Lamar County, AL tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •The official county site lamarcountyal.gov publishes 19 pages and none of them covers tax lien sales, delinquent tax lists, sale notices, or bidder registration. Revenue is the only tax related department page, and a site search for tax lien returns no results.
• •Office name, mailing address, and phone come from the Lamar County public GIS header, which reads "Pam Duncan, Revenue Commissioner", "PO Box 1170, Vernon AL 35592", "Phone (205) 695-9139". The county's own Revenue page lists the same commissioner and the same phone number.
• •The Revenue page's only outbound tax link is "Pay Land Taxes" to payyourpropertytax.com/lamar/la, an IMS Enterprises payment portal for current year bills. That portal shows no delinquent list, no sale notice, and no auction function.
• •The Alabama Department of Revenue Property Tax Division publishes a per county transcript of tax delinquent land available for sale, updated weekly and without physical addresses. The Lamar County transcript dated 07/20/2026 contains only the header line and no parcel rows.
• •The GovEase live and upcoming auction list checked in July 2026 showed no Alabama counties, which is expected outside Alabama's spring sale window, so that check neither confirms nor rules out a platform for Lamar County.
• •No county specific sale page was found, so the sale format, date, platform, and registration terms below the state default are unverified for Lamar County. Confirm with the Revenue Commissioner's Office before budgeting for a bid.

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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