cover payment and due dates only.
- The Treasurer collects the taxes and can confirm a payoff or tell you whether a parcel has already redeemed, but the office does not run the auction and does not publish the bid list.
- Real estate taxes fall due June 15 and November 15 with a 10 percent penalty the next day and 10 percent annual interest, so an owner has room to cure the debt right up to the sale.
- Sale dates here are irregular rather than annual. Track the published delinquency advertisement, which names the parcels months before the auction is scheduled, instead of waiting on a calendar month.
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 Cumberland 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 Cumberland County hold tax deed sales?
Cumberland County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Auctions open at 11 a.m. at the Cumberland County Courthouse, 1 Courthouse Circle. 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 Cumberland County, with the Cumberland County Treasurer certifying the delinquency 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 Cumberland County tax sale list?
Cumberland 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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