Greene County, VA tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Greene County, VA tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Virginia sells the property itself, so no statutory investor interest rate applies. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Aug 23, 2026.
How tax deed sales work in Greene County, seat of Stanardsville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Virginia tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- There is no fixed annual sale date.
- Format
- Online
- Registration
- Register and get approved by the auctioneer on the TACS auction site before a sale closes.
- County office
- 434-985-1456
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How Greene County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, P.C. (TACS), special commissioner of sale appointed for Greene County, with delinquency certified by the Greene County Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- There is no fixed annual sale date.
- Registration
- Register and get approved by the auctioneer on the TACS auction site before a sale closes.
When it runs
There is no fixed annual sale date. TACS files the suit in equity first and the Circuit Court sets the auction afterward, so sale dates arrive irregularly. The current Greene County notice states that "On August 10, 2026, or as soon thereafter as may be effected, actions will be commenced under the authority of Virginia Code 58.1-3965, et seq." TACS emails its bidder list "approximately 3 weeks prior to a scheduled auction."
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Greene County refers delinquent real estate to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, which files the suit in equity and serves as special commissioner of sale, so the Treasurer's Office never runs the auction itself. The county explains that such sales must be "conducted through legal proceedings by an appointed attorney rather than directly by the Treasurer's Office." TACS runs its Virginia judicial sales as online only timed auctions that close on its auction site. Terms vary by sale: a recent TACS online judicial sale required a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium with a $150 minimum, paid in certified funds, cashier's check, money order or wire within seven days of closing, with no cash or personal checks. Read the advertisement for the Greene County sale for its own terms. Greene County parcel listings appear only once a sale has been officially scheduled and advertised, so no Greene auction date or bid package is posted yet. The most recent Greene County notice identifies four delinquent parcels by owner and tax map number. For status, call the Treasurer's Office at 434-985-1456 or TACS at 804-545-2500.
Source: Real Estate Tax Sales, Greene County Treasurer· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Greene County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Greene 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use TACS Virginia tax sale listings and advertisements as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Sale day
There is no fixed annual sale date. Bidding runs on Online; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Taxing Authority Consulting Services as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Greene County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open TACS Virginia tax sale listings and advertisements. Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.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. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Virginia before you price the title work.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
Greene County Treasurer's Office
36 Stanard Street, Stanardsville, VA 22973 (mail to P.O. Box 157, Stanardsville, VA 22973)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Virginia sells the deed, not a lien. A Greene County parcel reaches auction only through a suit in equity in the Circuit Court, and the winning bidder takes title after the judge confirms the sale, which adds weeks to months after the auction closes.
- Parcels become eligible once real estate taxes are delinquent on 31 December following the second anniversary of the due date, and the owner can redeem at any point before the sale by paying all taxes, penalties, interest, costs and fees.
- The Treasurer's Office does not maintain a bidder list. Sign up for the TACS bidder email notice, which goes out about three weeks before a scheduled auction, and watch the legal advertisements in the local newspaper of general circulation.
- Once an account is referred, delinquent balances are paid to TACS rather than to the Treasurer's Office.
- Greene County treasurer Dawn Lotts Marshall's office is open Monday through Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.
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.
What the deed conveys: Title from a judicial sale under Article 4 is governed by the principles that apply to purchasers at judicial sales of real estate generally. It bars the disabilities of parties defendant and is free of all claims of any creditor, person, or entity, including beneficiaries under any deed of trust or mortgage, provided that the creditor was made a party defendant. Easements recorded before the date of sale are not affected. That proviso is the whole risk: the wipe-out depends on the plaintiff having named and served every interested party, so check the pleadings and the title work behind the sale. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Greene 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 Greene County hold tax deed sales?
Greene County holds tax deed sales once a year. There is no fixed annual sale date. 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, but only before the deadline: paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs by then takes the parcel out of the sale. Virginia's redemption rule: Until the date set for the sale. Virginia has no post-sale redemption period. Call the Taxing Authority Consulting Services 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 Greene County tax sale list?
The recorded official list reference is at taxva.com. Check whether it covers auction parcels, office information or Lands Available, then obtain the advertised parcel list for the sale you plan to bid on. Confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement.
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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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