Fluvanna County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Fluvanna County, seat of Palmyra: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Sales are set by court decree rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
- Format
- County site
- County office
- (434) 591-1910
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How Fluvanna County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P.C. (TACS), acting as Special Commissioner of Sale under a Fluvanna County Circuit Court decree, on referral from the Fluvanna County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales are set by court decree rather than on a fixed annual calendar.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is simulcast, with live bidding in the room and online bidding through For Sale At Auction. Register in advance at forsaleatauction.biz; all interested parties must register and be approved by the auctioneer, and registration and bidding are free. Bidders without internet access can register by phone with the auctioneer at (540) 899-1776. The winning bidder posts a deposit of 25% of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, plus a 10% buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. Online winners have seven days after the auction closes to deliver the deposit. Payment is by certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer; cash and personal checks are not accepted.
Sale format and venue
Fluvanna County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Fluvanna 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 Special Commissioner's sale notice and parcel list for Fluvanna County 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
Sales are set by court decree rather than on a fixed annual calendar. 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, P.C. (TACS), acting as Special Commissioner of Sale under a Fluvanna County Circuit Court decree, on referral from the Fluvanna County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Fluvanna County
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Special Commissioner's sale notice and parcel list for Fluvanna County. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is simulcast, with live bidding in the room and online bidding through For Sale At Auction. Register in advance at forsaleatauction.biz; all interested parties must register and be approved by the auctioneer, and registration and bidding are free. Bidders without internet access can register by phone with the auctioneer at (540) 899-1776. The winning bidder posts a deposit of 25% of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, plus a 10% buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum. Online winners have seven days after the auction closes to deliver the deposit. Payment is by certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer; cash and personal checks are not accepted.
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
- Fluvanna County is a county government seated at Palmyra, with its own elected Treasurer. It is not one of Virginia's independent cities.
- The Treasurer's Office collects current-year taxes only. Anything owed for an earlier tax year is paid through Taxing Authority Consulting Services at (866) 951-0742 or taxva.com, and that transfer happens on March 5 each year for the prior year's delinquencies.
- Real estate taxes are due in two installments, June 5 and December 5. The Treasurer notes that failure to receive a bill does not waive penalty and interest on a past due account.
- Fluvanna sale notices are published on the TACS tax sale calendar rather than on the county website. The county's GovDeals surplus listings are equipment and asset sales, not delinquent tax auctions, so do not confuse the two.
- The auction is held at a community venue rather than the courthouse. The June 30, 2026 sale ran from the Maple Room at the Lake Monticello Firehouse in Palmyra.
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.
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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