Dinwiddie County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Dinwiddie County, seat of Dinwiddie: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Sales are scheduled suit by suit rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Bidding is done in person on auction day at the Dinwiddie County Board Room.
- County office
- (804) 469-4500 option 5
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How Dinwiddie County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Dinwiddie County Treasurer, with the auction conducted by Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS) as the appointed special commissioner of sale
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales are scheduled suit by suit rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
- Registration
- Bidding is done in person on auction day at the Dinwiddie County Board Room.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is done in person on auction day at the Dinwiddie County Board Room. TACS bars anyone who owes delinquent taxes to the locality, or who is a defendant in one of its delinquent tax suits, from bidding. Deposit and payment terms vary from sale to sale and are set out in the published advertisement and in the bid package handed out at the auction, so read both before you raise a paddle, or call TACS at 804-545-2500. Every winning bid is subject to approval by Dinwiddie County and confirmation by the Circuit Court.
Sale format and venue
Dinwiddie County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Dinwiddie 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 tax sale listings and terms of sale for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Sales are scheduled suit by suit rather than on a fixed annual calendar. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Dinwiddie County Treasurer, with the auction conducted by Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS) as the appointed special commissioner of sale as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Dinwiddie County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from TACS tax sale listings and terms of sale. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is done in person on auction day at the Dinwiddie County Board Room. TACS bars anyone who owes delinquent taxes to the locality, or who is a defendant in one of its delinquent tax suits, from bidding. Deposit and payment terms vary from sale to sale and are set out in the published advertisement and in the bid package handed out at the auction, so read both before you raise a paddle, or call TACS at 804-545-2500. Every winning bid is subject to approval by Dinwiddie County and confirmation by the Circuit Court.
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
Dinwiddie County Treasurer's Office
P.O. Drawer 70, 14010 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA 23841
Official websiteCounty notes
- Dinwiddie County contracts delinquent real estate collection and its tax sales to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), reachable at 804-545-2500. The county names James W. Elliott, Attorney at Law, 7100 Route 17, P.O. Box 1410, Yorktown, Virginia 23692, 757-898-7000, as the attorney handling the collection work.
- Parcels become eligible for judicial sale in most cases once real estate taxes are delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the due date, so expect roughly a two to three year lag between a missed bill and an auction.
- The Treasurer accepts payment plans on a case by case basis, which is a common reason an advertised parcel disappears before the auction. Confirm a parcel is still in the sale on the morning of the auction.
- The auction is held in the Board Room at the Dinwiddie County Government Center, 14010 Boydton Plank Road, Dinwiddie, VA 23841. Bidders must appear in person; the county offers no online bidding.
- Subscribe to the Treasurer's Office category in the county's Alert Dinwiddie notification system to be told when the next sale is set, since Virginia judicial sales are advertised individually rather than on a recurring annual date.
- Payoff amounts and redemption questions go to the Treasurer at 804-469-4500 option 5; questions about the suit, the bid package, and terms of sale go to TACS.
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
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Verified Aug 23, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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