Emporia City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Emporia City, seat of Emporia: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Sales are scheduled as delinquent parcels accumulate rather than on a fixed annual date.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding is online only through Virginia Auction Co.
- County office
- 434-634-2349
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How Emporia City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- City of Emporia Treasurer's Office, with the auction conducted by Virginia Auction Co., Inc. (VAF#662)
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales are scheduled as delinquent parcels accumulate rather than on a fixed annual date.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only through Virginia Auction Co.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only through Virginia Auction Co. Create a bidder account at vaauctionco.com and register for the Emporia auction before it closes. Because dates are announced parcel by parcel, the auctioneer keeps a standing pre-registration list for the City of Emporia and Greensville County sale and notifies registered bidders by email and text once dates and parcels are set. Under the March 2026 terms the winning bidder pays the bid price in full the day of the sale by cash, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer, plus a 15 percent buyer's premium and a $200 deed recordation fee, and the sale is subject to confirmation by the City Treasurer.
Sale format and venue
Emporia City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Emporia 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.
Get the advertised list
Use Sale of Valuable Real Estate public notice and parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Sales are scheduled as delinquent parcels accumulate rather than on a fixed annual 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 City of Emporia Treasurer's Office, with the auction conducted by Virginia Auction Co., Inc. (VAF#662) as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Emporia City
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Sale of Valuable Real Estate public notice and parcel list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is online only through Virginia Auction Co. Create a bidder account at vaauctionco.com and register for the Emporia auction before it closes. Because dates are announced parcel by parcel, the auctioneer keeps a standing pre-registration list for the City of Emporia and Greensville County sale and notifies registered bidders by email and text once dates and parcels are set. Under the March 2026 terms the winning bidder pays the bid price in full the day of the sale by cash, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer, plus a 15 percent buyer's premium and a $200 deed recordation fee, and the sale is subject to confirmation by the City Treasurer.
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
City of Emporia Treasurer's Office
201 South Main Street, Emporia, VA 23847. Mailing: P.O. Box 511, Emporia, VA 23847
Official websiteCounty notes
- Emporia is an independent city and a county equivalent, with its own treasurer and its own tax sales. It serves as the seat of Greensville County but is not governed by it, so Greensville County records and notices will not cover city parcels.
- Delinquent real estate here is sold by online auction only, run for the Treasurer by Virginia Auction Co. Bidding windows have run about two weeks, closing on a set date and time rather than at a live outcry.
- There is no annual sale calendar to watch. The practical way to catch a sale is the auctioneer's standing pre-registration list for the Emporia and Greensville sale, which alerts registered bidders by email and text once dates and parcels are set.
- Real estate tax falls due December 5 each year. Sale lists are small: the March 2026 notice offered nine parcels across five owners.
- Costs on top of the bid are meaningful at this size of deal. The March 2026 terms added a 15 percent buyer's premium and a $200 recordation fee, with the full amount payable the day the sale closes.
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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