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Walker County, AL tax sales

Tax Sale Atlas maps the Walker 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 Walker County, seat of Jasper: 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
Bidding is online through GovEase.
County office
(205) 384-7267
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How Walker 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
Walker County Revenue Commissioner's Office (the office brands itself Walker County Revenue Commission; Jerry Davis is Revenue Commissioner)
Frequency
annual
Typical timing
Annual, first Monday in May.
Registration
Bidding is online through GovEase.
Next expected
between March 1 and June 15, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Sale list
2025 Tax Year Delinquent Tax List
When it runs
Annual, first Monday in May. The Tax Liens page states: "The Tax Lien Auction begins at 8:30 a.m. the first Monday in May each year." The Tax Sale page states: "Walker County conducts its delinquent property tax lien auction sale in May each year." The home page reports the most recent cycle: "The 2025 Tax Lien Auction was held on May 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m." The delinquent listing notice carries the same date and time, 5/4/2026 at 8:30 AM CST.
Registration and deposit

Bidding is online through GovEase. Create a bidder account at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login (the login page shows a "Don't have an account? Sign Up" link), then register for the Walker County auction. The office states registration "is open 30 days prior to auction day." Two office pages give different cutoffs: the home page says registration "must be completed by 4:00 p.m. CST the Friday before the auction," while the Tax Liens page sets the deadline at "3:30 p.m. (CST) the Friday before the Tax Lien Auction." Confirm the current-year cutoff with the office. The Tax Liens page also states that a bank statement or balance letter is required for preapproval of bidding limits.

Sale format and venue
Walker County runs the Alabama tax lien auction regime, not a tax deed sale. The Tax Sale page states the county moved to tax lien auctions starting with the 2020 tax collection year and that "Walker County's delinquent property tax lien auction is held online at www.govease.com." The auction is online only; the office describes no in-person courthouse bidding. Bidding is bid-down interest: "Purchasers will bid down the interest rate they are willing to accept on their purchase of a tax lien starting at 12% per annum" in 1% increments, and "The lien is sold to the bidder bidding the lowest interest rate." Payment is due fast: "All bids must be paid no later than 1 hour before close of business 2 days following the date of online auction via cash, credit card, or immediately available certified funds (no personal checks are accepted.)" The Tax Liens page phrases the same deadline as payment "no later than the close of business two days following" the auction and rules out wire transfers and electronic checks. A 2.5% transaction fee applies to credit card payments and a lost certificate costs $50 to replace. The delinquent listing notice cites Code of Alabama Title 40-10-182 and adds, per 40-10-184, an administrative fee of "FORTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($45)" on each lien sold. Liens that do not sell go to the county: "Tax Liens that do not sale at the Tax Lien Auction go to county," and officials may sell them privately before the next auction or roll them into a later auction, which is the county's over-the-counter path. On redemption the investor is repaid the delinquent taxes, interest, penalties and fees plus interest at the rate bid, along with a $10 redemption fee. Taxes are payable from October 1 and become delinquent after December 31, with penalties and interest accruing from January 1; after February 15 the office accepts only cash, certified check, money order, or credit and debit card for delinquent taxes.
Register on GovEase
Source: Walker County Revenue Commission - Tax Liens page (auction timing, registration, bidding, payment)· Verified Jul 27, 2026

Walker County tax sale list and auction calendar

For Walker 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 2025 Tax Year Delinquent Tax List for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.

  2. Register to bid

    Bidding is 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 Walker County

  1. Start with the live sale list

    Pull the current advertised parcels from 2025 Tax Year Delinquent Tax List. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.

  2. Confirm registration and deposit

    Bidding is online through GovEase. Create a bidder account at https://liveauctions.govease.com/Account/Login (the login page shows a "Don't have an account? Sign Up" link), then register for the Walker County auction. The office states registration "is open 30 days prior to auction day." Two office pages give different cutoffs: the home page says registration "must be completed by 4:00 p.m. CST the Friday before the auction," while the Tax Liens page sets the deadline at "3:30 p.m. (CST) the Friday before the Tax Lien Auction." Confirm the current-year cutoff with the office. The Tax Liens page also states that a bank statement or balance letter is required for preapproval of bidding limits.

  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)

Walker County Revenue Commissioner's Office

(205) 384-7267

Walker County Courthouse, 1803 3rd Avenue, Suite 102, Jasper, AL 35501

Official website

County notes

  • Revenue Commissioner named on the office site: Jerry Davis.
  • County seat and office location: Jasper, at the Walker County Courthouse, 1803 3rd Avenue, Suite 102 (19th Street and 3rd Avenue).
  • The Contact page lists the same street address for mail and walk-ins; no separate PO Box is published. Office hours: "8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Excluding Holidays". Fax (205) 384-7000. Division lines: Assessing (205) 384-7265, Appraisal (205) 384-7296, Map Room (205) 384-7007, Personal Property (205) 384-7280. Tax collection email: walkertaxcollector@walkercountyal.us.
  • Walker County elected the tax lien auction format under Title 40, Chapter 10, Article 7; its own auction notice cites Code of Alabama Title 40-10-182 and the $45 administrative fee under 40-10-184.
  • Registration cutoff conflicts between two official pages (4:00 p.m. CST on the home page versus 3:30 p.m. CST on the Tax Liens page, both the Friday before the auction). Treat this as unresolved and verify with the office.
  • The office links a "2025 Rules of Tax Lien Auction (PDF)" and a "GovEase Flyer for 2025 Tax Lien Auction (PDF)" from the home page, but both PDF paths returned the site home page content rather than the documents on fetch, so no fact here is sourced to those PDFs.
  • The 2025 tax year delinquent list is a live table with account number, parcel number, owner, legal description, current year tax, prior years total, and total due. Many rows are annotated with prior sale years, which flags parcels carrying multiple outstanding liens.
  • No deposit amount for GovEase bidder approval is published by the county; the office instead requires a bank statement or balance letter for preapproval of bidding limits.
  • WebSearch budget was exhausted for this session. Every fact above comes from seven directly fetched pages listed in sources.

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 Walker 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 Walker County tax certificate sale?

Annual, first Monday in May. The Tax Liens page states: "The Tax Lien Auction begins at 8:30 a.m. the first Monday in May each year." The Tax Sale page states: "Walker County conducts its delinquent property tax lien auction sale in May each year." The home page reports the most recent cycle: "The 2025 Tax Lien Auction was held on May 4, 2026 at 8:30 a.m." The delinquent listing notice carries the same date and time, 5/4/2026 at 8:30 AM CST. 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 Walker County hold tax deed sales?

Walker 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 Walker County tax sale list?

Walker County posts its tax sale list at altags.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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