Pulaski County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Pulaski County, seat of Pulaski: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual date.
- County office
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How Pulaski County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. The current round is handled by John A. Rife, Esq. of Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, with the delinquency certified by the Pulaski County Treasurer.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual date.
When it runs
Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual date. The Special Commissioner opened the current round of Pulaski County suits on 36 parcels on August 12, 2026 under Va. Code 58.1-3965, and an auction can only be set after the Circuit Court enters a decree of sale. Taxing Authority Consulting Services puts the litigation stage at roughly six to nine months, and the auction date is advertised in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and emailed to the interested-bidder list about three weeks ahead.
Registration and deposit
Bidder qualification is set by the Special Commissioner: you may not owe delinquent taxes to Pulaski County and you may not be a defendant in any delinquent tax suit filed by the county. Registration runs through the auctioneer named in each sale advertisement. Join the interested-bidder list at taxva.com to be emailed roughly three weeks before an auction, and call Taxing Authority Consulting Services at (804) 545-2500 or email [email protected] with questions about a listed parcel.
Sale format and venue
Pulaski County runs no in-house tax sale. The Treasurer certifies the delinquency, the court-appointed Special Commissioner files the suit in the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, and every sale is subject to the court's confirmation. The Special Commissioner's published notice is the operative list of parcels in the pipeline. No auction date or auctioneer is confirmed for the current round, so watch the Taxing Authority Consulting Services tax sale page and the legal notices in the local newspaper. A prior Pulaski County tax delinquent auction ran as a simulcast live and online sale at the Historic Train Station, 20 S. Washington Avenue, Pulaski, with a deposit of 20 percent of the sales price or $2,000, whichever is greater, a 10 percent buyer's premium, and the balance due to the Special Commissioner within 15 days of court confirmation. Terms are restated in each sale advertisement, so read the bid package for the auction you plan to attend.
Source: Pulaski County Delinquent Tax and Judicial Sale Notice, Taxing Authority Consulting Services· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Pulaski County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Pulaski 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 Notice of delinquent taxes and possible judicial sale, 36 parcels for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a fixed annual date. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. The current round is handled by John A. Rife, Esq. of Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, with the delinquency certified by the Pulaski County Treasurer. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Pulaski County
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Notice of delinquent taxes and possible judicial sale, 36 parcels. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidder qualification is set by the Special Commissioner: you may not owe delinquent taxes to Pulaski County and you may not be a defendant in any delinquent tax suit filed by the county. Registration runs through the auctioneer named in each sale advertisement. Join the interested-bidder list at taxva.com to be emailed roughly three weeks before an auction, and call Taxing Authority Consulting Services at (804) 545-2500 or email [email protected] with questions about a listed parcel.
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
- Parcels reach the Pulaski County sale list only after the Treasurer certifies them delinquent and the Special Commissioner files suit in Circuit Court, so the published notice is a warning list rather than a sale calendar. An owner can stop the sale at any point before the auction by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, interest, costs and fees, which means the parcel count shrinks between the notice and the auction.
- There is no county-run auction site or standing sale page. The Special Commissioner sets the date, names the auctioneer and publishes the terms in the sale advertisement, so the Taxing Authority Consulting Services tax sale page and the county's newspaper legal notices are where a Pulaski County sale is announced.
- The Town of Pulaski, the county seat, collects its own town taxes and holds a separate tax delinquent sale, so a parcel inside town limits can surface in either proceeding. Check both before assuming a property is clear.
- Redemption payments on listed parcels are made payable to Pulaski County and mailed to Taxing Authority Consulting Services PC, Post Office Box 31800, Henrico, Virginia 23294, referencing Pulaski County delinquent real estate taxes.
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 Pulaski 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 Pulaski County hold tax deed sales?
Pulaski County holds its tax deed sale once a year. Sales are scheduled case by case rather than on a 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 Special Commissioner of Sale appointed by the Circuit Court of Pulaski County. The current round is handled by John A. Rife, Esq. of Taxing Authority Consulting Services, PC, with the delinquency certified by the Pulaski 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 Pulaski County tax sale list?
Pulaski 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.
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