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Nottoway County, VA tax sales

How tax deed sales work in Nottoway County, seat of Nottoway: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.

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Next sale
No fixed annual date.
Format
In person
Registration
There is no bidder pre-registration and no online bidding.
County office
434-645-9318
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How Nottoway County sells delinquent taxes

No tax lien certificate sale

Virginia localities do not sell tax lien certificates to investors. The locality holds its own first-priority tax lien and enforces it through a judicial sale of the property.

Tax deed sale

In person
Run by
The Law Office of James W. Elliott, Special Commissioner of Sale for Nottoway County, acting on delinquencies certified by the Nottoway County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
No fixed annual date.
Registration
There is no bidder pre-registration and no online bidding.
Sale list
Auction calendar and property listings, Law Office of James W. Elliott
When it runs
No fixed annual date. Nottoway County reaches auction roughly every twelve to eighteen months, most often in the fall. The special commissioner's calendar records Nottoway County sales on October 25, 2017, October 17, 2018, November 4, 2019, July 9, 2020, November 18, 2020, December 9, 2021, November 22, 2022 and May 21, 2024. The next Nottoway date appears on the Upcoming Auctions list on the special commissioner's site once the Circuit Court authorizes a sale.
Registration and deposit

There is no bidder pre-registration and no online bidding. Absentee bidding is not allowed, so you must attend the auction or send a representative to bid for you. The high bidder pays a deposit of 25 percent of the bid price at the sale, with the balance due to the special commissioner's office within ten days. Cash, cashier's check, certified check, personal check and money orders are accepted; credit and debit cards are not taken at delinquent real estate tax auctions. A bid is a binding contract and cannot be withdrawn without Circuit Court approval.

Sale format and venue
Nottoway County runs no in-house tax sale. The Treasurer certifies the delinquency and the county's appointed special commissioner, the Law Office of James W. Elliott of Yorktown (757-898-7000), files the suit in equity in Nottoway County Circuit Court and conducts the auction. Sales are live and in person: the firm's practice is to auction in front of the circuit court of the locality where the taxes are due, which for Nottoway County is the courthouse at 328 West Courthouse Road, Crewe. Confirm the exact spot with the special commissioner's office before you travel. The county website carries no sale calendar and no parcel list, so track the special commissioner's auction calendar, subscribe to his auction mailing list (a $20 fee that unlocks the members-only property listings and sends notices by email or mail), and watch the local paper for the advertisement headed COMMISSIONERS SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. The earlier ad headed NOTICE OF JUDICIAL SALE OF REAL PROPERTY is a warning to owners rather than a list of parcels for sale, and most properties on it are redeemed before any auction. For payoff figures call the Treasurer at 434-645-9318; for the case file call the Circuit Court Clerk at 434-645-9043.
Source: Real Estate Tax Sales Calendar, Law Office of James W. Elliott· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Nottoway County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Nottoway 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Auction calendar and property listings, Law Office of James W. Elliott for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    There is no bidder pre-registration and no online bidding. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    No fixed annual date. 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.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use The Law Office of James W. Elliott, Special Commissioner of Sale for Nottoway County, acting on delinquencies certified by the Nottoway County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Nottoway County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Auction calendar and property listings, Law Office of James W. Elliott. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    There is no bidder pre-registration and no online bidding. Absentee bidding is not allowed, so you must attend the auction or send a representative to bid for you. The high bidder pays a deposit of 25 percent of the bid price at the sale, with the balance due to the special commissioner's office within ten days. Cash, cashier's check, certified check, personal check and money orders are accepted; credit and debit cards are not taken at delinquent real estate tax auctions. A bid is a binding contract and cannot be withdrawn without Circuit Court approval.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

Nottoway County Treasurer's Department

434-645-9318

P.O. Box 85, Nottoway, VA 23955 (office at 200 S. Main Street, Blackstone, VA 23824)

Official website

County notes

  • The special commissioner's auction calendar, not the county website, is the operative notice for Nottoway County. The Treasurer's office publishes tax rates, due dates and payment options but no delinquent list and no sale schedule.
  • Nottoway auctions are infrequent. Eight county sales appear on the special commissioner's record between October 2017 and May 21, 2024, so expect gaps of a year or more between opportunities.
  • The Circuit Court must be satisfied the property sells for a fair and reasonable price, so a bargain bid can be refused, and the Treasurer reserves the right to reject any bid that fails to cover the taxes due and the costs of sale.
  • Winning bidders receive a Special Commissioner's deed issued after the court process finishes, generally thirty to forty-five days after the auction. Recording costs start around $60 and rise with the sale price or the assessment, whichever is greater.
  • You are bidding on land and buildings only. Contents of any structure, personal property, mobile homes and vehicles sitting on the parcel are not part of the sale.
  • Nottoway County real estate tax is due December 5, a late penalty is added December 6, and interest runs at 10 percent per year from January 1, which is the clock that eventually feeds the judicial sale docket.
  • Property listings for each sale are distributed through the special commissioner's paid mailing list and a members-only area of his site rather than posted publicly, so subscribe well ahead of a sale you want to bid at.

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.
Governing statute
Va. Code Title 58.1, Chapter 39, Article 4

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.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Nottoway 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 Nottoway County hold tax deed sales?

Nottoway County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed annual 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, 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 The Law Office of James W. Elliott, Special Commissioner of Sale for Nottoway County, acting on delinquencies certified by the Nottoway County Treasurer 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 Nottoway County tax sale list?

Nottoway County posts its tax sale list at vataxsale.com. Lists go up ahead of each sale and keep changing until the sale date, so confirm every parcel against the county's legal advertisement before you bid.

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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