Hampton City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Hampton City, seat of Hampton: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed annual month.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid from the room or online.
- County office
- 757-727-6374
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How Hampton City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), acting as Special Commissioner of Sale under decrees entered by the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton, with Dudley Resources as auctioneer. The Hampton City Treasurer certifies the delinquency and also sells low-value parcels directly under Va. Code 58.1-3975 at the same auction event.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual month.
- Registration
- Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid from the room or online.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is simulcast, so you can bid from the room or online. Online bidders must register in advance and be approved by the auctioneer: the notice states "Registration and bidding are free of charge and are done through the Auctioneer's website https://www.dudleyresources.auction/." Credit card details or other proof of funds are collected during registration. On a judicial parcel the winning bidder posts a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum, with the balance due to the Special Commissioner within 15 days of the court confirming the sale. Parcels sold by the Treasurer under Va. Code 58.1-3975 are paid in full once the auction closes. Payment is by personal check, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer, and no cash is accepted. Anyone who owes delinquent taxes to the City of Hampton is barred from bidding. Registration and bidding questions go to Dudley Resources at 804-709-1954, property questions to TACS at 804-548-4429.
Sale format and venue
Hampton City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Hampton 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 Hampton Special Commissioner's sale notice and parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No fixed annual month. 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, PC (TACS), acting as Special Commissioner of Sale under decrees entered by the Circuit Court of the City of Hampton, with Dudley Resources as auctioneer. The Hampton City Treasurer certifies the delinquency and also sells low-value parcels directly under Va. Code 58.1-3975 at the same auction event. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Hampton City
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Hampton Special Commissioner's sale 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 simulcast, so you can bid from the room or online. Online bidders must register in advance and be approved by the auctioneer: the notice states "Registration and bidding are free of charge and are done through the Auctioneer's website https://www.dudleyresources.auction/." Credit card details or other proof of funds are collected during registration. On a judicial parcel the winning bidder posts a deposit of 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium subject to a $150 minimum, with the balance due to the Special Commissioner within 15 days of the court confirming the sale. Parcels sold by the Treasurer under Va. Code 58.1-3975 are paid in full once the auction closes. Payment is by personal check, cashier's check, money order or wire transfer, and no cash is accepted. Anyone who owes delinquent taxes to the City of Hampton is barred from bidding. Registration and bidding questions go to Dudley Resources at 804-709-1954, property questions to TACS at 804-548-4429.
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
- Hampton is an independent city, not part of any county, and it runs its own treasurer and its own tax sale.
- Two tracks sell at one auction event. Judicial parcels move through a Circuit Court suit and need court confirmation, while low-value parcels are sold directly by the Treasurer under Va. Code 58.1-3975 and settle in full on auction day.
- Owners can pay off and redeem right up to the sale, and listed parcels drop out late. The June 2026 notice marked a listed judicial parcel as redeemed before the auction.
- Bidders who owe the City of Hampton any delinquent tax are disqualified, so clear your own account before you register.
- The auction is simulcast, so online bidders compete live against the room. Dudley Resources takes arrangements by phone at 804-709-1954 for bidders without internet access.
- TACS publishes a parcel information packet with each sale notice, and property questions go to [email protected] or 804-548-4429. Payments by check are made payable to City of Hampton and mailed to TACS, Attn: Tax Sales, P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, Virginia 23294-1800.
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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