Northampton County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Northampton County, seat of Eastville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Northampton County has no fixed annual sale month.
- Format
- In person
- Registration
- Bidding is live and in person.
- County office
- 757-678-0450
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How Northampton County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Law Office of James W. Elliott, Yorktown, court-appointed Special Commissioner of Sale for Northampton County, acting on delinquencies certified by the Northampton County Treasurer
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Northampton County has no fixed annual sale month.
- Registration
- Bidding is live and in person.
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Bidding is live and in person. Anyone intending to bid must attend the auction or have a representative attend on their behalf. The winning bidder puts down 25 percent of the bid price, with the balance due to the Law Office of James W. Elliott within ten days. Cash, cashier's check, certified check, personal check and money order are accepted; credit and debit cards are not. For advance notice of Northampton County sale dates and parcel lists, subscribe to the firm's auction mailing list for a $20 fee, which opens the members-only listing section.
Sale format and venue
Northampton County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Northampton 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 County delinquent balances as of June 30, 2026 for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Northampton County has no fixed annual sale month. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Law Office of James W. Elliott, Yorktown, court-appointed Special Commissioner of Sale for Northampton County, acting on delinquencies certified by the Northampton County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Northampton County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from County delinquent balances as of June 30, 2026. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is live and in person. Anyone intending to bid must attend the auction or have a representative attend on their behalf. The winning bidder puts down 25 percent of the bid price, with the balance due to the Law Office of James W. Elliott within ten days. Cash, cashier's check, certified check, personal check and money order are accepted; credit and debit cards are not. For advance notice of Northampton County sale dates and parcel lists, subscribe to the firm's auction mailing list for a $20 fee, which opens the members-only listing section.
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
- The auction is run by the Law Office of James W. Elliott in Yorktown, the court-appointed Special Commissioner for Northampton County, and its sale calendar at vataxsale.com is the operative notice. Reach the firm at 757-898-7000 or PO Box 1410, Yorktown, VA 23692 for the next Northampton date.
- Two firms touch Northampton County delinquencies and only one runs the land auctions. TACS at 1-804-545-2500 collects delinquent personal property taxes for the Treasurer, while real estate tax sales go through the Law Office of James W. Elliott.
- Parcel lists for each auction sit in the firm's members-only section, which opens after a $20 mailing list subscription. Budget for that if you want the list before the newspaper advertisement runs.
- The county's own published file is a delinquent balance report, not a sale list. It covers every taxpayer owing more than $20 as of June 30 and mixes real estate with personal property, so most names on it will never reach an auction.
- Bring certified funds and be ready to close fast: 25 percent of the bid is due as a deposit and the remaining 75 percent goes to the Special Commissioner within ten days, with no card payments accepted.
- Northampton County sits on the Eastern Shore and shares its Special Commissioner with neighbouring Accomack County, so bidders often work both calendars; Accomack sales appear on the same firm's list.
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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