Newport News City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Newport News City, seat of Newport News: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Several online sales a year rather than one fixed annual date.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- County office
- 757-926-8731
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How Newport News City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Dolan Reid PLLC, Special Commissioner of Sale for Newport News, acting on delinquencies certified by the Treasurer's Office
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Several online sales a year rather than one fixed annual date.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- Sale list
- Upcoming tax auction lots
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Pre-register at vaauctionco.com, provide identification, and expect to show available funds. Approval is not instant, so register well ahead and call the auctioneer at 757-538-0123 if approval is still pending on the morning bidding opens. Registrants affirm they are not elected officials and hold no connection to Dolan Reid PLLC. Judicial lots carry no buyer's premium. The high bidder signs the memorandum of sale within 30 minutes of receiving it and pays a 20 percent deposit on bids above $3,000, with the balance due within ten days; bids of $3,000 or less are paid in full. Deposits and settlement funds go to James J. Reid, Esq., 12610 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite D, Newport News, VA 23602. Nonjudicial lots settle in full on the day of sale and have carried a 15 percent buyer's premium plus a $200 deed recordation fee.
Sale format and venue
Newport News City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Newport News 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 Upcoming tax auction lots for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Several online sales a year rather than one 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 Dolan Reid PLLC, Special Commissioner of Sale for Newport News, acting on delinquencies certified by the Treasurer's Office as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Newport News City
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Upcoming tax auction lots. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Pre-register at vaauctionco.com, provide identification, and expect to show available funds. Approval is not instant, so register well ahead and call the auctioneer at 757-538-0123 if approval is still pending on the morning bidding opens. Registrants affirm they are not elected officials and hold no connection to Dolan Reid PLLC. Judicial lots carry no buyer's premium. The high bidder signs the memorandum of sale within 30 minutes of receiving it and pays a 20 percent deposit on bids above $3,000, with the balance due within ten days; bids of $3,000 or less are paid in full. Deposits and settlement funds go to James J. Reid, Esq., 12610 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite D, Newport News, VA 23602. Nonjudicial lots settle in full on the day of sale and have carried a 15 percent buyer's premium plus a $200 deed recordation fee.
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
- Newport News is one of Virginia's 38 independent cities. It runs its own treasurer and its own delinquent tax sales and is not part of any county government.
- A real estate account more than two years delinquent may be referred to an outside law firm for collection or for sale of the property for back taxes. The Treasurer's delinquent department takes payment plan calls at 757-926-8731.
- Newport News parcels are usually bundled with other Virginia localities in one Virginia Auction Company sale, so watch the auctioneer's whole calendar rather than looking for a Newport News only listing.
- Dolan Reid PLLC serves as Special Commissioner of Sale. James J. Reid, Esq., 12610 Patrick Henry Drive, Suite D, Newport News, VA 23602, receives deposits and settlement funds and handles the court paperwork that confirms each judicial sale.
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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