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Fayette County, AL tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Fayette 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 Fayette County, seat of Fayette: 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.
County office
205-932-6081
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How Fayette 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
Fayette County Revenue Commissioner
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Not published on any Fayette County page we could verify.
Next expected
between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Fayette County transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale (ADOR, updated weekly)
When it runs
Not published on any Fayette County page we could verify. Alabama tax lien auctions fall in the statewide statutory spring window, but this county posts no date of its own. Call the Revenue Commissioner at 205-932-6081 to confirm the date and whether the county runs a tax lien auction or the older tax sale.
Registration and deposit

No county auction registration instructions are published on any Fayette County page we could verify, so request them from the Revenue Commissioner's office directly. Parcels the state already holds are a separate channel bought through the Alabama Department of Revenue: create an account on the ADOR application portal, submit one application per property, then pay the price quote with a postmark no later than the 10th calendar day from the quote date. If the state has held the certificate less than three years the buyer receives an assignment of the certificate rather than a deed, and ADOR warns that neither an assignment nor a tax deed gives clear title.

Sale format and venue
Fayette County has no standalone revenue office website. The only official county web presence we could reach is the Revenue Commissioner's public GIS property portal, which carries no tax sale, auction, or delinquent list content. No auction platform is verifiable for this county, so none is claimed here: confirm with the office before assuming an online sale. State held inventory is a separate channel run by the Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division, whose county transcripts are posted as weekly PDFs. The Fayette transcript fetched on 2026-07-25 carried a file date of 07/20/2026 and listed no parcels, so nothing was available from the state in that file.
Source: Alabama Department of Revenue - Tax Delinquent Property and Land Sales· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Fayette County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Fayette 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 Fayette County transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale (ADOR, updated weekly) 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

    Not scheduled. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.

  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 Fayette County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Fayette County transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale (ADOR, updated weekly). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    No county auction registration instructions are published on any Fayette County page we could verify, so request them from the Revenue Commissioner's office directly. Parcels the state already holds are a separate channel bought through the Alabama Department of Revenue: create an account on the ADOR application portal, submit one application per property, then pay the price quote with a postmark no later than the 10th calendar day from the quote date. If the state has held the certificate less than three years the buyer receives an assignment of the certificate rather than a deed, and ADOR warns that neither an assignment nor a tax deed gives clear title.

  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)

Fayette County Revenue Commissioner (Jeananne Edwards)

205-932-6081

Fayette County Courthouse, 113 Temple Avenue N., P.O. Box 337, Fayette, AL 35555

Official website

County notes

  • The office phone and address come from the Alabama Department of Revenue's official county office directory: 205-932-6081, fax 205-932-4541, Fayette County Courthouse, 113 Temple Avenue N., mailing address P.O. Box 337, Fayette, AL 35555.
  • The county GIS site lists a 770-886-4645 number, but that is Flagship GIS vendor support in Georgia, not the Revenue Commissioner's office. Use 205-932-6081 for county tax questions.
  • https://www.alabamagis.com/Fayette/ redirects to https://fayette.alabamagis.com/fayette/. It is a mapping and property record portal only, with no sale calendar, bidder registration, or delinquent list.
  • No auction platform, sale date, or bidder registration page was found for Fayette County on any official source, so treat platform and timing as unverified until the office confirms them.
  • State held parcels are purchased through the Alabama Department of Revenue application portal at https://stateofalabamaalsf.tylerhost.net/, which requires an account and accepts only one application per user account per property.

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 Fayette 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 Fayette County tax certificate sale?

Not published on any Fayette County page we could verify. Alabama tax lien auctions fall in the statewide statutory spring window, but this county posts no date of its own. Call the Revenue Commissioner at 205-932-6081 to confirm the date and whether the county runs a tax lien auction or the older tax sale. Always confirm the exact date with the County tax collecting official before the sale.

How often does Fayette County hold tax deed sales?

Fayette 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 Fayette County tax sale list?

Fayette County posts its tax sale list at revenue.alabama.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 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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