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Talladega County, AL tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Talladega 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 Talladega County, seat of Talladega: 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
Online through GovEase.
County office
256-761-2123
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How Talladega 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)

GovEase
Run by
Talladega County Revenue Commissioner (Revenue Commission, Property Tax division), referred to on county pages as the Talladega County Revenue Office
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual online tax lien auction in May.
Registration
Online through GovEase.
Next expected
between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
Tax Delinquent Properties list (AssuranceWeb Property portal)
When it runs
Annual online tax lien auction in May. The county tax sale page states: "Talladega County Tax Lien Sale for 2025 delinquent tax properties will begin on May 12, 2026. from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. and continue from day to day until completed on the GOVEASE website." The same page sets May 8, 2026 as the last day to pay property tax and the last day to redeem prior sales, and states "2025 tax lien sales may be redeemed starting May 25, 2026."
Registration and deposit

Online through GovEase. The county page states: "Registration is required for all individuals who will participate in the lien sale. There is no charge for registration. Registration begin April 27, 2026." The county links a registration and online webinar training document from the same page. Bidders sign up or log in on the GovEase site.

Sale format and venue
Talladega County sells tax liens, not tax deeds. A public notice on the county tax sale page states: "BEGINNING 2020 FOR DELINQUENT 2019 TAXES, AND EACH SUBSEQUENT TAX YEAR, PER ALABAMA CODE 40-10-180 (1975); TALLADEGA COUNTY WILL CHANGE METHOD OF COLLECTING TAXES WITH A TAX LIEN AUCTION." The sale is conducted online on GovEase and continues from day to day until complete. Other dates published for the 2026 cycle: last day to pay by check March 27, 2026; the office begins contacting prior-year bidders April 13, 2026; first right bidders can pay in Talladega starting April 27, 2026; online payments shut down May 8, 2026. The county delinquent parcel portal loads but currently shows "The Delinquent Parcels listing is currently disabled," so the list appears to be published seasonally ahead of the sale. The county pages do not state a minimum bid, deposit amount, or starting interest rate, so those were not captured. A scam warning on the page notes the Revenue Office will never call a taxpayer to request payment or banking information by phone.
Register on GovEase
Source: Tax Sale, Talladega County Revenue Commission (Property Tax)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Talladega County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Talladega 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 Tax Delinquent Properties list (AssuranceWeb Property portal) for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Online through GovEase. Full requirements are in the sale card above.

  3. Sale day

    Not scheduled. Bidding runs on GovEase; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.

  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 Talladega County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax Delinquent Properties list (AssuranceWeb Property portal). Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Online through GovEase. The county page states: "Registration is required for all individuals who will participate in the lien sale. There is no charge for registration. Registration begin April 27, 2026." The county links a registration and online webinar training document from the same page. Bidders sign up or log in on the GovEase site.

  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)

Talladega County Revenue Commissioner (Cindy Pennington), Property Tax division

256-761-2123

Talladega County Courthouse, One Court Square, 1st Floor, Talladega, AL 35160. Mailing: Talladega County Property Tax, P.O. Box 1119, Talladega, AL 35161

Official website

County notes

  • Office hours listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed on holidays.
  • Property tax email listed as property@talladegacountyal.org. Staff listed: Cindy Pennington (Revenue Commissioner), Patti Harris (Deputy Revenue Commissioner), Lisa Walton (Revenue Property Supervisor), Angela Keith (Redemption Clerk).
  • The county announcement page titled "TAX YEAR DELINQUENT PROPERTIES LIST" links to the AssuranceWeb Property delinquent parcels view and points bidders back to the tax sale page for the sale calendar.
  • GovEase's public auction index is rendered client side and did not expose a Talladega specific auction page in the fetched HTML. The platform attribution comes from the county's own outbound link on its tax sale page.
  • No deposit, premium, or bid-down-interest mechanics were published on the county pages fetched. The linked GovEase registration and training PDF is a scanned image and could not be read as text.

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 Talladega 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 Talladega County tax certificate sale?

Annual online tax lien auction in May. The county tax sale page states: "Talladega County Tax Lien Sale for 2025 delinquent tax properties will begin on May 12, 2026. from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM. and continue from day to day until completed on the GOVEASE website." The same page sets May 8, 2026 as the last day to pay property tax and the last day to redeem prior sales, and states "2025 tax lien sales may be redeemed starting May 25, 2026." Registration and bidding happen on the county's online platform. Always confirm the exact date with the County tax collecting official before the sale.

How often does Talladega County hold tax deed sales?

Talladega 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 Talladega County tax sale list?

Talladega County posts its tax sale list at talladegaproperty.countygovservices.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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