York County, VA tax sales
How tax deed sales work in York County, seat of Yorktown: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
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- Next sale
- No recurring sale month.
- County office
- 757-890-3420
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How York County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- York County Treasurer's Office, which certifies the delinquency, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the York County Circuit Court
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No recurring sale month.
When it runs
No recurring sale month. York County advertises a delinquent land sale only when a special commissioner brings a suit and the circuit court sets a sale date, so timing runs case by case rather than on an annual calendar.
Registration and deposit
Bidder terms come from the special commissioner's published terms of sale for each auction, which set the deposit, the bid confirmation step and the closing deadline. Call the Treasurer's Delinquent Tax Administrator at 757-890-3420 to find out which commissioner is handling the current suit before you plan a bid.
Sale format and venue
York County publishes no standing tax sale calendar and no bidder list of its own. Virginia sells delinquent real estate through a suit in equity in circuit court, and the operative notice comes from the special commissioner handling the case rather than from a county web page, so there is no permanent online portal to register on ahead of time. Start with the Treasurer's Delinquent Tax Administrator at 757-890-3420 or [email protected], then follow the York County Circuit Court docket for the decree of sale. Virginia allows no redemption after the sale: the owner's right to pay ends on the date set for the auction, so a successful bidder takes title once the court confirms the sale. Real estate bills fall due June 25 and December 5 each year, and unpaid accounts are the pool a future judicial sale draws from.
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York County tax sale list and auction calendar
For York 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
A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No recurring sale 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 York County Treasurer's Office, which certifies the delinquency, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the York County Circuit Court as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in York County
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Start with the live sale list
The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.Confirm registration and deposit
Bidder terms come from the special commissioner's published terms of sale for each auction, which set the deposit, the bid confirmation step and the closing deadline. Call the Treasurer's Delinquent Tax Administrator at 757-890-3420 to find out which commissioner is handling the current suit before you plan a 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
County notes
- The Treasurer's Delinquent Tax Administrator, reached at 757-890-3420 or [email protected], handles overdue York County real estate accounts and payment agreements before a parcel reaches a court sale.
- York County real estate tax bills are due June 25 and December 5 each year, so a parcel has to miss several of those cycles before a special commissioner takes it to suit.
- The Treasurer's counter is at 120 Alexander Hamilton Boulevard in Yorktown, open Monday through Friday from 8:15 a.m. to 5 p.m., while mailed items go to P.O. Box 251, Yorktown, VA 23690-0251.
- Because the sale is a court proceeding, plan on reading the commissioner's advertisement and terms of sale for the individual case rather than a county bidder page, and confirm the deposit amount before the auction date.
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 York 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 York County hold tax deed sales?
York County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No recurring sale 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 York County Treasurer's Office, which certifies the delinquency, with the auction itself conducted by a special commissioner of sale appointed by the York 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.
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