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Prince Edward County, VA tax sales

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

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County site
County office
(434) 392-3454
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How Prince Edward 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

Online auction
Run by
Special Commissioner of Sale for the Circuit Court of Prince Edward County, Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), alongside a separate non-judicial sale by the Prince Edward County Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Sale list
Prince Edward County and Town of Farmville tax sale notice with parcel list
When it runs
The two most recent auctions both ran in mid-August at 11:00 a.m., closing August 12, 2026 and August 13, 2025. Earlier sales fell on September 30, 2020, October 27, 2021, June 22, 2022 and October 25, 2022, so the date tracks the court's decrees of sale rather than a fixed annual month. Expect roughly one sale a year, most often in late summer or fall.
Registration and deposit

Registration and bidding through the auctioneer are free, and every bidder must register and be approved before the sale. Online bidders create an account at forsaleatauction.biz and submit a government-issued ID; registration requests sent after 10 a.m. on the day bidding closes may not be accepted. In-person bidders can register at the courthouse on sale day. You may not bid if you owe delinquent taxes to Prince Edward County or the Town of Farmville, or if you are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax case. For Sale At Auction takes registration questions at (540) 899-1776 or [email protected].

Sale format and venue
Two sales run side by side on the same day. The judicial sale offers parcels under decrees of sale entered in the Circuit Court of Prince Edward County, covering both county and Town of Farmville delinquencies; the winning bidder posts 25 percent of the bid or $1,000, whichever is higher, capped at $20,000 per parcel, plus a 10 percent buyer's premium with a $150 minimum, and the balance plus recording costs is due within 15 days of the court confirming the sale. The Treasurer's non-judicial sale under Va. Code 58.1-3975 settles differently: the full high bid plus the same 10 percent premium is due at the close of bidding for in-person buyers, or within 7 days for online buyers. Every judicial sale is subject to confirmation by the Circuit Court, so title does not pass on auction day. Bidding closes live in Court Room A on the third floor of the Prince Edward County Courthouse in Farmville, with online bidders competing at the same time. Owners frequently redeem in the final days and redeemed parcels are struck from the catalog before bidding, so check the parcel list again the morning of the sale.
Register on Online auction
Source: Tax Sale Notice and Parcel List, County of Prince Edward and Town of Farmville (TACS)· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Prince Edward County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County and Town of Farmville tax sale notice with parcel list for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.

  3. Sale day

    Bidding runs on County site; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  4. Confirm with the office

    If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Special Commissioner of Sale for the Circuit Court of Prince Edward County, Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), alongside a separate non-judicial sale by the Prince Edward County Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Prince Edward County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Prince Edward County and Town of Farmville tax sale notice with parcel list. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration and bidding through the auctioneer are free, and every bidder must register and be approved before the sale. Online bidders create an account at forsaleatauction.biz and submit a government-issued ID; registration requests sent after 10 a.m. on the day bidding closes may not be accepted. In-person bidders can register at the courthouse on sale day. You may not bid if you owe delinquent taxes to Prince Edward County or the Town of Farmville, or if you are a defendant in a pending delinquent tax case. For Sale At Auction takes registration questions at (540) 899-1776 or [email protected].

  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

Prince Edward County Treasurer

(434) 392-3454

P.O. Box 522, Farmville, VA 23901; in person at the Prince Edward County Courthouse, 124 N. Main St., Second Floor, Farmville, VA 23901

Official website

County notes

  • The county contracts collection and sale of delinquent real estate to Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), the law firm that serves as Special Commissioner of Sale. Reach TACS about a specific parcel, a payoff, or sale terms at 804-548-4429, [email protected], or P.O. Box 31800, Henrico, VA 23294-1800.
  • TACS posts every upcoming Virginia sale on its auction calendar at taxva.com and runs an interested-bidder sign-up that emails notice roughly three weeks before an auction. Choose the Southside Virginia region to catch Prince Edward sales.
  • The auctioneer has changed between sales. For Sale At Auction handled the 2025 and 2026 auctions and Dudley Resources handled the October 2022 sale, so confirm which auctioneer holds the catalog before registering for a given date.
  • Bidding takes place in Court Room A on the third floor of the Prince Edward County Courthouse in Farmville. The only public entrance is on Third Street next to Farmville Baptist Church, and everyone passes through a metal detector; no weapons are allowed inside.
  • The county collects routinely until an account is about three years delinquent, then refers it for sale, which matches the Va. Code 58.1-3965 threshold of delinquency on 31 December following the second anniversary.
  • Treasurer's office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding federal, state and county holidays. Real estate taxes can also be paid through the county e-payments portal.

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 Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County hold tax deed sales?

Prince Edward County holds its tax deed sale once a year. 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 of Sale for the Circuit Court of Prince Edward County, Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC (TACS), alongside a separate non-judicial sale by the Prince Edward 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 Prince Edward County tax sale list?

Prince Edward County posts its tax sale list at taxva.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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