Petersburg City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Petersburg City, seat of Petersburg: 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 online only.
- County office
- 804-733-2322
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How Petersburg City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Special Commissioner Jason A. Dunn, PLC, appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual month.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
When it runs
No fixed annual month. Petersburg holds its judicial tax sale one to a few times a year as decrees of sale are entered, with sessions run in January, March, April, May, October and December in recent years. The most recent session opened Thursday, April 17, 2025 at 10:00 AM and began to close Thursday, April 24, 2025 at 11:00 AM. The next session is open for pre-registration and its dates are not yet announced: "Once auction dates have been set, emails and text messages will be sent to all registered bidders advising of the auction schedule and available parcels." Watch the pre-registration page or register to be notified.
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Create a bidder account with Virginia Auction Company and submit the registration form for approval before the session opens; approval is reviewed, not instant, so register early. Bidders still pending approval when bidding opens are told to call the auction company at (757) 538-0123. Between sales, use the City of Petersburg pre-registration listing to be emailed and texted the schedule and parcel list once dates are set.
Sale format and venue
Petersburg auctions the deed, not a lien. The city treasurer certifies the delinquency, the court-appointed special commissioner files suit in the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg, and parcels reach auction only under a decree of sale. Bidding runs online through Virginia Auction Company with a 10% buyer's premium added to the high bid, a 20% deposit due at the close of the auction, and the balance due within ten days in cash or certified funds. The purchaser also pays recording fees. Every sale is subject to confirmation by the Petersburg Circuit Court, and the deed is delivered after confirmation, so budget for a wait between winning and taking title. Property is conveyed as is, with no warranty, subject to easements and covenants of record. Reach the Special Commissioner at Jason A. Dunn, PLC, 303 34th Street, Unit 6, Virginia Beach, VA 23451, (757) 937-0872.
Source: City of Petersburg Tax Auction Pre-Registration, Virginia Auction Company· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Petersburg City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Petersburg 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 City of Petersburg tax auction listing 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 Special Commissioner Jason A. Dunn, PLC, appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Petersburg City
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from City of Petersburg tax auction listing 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 online only. Create a bidder account with Virginia Auction Company and submit the registration form for approval before the session opens; approval is reviewed, not instant, so register early. Bidders still pending approval when bidding opens are told to call the auction company at (757) 538-0123. Between sales, use the City of Petersburg pre-registration listing to be emailed and texted the schedule and parcel list once dates are set.
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
- Petersburg is an independent city and a county equivalent under Virginia law. It runs its own treasurer and its own judicial tax sale, and it is not part of Dinwiddie, Prince George or Chesterfield County. Do not use a neighboring county's tax sale calendar for Petersburg parcels.
- The city does not publish a standing delinquent real estate list. The parcel list is released with each auction on the Virginia Auction Company listing. For a current balance or payoff on a specific parcel, call Billing and Collections at 804-733-2346 or the Treasurer at 804-733-2322.
- Petersburg has changed auction firms more than once. Older City of Petersburg tax sale listings on other Virginia auction sites are closed sales from prior commissioners; the live sales run through Virginia Auction Company under Special Commissioner Jason A. Dunn, PLC.
- Sales are advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in Petersburg in addition to the auction listing, so the legal notice is worth watching if you want the earliest look at the parcel 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
Does Petersburg 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 Petersburg City hold tax deed sales?
Petersburg City holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed annual month. 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 Special Commissioner Jason A. Dunn, PLC, appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Petersburg 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 Petersburg City tax sale list?
Petersburg City posts its tax sale list at vaauctionco.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.
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