Lexington City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Lexington City, seat of Lexington: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No recurring auction date is set for the City of Lexington.
- Registration
- No standing bidder registration is open, because no recurring auction is scheduled.
- County office
- 540-462-3707
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How Lexington City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- City of Lexington Treasurer's Office, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the circuit court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No recurring auction date is set for the City of Lexington.
- Registration
- No standing bidder registration is open, because no recurring auction is scheduled.
When it runs
No recurring auction date is set for the City of Lexington. A sale happens only when the city refers delinquent parcels to a special commissioner and the court enters a decree of sale, so timing is case by case. City real estate taxes fall due December 5 and June 5, and a parcel becomes eligible once it is delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the date the tax was due.
Registration and deposit
No standing bidder registration is open, because no recurring auction is scheduled. When a special commissioner sale is set, the commissioner or the auction firm engaged for it opens registration and states the deposit and payment terms in the published sale notice. Call the treasurer's office at 540-462-3707 to ask whether a sale is pending.
Sale format and venue
Virginia conveys the deed through a judicial sale rather than a tax lien certificate. The treasurer certifies the delinquency, a special commissioner appointed by the circuit court files a suit in equity, and the court must confirm the high bid before a deed passes, so a winning bid is not final on auction day. The City of Lexington publishes no auction calendar and no delinquent parcel list, and no auction platform is confirmed for this city, so verify with the treasurer's office before relying on any listing. Treat listings that pair the phrase tax delinquent real estate with a Lexington, Virginia 24450 address with care: those are usually Rockbridge County auctions held at the courthouse in Lexington, and the parcels sit on the county docket rather than the city's.
Source: Treasurer's Office, City of Lexington· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Lexington City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Lexington 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
A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.Register to bid
Sale day
No recurring auction date is set for the City of Lexington. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use City of Lexington Treasurer's Office, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the circuit court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Lexington City
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Start with the live sale list
The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
No standing bidder registration is open, because no recurring auction is scheduled. When a special commissioner sale is set, the commissioner or the auction firm engaged for it opens registration and states the deposit and payment terms in the published sale notice. Call the treasurer's office at 540-462-3707 to ask whether a sale is pending.
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 Lexington Treasurer's Office
626 Waddell St., Lexington, VA 24450 (temporary office during City Hall renovations; City Hall is at 300 E. Washington St.)
Official websiteCounty notes
- Lexington is an independent city and a county equivalent in Virginia. It is the seat of Rockbridge County but is not part of it, and it assesses and collects its own real estate taxes through its own treasurer. Any Rockbridge County tax sale is a separate process run by a separate government.
- Rockbridge County delinquent tax auctions are held at the courthouse in Lexington and are advertised with a Lexington, Virginia 24450 address. Those parcels are sold under a Rockbridge County decree of sale and are not City of Lexington parcels. Read the locality named in the decree before you bid.
- City real estate bills come in two halves, mailed around November 1 for the December 5 due date and around May 1 for the June 5 due date. A 10 percent penalty applies after the due date and interest runs at 10 percent a year on the unpaid balance.
- The city publishes no standing tax sale calendar and no delinquent parcel list, so the treasurer's office at 540-462-3707 is the place to ask whether any parcel has been referred for sale.
- Most Virginia localities route these sales through the law firm Taxing Authority Consulting Services or the auction firm For Sale At Auction. Neither carries a City of Lexington sale on its published calendar, so watch both if the city later contracts one of them.
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
Does Lexington City, 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 Lexington City hold tax deed sales?
Lexington City holds its tax deed sale once a year. No recurring auction date is set for the City of Lexington. 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, by paying the overdue taxes, interest, and costs before the deadline. Virginia's redemption rule: Until the date set for the sale. Virginia has no post-sale redemption period. Call the City of Lexington Treasurer's Office, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the circuit court 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.
Verified Aug 23, 2026 against official county and state sources.
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