Bibb County, AL tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Bibb County, AL tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Alabama sells tax lien certificates paying up to 12%. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Jul 27, 2026.
How tax lien sales work in Bibb County, seat of Centreville: sale calendar, auction platform, over-the-counter lists, and the offices that run each sale.
New to tax sales? Read how Alabama tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Not scheduled.
- Format
- GovEase
- Registration
- Register through the GovEase bidder portal, not with the county directly.
- County office
- 205-926-3105
On this page
How Bibb County sells delinquent taxes
From lien to deed
Alabama holds no routine county tax deed auction under the tax lien regime. A holder of all the sold, unexpired, outstanding tax lien certificates on a parcel may file an action in circuit court to foreclose the right to redeem and quiet title, but only once four years have passed since the tax lien auction and no later than ten years after it. The holder must mail a notice of intent at least 30 days and no more than 180 days before filing, to the owner of record, every recorded lienholder, the tax collecting official, and anyone else who may reasonably be believed to hold an interest.
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Bibb County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector (Angela "Angie" Langston), Bibb County Courthouse, Centreville
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No Bibb County sale date is published on any official county page.
- Registration
- Register through the GovEase bidder portal, not with the county directly.
- Next expected
- between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
When it runs
Registration and deposit
Register through the GovEase bidder portal, not with the county directly. GovEase's Alabama instructions: visit Govease.com, click "Sign Up/Log In" at the top right, complete all applicable fields, then click "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, "Click on Register beside the county you want to participate in" and "Click Sign Now for all registration documents." Bidders electronically sign county-specific registration documents (including a W-9), may need to upload a bank statement or balance letter, and set an approval limit. GovEase notes "Some counties may also require a deposit to get approved." Bidding is unlocked when the My Registrations page shows Approved next to the county. Bidding format is bid-down interest: GovEase states "The maximum bid is 12% simple interest per annum, prorated monthly. The lowest acceptable bid is 0%."
Sale format and venue
Bibb County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Bibb 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 Alabama DOR state-held tax delinquent land transcript, Bibb County (PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Not scheduled. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Circuit court of the county; the circuit clerk executes the deed as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Bibb County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Alabama DOR state-held tax delinquent land transcript, Bibb County (PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Confirm registration and deposit
Register through the GovEase bidder portal, not with the county directly. GovEase's Alabama instructions: visit Govease.com, click "Sign Up/Log In" at the top right, complete all applicable fields, then click "Register/Add Auctions" under My Account, "Click on Register beside the county you want to participate in" and "Click Sign Now for all registration documents." Bidders electronically sign county-specific registration documents (including a W-9), may need to upload a bank statement or balance letter, and set an approval limit. GovEase notes "Some counties may also require a deposit to get approved." Bidding is unlocked when the My Registrations page shows Approved next to the county. Bidding format is bid-down interest: GovEase states "The maximum bid is 12% simple interest per annum, prorated monthly. The lowest acceptable bid is 0%."
Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Alabama 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.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold certificates
Liens that draw no bid at the auction stay with the county. At any time after the auction date the tax collecting official may sell an unsold lien at private sale for no less than all taxes, interest, penalties, costs and fees due, plus any amount owed to a prior certificate holder. The rate is agreed with the tax collecting official and cannot exceed 12 percent, so over-the-counter liens often carry the full rate. Ask the county for its list of unsold liens.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Alabama calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Bibb County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector (Angela Langston)
Bibb County Courthouse, 8 Court Square W., Suite B, Room 102, Centreville, AL 35042
Official websiteCounty notes
- Bibb County combines assessment and collection in one office. The Alabama Department of Revenue lists the official as "Angela Langston, Tax Assessor/Tax Collector," not a Revenue Commissioner. The county's own GIS site and website use the shorter form "Angie Langston, Tax Assessor/Collector."
- Office fax listed by ADOR is 205-926-3125. Office email listed on the county website is Bibb.altaxac@gmail.com.
- The county FAQ page states: "The Tax Assessor and Tax Collector office is located in the Court House Annex Building at 8 Court Square West, Centreville AL, 35042." ADOR gives the fuller room-level address used in the contacts block.
- ADOR links two county web properties for Bibb: a Public GIS site (https://www.alabamagis.com/Bibb/, which redirects to https://bibb.alabamagis.com/bibb/) and a Citizen Access Portal (https://altags.com/bibb_license/default.aspx). The GIS site is parcel lookup only. The Citizen Access Portal belongs to the Bibb County License Commissioner and handles motor vehicle and boat renewals only. Neither mentions tax sales, tax liens, or delinquent property auctions.
- No sale list, bidder packet, or registration form specific to Bibb County was found on any official county page. The list_url provided is the Alabama DOR state-held inventory transcript for Bibb, which covers prior-year parcels struck to the state, not the current-year auction list.
- GovEase's Alabama County Contact Information article names 31 Alabama counties with a designated county staff contact for auction questions. Bibb is not among them. Treat GovEase as the probable platform, verified only by the online-payments county list, and reconfirm with the county office.
Alabama rules
- Redemption
- A tax lien can be redeemed at any time before the circuit court enters judgment in a foreclosure action, and the holder cannot file that action until four years after the auction or the tax official's private sale. If the holder does not commence a foreclosure action within ten years of the auction or sale, the certificate expires and the lien becomes void. A certificate holder has no right to enter or possess the property, make repairs, or charge rents before it receives the circuit clerk's deed. In a county that uses the Article 1 property tax sale instead, land sold to a purchaser other than the state may be redeemed within three years from the date of sale, and land bid in for the state may be redeemed at any time before title passes out of the state.
- Surplus proceeds
- In a court-ordered auction the proceeds pay the cost of the auction first, then the certificate holder up to the redemption amount plus taxes it paid before filing and the court-allowed costs and fees. Any surplus goes to the owner or the owner's heirs or successors as the court determines, and Alabama's unclaimed property law applies to whatever is left. In a county that instead uses the Article 1 property tax sale, the excess over the decree is held in a separate county account for three years for a party who redeems, and Section 40-10-28 opens later windows in which the owner or a redeeming party can claim it.
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
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Verified Jul 27, 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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