Henry County, AL tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The Revenue Commissioner is the single office for assessment and collection in Henry County. Pamela B. Dyson holds the post. The office is in the Henry County Courthouse at 101 Court Square, Suite C, Abbeville, AL 36310, phone (334) 585-3043, fax 334-585-3890, open 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
• •The county lists the same office as "Revenue Office, Suite C, (334) 585-3043" in the Henry County Commission directory, and the Alabama Department of Revenue lists Pamela Dyson as Revenue Commissioner at the same address with phones 334-585-3043 and 334-585-6153 and an appraisal office line at 334-585-1379.
• •Taxes are due October 1 and become delinquent January 1, with interest accruing at 1 percent per month plus additional delinquent charges. That January 1 delinquency date sets up the following April auction.
• •The Alabama Department of Revenue transcript of state held tax delinquent land for Henry County, generated 07/20/2026, lists no parcels. Investors looking for Henry County inventory should work the county's own tax lien auction list and its unsold lien private sales rather than the state held file.
• •The Revenue Commissioner's Citizen Access Portal at henry.capturecama.com carries a Delinquent Search and a Forms page. The portal has no investor login of its own, so bidding runs entirely through GovEase.
• •The county's GovEase flyer was published for the 2024 cycle and still carries the 2024 registration and auction dates. Confirm the current year's registration window and auction date with the Revenue Commissioner or on GovEase before you plan around it.

Alabama rules

Max interest rate

12% per year, bid down at auctionCode of Alabama 1975, Section 40-10-184 - Auction procedures; winning bidsAla. Code § 40-10-184Verified Jul 25, 2026

Minimum return

No statutory minimum; interest accrues at your bid rateCode of Alabama 1975, Section 40-10-184 - Auction procedures; winning bidsAla. Code § 40-10-184Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Code of Alabama 1975, Section 40-10-193 - Redemption of a tax lienAla. Code § 40-10-193Verified Jul 25, 2026

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.Code of Alabama 1975, Section 40-10-28 - Disposition of excess arising from saleAla. Code § 40-10-28Verified Jul 25, 2026

Governing statute

Ala. Code § 40-10-180Code of Alabama 1975, Section 40-10-180 - Purpose; choice of remedy by tax collecting officialAla. Code § 40-10-180Verified Jul 25, 2026

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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