Richmond County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Richmond County, seat of Warsaw: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No fixed annual auction month.
- Registration
- There is no standing bidder roll and no online registration.
- County office
- (804) 333-3555
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How Richmond County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Richmond County Treasurer's Office certifies and pursues the delinquency; the auction itself is a special commissioner's sale ordered and confirmed by the Richmond County Circuit Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No fixed annual auction month.
- Registration
- There is no standing bidder roll and no online registration.
When it runs
No fixed annual auction month. Parcels reach sale case by case as each delinquent tax suit matures in the Richmond County Circuit Court, and the court's decree sets the date in that case. The county's suits are styled County of Richmond v. the owners, and each states its object as enforcing the county's liens "for delinquent real estate taxes on the hereinafter described parcels of land located in Richmond County, Virginia, by a sale of such land," pursuant to Va. Code 58.1-3965. Notices run in the Northern Neck News and are posted at the courthouse front door.
Registration and deposit
There is no standing bidder roll and no online registration. Terms come from the circuit court's decree of sale in each case, so confirm the deposit amount, accepted funds and settlement deadline with the Treasurer's Office at (804) 333-3555 before the auction date. Virginia special commissioner sales generally bar anyone who owes the locality delinquent taxes, and anyone named as a defendant in the tax suit, from bidding.
Sale format and venue
Richmond County runs no online tax sale and no county auction portal. Delinquent real estate is sold under a judicial sale tied to the Richmond County Circuit Court at 101 Court Circle, Warsaw, and the court confirms the price before a deed passes. The Clerk's filed legal documents page carries the orders of publication from the county's delinquent tax suits, and each one lists the parcels by owner, acreage, magisterial district, assessed value and tax map number, which is the closest thing this county publishes to a sale list. Confirm the sale date, location and bidding terms with the Treasurer's Office at (804) 333-3555 or the Circuit Court Clerk at (804) 333-3781. A third party auction site posts a courtesy notice for Richmond County that says plainly it is not conducting the sale and is not affiliated with it, so treat any date shown there as unconfirmed until the county or the court gives it to you.
Source: Filed Legal Documents, Richmond County VA Circuit Court Clerk· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Richmond County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Richmond 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 Filed legal documents, Richmond County Circuit Court Clerk for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
No fixed annual auction month. 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 Richmond County Treasurer's Office certifies and pursues the delinquency; the auction itself is a special commissioner's sale ordered and confirmed by the Richmond County Circuit Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Richmond County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Filed legal documents, Richmond County Circuit Court Clerk. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
There is no standing bidder roll and no online registration. Terms come from the circuit court's decree of sale in each case, so confirm the deposit amount, accepted funds and settlement deadline with the Treasurer's Office at (804) 333-3555 before the auction date. Virginia special commissioner sales generally bar anyone who owes the locality delinquent taxes, and anyone named as a defendant in the tax suit, from bidding.
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
- Richmond County sits in the Northern Neck with its seat at Warsaw, and is a separate government from the independent City of Richmond, which runs its own tax sales.
- The Circuit Court Clerk's Office, 101 Court Circle, P.O. Box 1000, Warsaw, VA 22572, phone (804) 333-3781, holds the delinquent tax suit files and records the deed once the court confirms a sale. Circuit court cases are heard in the General District Court building.
- Outside counsel John C. Hutt, Jr., P.C., 15885 Kings Highway, P.O. Box 39, Montross, VA 22520, phone (804) 493-9700, has filed the county's delinquent tax suits under Va. Code 58.1-3965; the circuit court then appoints a special commissioner to conduct the sale and report it back for confirmation.
- Richmond County parcels are not carried on the statewide Taxing Authority Consulting Services auction calendar that covers many other Virginia localities, so watch the Clerk's filed legal documents page and the Northern Neck News for this county.
- The Treasurer's Office is open Monday through Friday, 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, and the Circuit Court Clerk's Office keeps the same hours.
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 Richmond 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 Richmond County hold tax deed sales?
Richmond County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No fixed annual auction 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 Richmond County Treasurer's Office certifies and pursues the delinquency; the auction itself is a special commissioner's sale ordered and confirmed by the Richmond County Circuit Court 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 Richmond County tax sale list?
Richmond County posts its tax sale list at co.richmond.va.us. 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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