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Crenshaw County, AL tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Crenshaw 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 the county’s own official pages on Jul 27, 2026.

How tax lien sales work in Crenshaw County, seat of Luverne: 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
In person
Registration
No online bidder registration or auction portal is published by the county.
County office
(334) 335-6568 (operator connects to extension; Alabama Department of Revenue lists Ext. 231). Fax (334) 335-3616.
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How Crenshaw 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)

In person
Run by
Crenshaw County Revenue Commissioner's Office (Michele Boswell, Revenue Commissioner)
Frequency
annual
Registration
No online bidder registration or auction portal is published by the county.
Next expected
between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Delinquent tax sale notice and parcel list (2025 tax year, PDF)
When it runs
The Revenue Commissioner's Important Dates list gives the recurring window as "Month of May, date to be announced each year ....Tax Sale", preceded by "3 consecutive weeks in April ...Delinquent Property newspaper advertisement published". For the 2025 tax year the published legal notice set a later date: "I WILL PROCEED TO SELL FOR CASH IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF CRENSHAW, IN THE CITY OF LUVERNE ON JUNE 2ND, 2026 DURING THE LEGAL HOURS OF SALE". The notice footer shows publication in The Luverne Journal on "4/23, 4/30, & 5/7 2026". Confirm the current year's date with the office, since the advertised date has moved past the May window.
Registration and deposit

No online bidder registration or auction portal is published by the county. The legal notice states the Revenue Commissioner will "SELL FOR CASH IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF CRENSHAW, IN THE CITY OF LUVERNE" during the legal hours of sale, so bidders attend in person and settle in cash. Contact the Revenue Commissioner's Office at (334) 335-6568 for bidder instructions before the sale date.

Sale format and venue
Crenshaw County runs its tax sale IN PERSON at the courthouse, not on an online auction platform. No platform URL is listed because the county publishes none. The 2025 tax year notice is headed "CRENSHAW COUNTY - LUVERNE ALABAMA - DELINQUENT TAX SALE NOTICE" and recites that the sale proceeds "BY VIRTUE OF THE DECREE RENDERED BY THE PROBATE COURT OF CRENSHAW COUNTY ALABAMA", which is the traditional Alabama tax sale track under Title 40, Chapter 10, Article 1 rather than the online tax lien auction some Alabama counties have elected under Section 40-10-180. The published list is a scanned newspaper legal notice giving account number, parcel number, owner, legal description and total due for each parcel; it carries no separate bid deposit or premium schedule. Parcels that draw no bidder pass to the state, and that state-held inventory is handled by the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division by electronic price quote application, with a 10 calendar day payment window from the quote date, certificate assignments for parcels held under three years and tax deeds for parcels held over three years. Neither an assignment nor a tax deed conveys clear title. In person at the Crenshaw County Courthouse, Luverne
Source: Crenshaw County, Alabama: Legal Notice State of Alabama, Crenshaw County Delinquent Tax Sale Notice, 2025 tax year (PDF, published in The Luverne Journal)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Crenshaw County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Crenshaw 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.

  1. Get the advertised list

    Use Delinquent tax sale notice and parcel list (2025 tax year, PDF) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    No online bidder registration or auction portal is published by the county. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Not scheduled. The sale is live and in person; there is no online bidding platform. Confirm the venue and hour with the county office before you go.

  4. 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 Crenshaw County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Delinquent tax sale notice and parcel list (2025 tax year, PDF). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No online bidder registration or auction portal is published by the county. The legal notice states the Revenue Commissioner will "SELL FOR CASH IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF CRENSHAW, IN THE CITY OF LUVERNE" during the legal hours of sale, so bidders attend in person and settle in cash. Contact the Revenue Commissioner's Office at (334) 335-6568 for bidder instructions before the sale date.

  3. 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.

  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.

Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases

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)

Crenshaw County Revenue Commissioner's Office

(334) 335-6568 (operator connects to extension; Alabama Department of Revenue lists Ext. 231). Fax (334) 335-3616.

Crenshaw County Courthouse, 29 South Glenwood Avenue, Luverne, AL 36049. Mailing: P.O. Box 208, Luverne, AL 36049.

Official website

County notes

  • IN PERSON sale. The county publishes no online auction platform and no bidder portal; the legal notice directs bidders to the courthouse steps in Luverne and calls for cash settlement.
  • Timing conflict to watch: the Revenue Commissioner's Important Dates page says the tax sale is held in the "Month of May, date to be announced each year", but the advertised 2025 tax year sale was set for June 2, 2026. Treat the published legal notice as controlling for a given year.
  • The sale is the traditional Article 1 tax sale ordered by the Probate Court of Crenshaw County, not an online tax lien auction under Section 40-10-180. Counties in Alabama elect between the two regimes, and Crenshaw has stayed on the tax sale track as of the 2026 notice.
  • The delinquent list is published as a scanned newspaper legal notice PDF linked from the county home page, not as a searchable data file. It ran in The Luverne Journal on 4/23, 4/30 and 5/7 2026.
  • Revenue Commissioner's Important Dates: real property taxes due October 1; delinquent January 1 with a $5 delinquent fee per parcel plus 12 percent annual interest; court notices mailed in March.
  • Parcels not sold at the county sale become state held. Investors buy that inventory through the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division price quote process, not from the county.
  • Mailing address discrepancy: the county Contact Us page and the Alabama Department of Revenue county office listing both give P.O. Box 208, Luverne, AL 36049. The signature block on the scanned 2026 sale notice appears to read P.O. Box 308. The two agreeing official listings (P.O. Box 208) are used here.
  • Parcel and tax record lookup for due diligence is at the county public GIS site, crenshaw.alabamagis.com/crenshaw, which is branded to Michele Boswell, Revenue Commissioner.

Alabama rules

Max interest rate
12% per year, bid down at auction
Minimum return
No statutory minimum; interest accrues at your bid rate
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.
Governing statute
Ala. Code § 40-10-180

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 Crenshaw County, Alabama sell tax liens or tax deeds?

Tax lien certificates. In Alabama investors buy the lien, not the property; the County tax collecting official runs the sale.

When is the Crenshaw County tax certificate sale?

The Revenue Commissioner's Important Dates list gives the recurring window as "Month of May, date to be announced each year ....Tax Sale", preceded by "3 consecutive weeks in April ...Delinquent Property newspaper advertisement published". For the 2025 tax year the published legal notice set a later date: "I WILL PROCEED TO SELL FOR CASH IN FRONT OF THE COURTHOUSE OF CRENSHAW, IN THE CITY OF LUVERNE ON JUNE 2ND, 2026 DURING THE LEGAL HOURS OF SALE". The notice footer shows publication in The Luverne Journal on "4/23, 4/30, & 5/7 2026". Confirm the current year's date with the office, since the advertised date has moved past the May window. The sale is held in person. Always confirm the exact date with the County tax collecting official before the sale.

How often does Crenshaw County hold tax deed sales?

Crenshaw County holds its tax deed sale none (court action, not a scheduled auction). Not scheduled. 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. Alabama's redemption rule: Redeemable until the circuit court enters judgment; the holder cannot file to foreclose until 4 years after the tax lien auction, and the certificate expires 10 years after it. Call the Circuit court of the county; the circuit clerk executes the deed 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 Crenshaw County tax sale list?

Crenshaw County posts its tax sale list at crenshawcountyalonline.com. 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 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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