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Danville City, VA tax sales

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

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Announcements
The next date is posted on the TACS Virginia sale listings and advertised in the local newspaper before the sale.
Format
County site
Registration
Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid online or in the room.
County office
434-799-5140
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How Danville 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

Online auction
Run by
Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale for the City of Danville
Frequency
annual
Registration
Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid online or in the room.
Sale list
Danville sale notices and parcel lists
When it runs
Danville schedules its auctions through the Special Commissioner rather than on a fixed statutory date, and recent sales all started at 12:00 PM. The most recent notice reads "December 11, 2025 at 12:00 PM", preceded by a July 22, 2025 sale and a December 3, 2024 sale, so plan on roughly one or two auctions a year with December the most common month. The next date is posted on the TACS Virginia sale listings and advertised in the local newspaper before the sale.
Registration and deposit

Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid online or in the room. Online bidders create an account with Dudley Resources and must be approved by the auctioneer before the sale opens. In-person bidders register at Danville City Council Chambers and should arrive by 11:30 AM if they have not pre-registered online. On judicial parcels the winning bidder puts down 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. On non-judicial parcels the full purchase price plus the same buyer's premium is due after the auction closes, with the balance settled within seven days. Online winners have had a deposit charged to the credit card on file immediately after the close. No cash is accepted; pay by cashier's check, personal or traveler's check, or money order.

Sale format and venue
Danville is an independent city and runs its own sale; it is not part of Pittsylvania County. The city treasurer certifies the delinquency and the court-appointed Special Commissioner, Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, brings the suit in Danville Circuit Court and conducts the auction. Sales are held live at Danville City Council Chambers on the fourth floor of the Municipal Building, 427 Patton Street, Danville, VA 24541, with concurrent online bidding through Dudley Resources. Each notice splits the offering into judicial parcels sold under the court suit and non-judicial parcels the city sells directly, and the two groups carry different deposit and payment terms, so read the parcel groupings before you bid. Judicial sales are subject to circuit court confirmation, so a winning bid is not final on auction day. Reach the Special Commissioner at (804) 612-0629 or [email protected], or the auctioneer at (804) 709-1954 or (757) 651-1729.
Register on Online auction
Source: Special Commissioner's Sale of Real Estate, City of Danville (TACS)· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Danville City tax sale list and auction calendar

For Danville 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

    Use Danville sale notices and parcel lists for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid online or in the room. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, Special Commissioner of Sale for the City of Danville as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Danville City

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Danville sale notices and parcel lists. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid online or in the room. Online bidders create an account with Dudley Resources and must be approved by the auctioneer before the sale opens. In-person bidders register at Danville City Council Chambers and should arrive by 11:30 AM if they have not pre-registered online. On judicial parcels the winning bidder puts down 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. On non-judicial parcels the full purchase price plus the same buyer's premium is due after the auction closes, with the balance settled within seven days. Online winners have had a deposit charged to the credit card on file immediately after the close. No cash is accepted; pay by cashier's check, personal or traveler's check, or money order.

  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

City Treasurer, City of Danville

434-799-5140

311 Memorial Drive, Danville, VA 24541 (mailing: P.O. Box 1565, Danville, VA 24543)

Official website

County notes

  • Danville is one of Virginia's 38 independent cities. It is a county equivalent with its own treasurer, circuit court and tax sale, and it is not part of surrounding Pittsylvania County, which holds separate sales.
  • The auction combines two tracks in one session. Judicial parcels come out of the Special Commissioner's suit in circuit court and need court confirmation after the hammer falls; non-judicial parcels are sold directly by the city without a court suit and settle faster. Deposit and payment terms differ between the two, so match each parcel to its track before you bid.
  • Bidding is simulcast. You can attend at Danville City Council Chambers, 427 Patton Street, fourth floor, or bid online through Dudley Resources, and both compete in the same sale.
  • Real estate tax is billed in halves due December 5 and June 5. Accounts that go unpaid can also be referred to an outside collection agency, which adds collection fees on top of penalty and interest.
  • The city posts a delinquent real estate tax list that is refreshed monthly for payments, penalties and accrued interest, which makes it a useful early read on what may reach the next auction. Confirm any figure with Central Collections at 434-799-5125 before you rely on it.
  • Buyer's premium is 10 percent on both tracks, with a $150 minimum, and it is added on top of the winning bid. No cash is accepted at the sale.

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 Danville 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 Danville City hold tax deed sales?

Danville City holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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 City of Danville 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 Danville City tax sale list?

Danville City 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.

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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