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Staunton City, VA tax sales

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

New to tax sales? Read how Virginia tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.

Next sale
Staunton has no annual sale on a fixed date.
Format
County site
County office
(540) 332-3833
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How Staunton City 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 appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Staunton, working from delinquent accounts certified by the Staunton City Treasurer
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Staunton has no annual sale on a fixed date.
Sale list
Tax delinquent real estate auctions, For Sale At Auction
When it runs
Staunton has no annual sale on a fixed date. A sale runs only after the circuit court authorizes a batch of delinquent parcels, and the city's most recent advertised sale was a timed online auction that began closing at 11:00 a.m. on February 24, 2021. Watch the auction firm's tax delinquent listings for the next Staunton offering and call the Treasurer at (540) 332-3833 to confirm whether accounts have gone into suit.
Registration and deposit

Registration is free and takes two steps on bid.forsaleatauction.biz or in the For Sale At Auction app: create an account with a username and password, then submit the registration form for that specific auction with a copy of a government issued ID. The auction firm approves each bidder by hand, and registration requests sent after 10 a.m. on the day bidding closes may not be accepted, so register early. Bidders without internet access can call the auction firm at (540) 899-1776 to have an account created and bids placed for them.

Sale format and venue
Staunton sells by judicial sale under Title 58.1, Chapter 39, Article 4 of the Code of Virginia, so the circuit court must confirm the high bid before a special warranty deed passes, and there is no redemption once the sale date arrives. Bidding is timed and online only, run like an auction with proxy maximums, and any bid placed in the final two minutes extends that parcel by another two minutes. Property is sold as is, where is, free of judgment liens and deeds of trust but subject to recorded easements, covenants and rights of anyone in possession. The city's last published sale carried a buyer's premium of 10 percent of the high bid or $100, whichever is greater, and required a nonrefundable deposit of 20 percent of the total purchase price or $2,000, whichever is greater, within five business days of the close, with the balance due within 15 days of court confirmation. Checks must be drawn on a Virginia bank account; out of state buyers need certified funds. Terms are set sale by sale, so read the notice for the auction you intend to bid in. N. Reid Broughton of Sands Anderson PC, P.O. Box 2009, Christiansburg, VA 24068, served as special commissioner on that sale.
Register on Online auction
Source: Special Commissioner's Sale of Real Estate, Staunton Judicial Tax Sale Notice· Verified Aug 23, 2026

Staunton City tax sale list and auction calendar

For Staunton 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Tax delinquent real estate auctions, For Sale At Auction 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

    Staunton has no annual sale on a fixed date. 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 appointed by the Circuit Court of the City of Staunton, working from delinquent accounts certified by the Staunton City Treasurer as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.

Before you bid in Staunton City

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax delinquent real estate auctions, For Sale At Auction. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Registration is free and takes two steps on bid.forsaleatauction.biz or in the For Sale At Auction app: create an account with a username and password, then submit the registration form for that specific auction with a copy of a government issued ID. The auction firm approves each bidder by hand, and registration requests sent after 10 a.m. on the day bidding closes may not be accepted, so register early. Bidders without internet access can call the auction firm at (540) 899-1776 to have an account created and bids placed for them.

  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

Staunton City Treasurer

(540) 332-3833

City Hall, 1st Floor, 116 W. Beverley Street, P.O. Box 474, Staunton, VA 24402

Official website

County notes

  • Staunton is an independent city and is not part of Augusta County. Its delinquent parcels are certified by the Staunton City Treasurer and sold under orders of the Circuit Court of the City of Staunton, and an Augusta County sale is a separate event with a separate list.
  • Virginia gives no right of redemption after a judicial tax sale. An owner can stop a sale by paying the account in full or by keeping a payment agreement current, but that right ends on the date set for the sale.
  • The city website carries no delinquent list and no sale calendar. The special commissioner's published advertisement and the auction firm's tax delinquent listings are the operative notice, and the Treasurer's office at (540) 332-3833 can confirm whether a parcel has been referred for suit.
  • Staunton does not come up on the auction calendar every year, so sign up for the auction firm's email notifications rather than waiting on a fixed month.
  • Bidding is online only for this city, so plan on remote due diligence. Drive the parcel and pull zoning and tax card detail from the city GIS before the auction closes, because bids are binding and the sale is not contingent on financing.

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 Staunton 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 Staunton City hold tax deed sales?

Staunton City holds its tax deed sale once a year. Staunton has no annual sale on a fixed 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 the City of Staunton, working from delinquent accounts certified by the Staunton City 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 Staunton City tax sale list?

Staunton City posts its tax sale list at forsaleatauction.biz. 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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