Virginia Beach City, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in Virginia Beach City, seat of Virginia Beach: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- Sales run as week-long online auctions.
- Format
- County site
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
- County office
- 757-385-8258
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How Virginia Beach City sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Office of the City Treasurer, City of Virginia Beach, working with court-appointed Special Commissioners of Sale James J. Reid, Esq. and Jason A. Dunn, PLC. Virginia Auction Company, Inc. conducts the bidding.
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Sales run as week-long online auctions.
- Registration
- Bidding is online only.
When it runs
Sales run as week-long online auctions. The Treasurer's flyer for the current sale reads "Online Bidding Starts on Wednesday, August 19th, 2026 at 10:00 AM" and "Bidding Begins to Close on Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 at 10:00 AM." Lots close five minutes apart and each lot auto-extends two minutes on any bid placed in the final two minutes. The Treasurer posts a legal ad and an auction flyer on its real estate page ahead of each sale, so watch that page for the next date.
Registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Open a bidder account with Virginia Auction Company before the sale and wait for approval; if approval is still pending once bidding opens, call the auction company at 757-538-0123. Anyone who owes delinquent Virginia Beach taxes, personally or through an entity they are involved in, is not permitted to bid.
Sale format and venue
Two sets of terms run inside the same auction, split by lot number. Judicial lots carry a 10 percent buyer's premium, a 20 percent deposit due at the close in cash or certified or cashier's check, and the balance within ten days, with checks payable to the special commissioner assigned to that lot. Those sales are subject to confirmation by the Virginia Beach Circuit Court, which can take 30 to 60 days, and title then passes by special warranty deed. Nonjudicial lots, sold by the Treasurer under Va. Code 58.1-3975, carry a 15 percent buyer's premium plus a $200 deed recordation fee, with the full price due to Virginia Auction Co., Inc. within two hours of the close by cash, cashier's check, money order or wire, and are confirmed by the Treasurer rather than the court. Properties may be added or withdrawn at any time before the auction, and every parcel sells as is, in gross and not by the acre.
Source: Real Estate Taxes and Delinquent Sale Notices, Virginia Beach City Treasurer· Verified Aug 23, 2026
Virginia Beach City tax sale list and auction calendar
For Virginia Beach 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 Delinquent Real Estate and Auction Notices, Virginia Beach City Treasurer for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Sales run as week-long online auctions. 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 Office of the City Treasurer, City of Virginia Beach, working with court-appointed Special Commissioners of Sale James J. Reid, Esq. and Jason A. Dunn, PLC. Virginia Auction Company, Inc. conducts the bidding. as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Virginia Beach City
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Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent Real Estate and Auction Notices, Virginia Beach City Treasurer. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidding is online only. Open a bidder account with Virginia Auction Company before the sale and wait for approval; if approval is still pending once bidding opens, call the auction company at 757-538-0123. Anyone who owes delinquent Virginia Beach taxes, personally or through an entity they are involved in, is not permitted to bid.
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
Office of the City Treasurer, City of Virginia Beach
Municipal Center, Building 1, City Hall, 1st Floor, 2401 Courthouse Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23456
Official websiteCounty notes
- Virginia Beach is an independent city. It runs its own delinquent real estate sales through its City Treasurer and is not part of any county.
- Real estate taxes are billed in two installments due Dec. 5 and June 5. Once taxes run three years delinquent plus the current tax year, the Treasurer may advertise the property under Va. Code 58.1-3924 and adds a $25 advertising fee.
- If the taxes remain unpaid as of June 30 of the current fiscal year, the account is turned over to a law firm for collection, attorney fees attach, and a lien may be recorded with the Clerk of the Virginia Beach Circuit Court before the property is offered for sale.
- The city publishes a Delinquent Real Estate Taxes dataset on its Open Data Portal, linked from the Treasurer's real estate page, which is the place to track parcels moving toward a sale.
- Judicial and nonjudicial lots are advertised in the same flyer but settle on different terms and pay different parties, so match the lot number to its terms and its payee before you bid.
- Virginia allows no post-sale redemption. An owner's right to pay and keep the property ends on the date set for the sale.
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 Virginia Beach 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 Virginia Beach City hold tax deed sales?
Virginia Beach City holds its tax deed sale once a year. Sales run as week-long online auctions. 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 Office of the City Treasurer, City of Virginia Beach, working with court-appointed Special Commissioners of Sale James J. Reid, Esq. and Jason A. Dunn, PLC. Virginia Auction Company, Inc. conducts the bidding. 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 Virginia Beach City tax sale list?
Virginia Beach City posts its tax sale list at treasurer.virginiabeach.gov. 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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