Butts County, GA tax sales

County offices

County notes

• •In person auction only. The current public listing reads "Tax Sale Date: April 7, 2026 - Butts County Administration Building - 625 W 3rd St, Jackson, GA 30233-10:00 AM". No online auction platform is used.
• •The county's own tax sale flyer tells bidders: "For updated information including an updated list of Parcel remaining in the sale go to www.psageorgia.com or scan this code."
• •Peach State Assistance, Inc. ("Since 2010, Peach State Assistance has partnered with local Georgia governments to manage the delinquent property tax collection process") administers the sale list and bidder registration through its Smart Tax Sale portal.
• •The public listing showed 12 parcels for the posted sale, defendants styled "IN REM, ALL HEIRS KNOWN AND UNKNOWN", with tax years due ranging from 2021 through 2024.
• •Published Non-Judicial Tax Sale Procedures: buyer beware sale, bids called out loud, highest and best bidder wins, ID required, full payment within one hour by cash or cashier's or certified check, purchaser pays recording fees, the Tax Commissioner executes and records the tax deed, the deed is not a warranty deed, redemption runs no less than twelve months from the date of sale, and the purchaser must wait one year and one day from the sale date to begin barment of the right to redeem. If no bids are received the property may be knocked off to the county.
• •Timing caution: as of 2026-07-25 the portal still displayed the April 7, 2026 sale date, so confirm the next sale date with the Tax Commissioner at (770) 775-8206 before relying on it.
• •Office hours are listed as Monday through Friday, 8:00AM to 4:00PM. Fax (770) 775-6647. The county department page lists the office at 625 W. 3rd St., Suite 2, Jackson, Georgia 30233.

Georgia rules

Redemption

The right to redeem runs for 12 months from the date of the sale and does not end there. It continues after the year until the tax deed purchaser forecloses it by serving and publishing the statutory barment notice, which cannot be started until 12 months have passed. The purchaser delivers the notice to the sheriff at least 45 days before the redemption deadline named in it, and publishes it once a week for four consecutive weeks in the six months immediately before that deadline. Redemption puts title back in the defendant in fi. fa. subject to the liens that existed at the sale, and the purchaser must execute and record a quitclaim deed. Title under a tax deed recorded on or after July 1, 1996 ripens by prescription four years after recording. Judicial in rem foreclosures under Article 5 run on a different clock: the owner has 60 days after the sale to redeem by paying the minimum bid price into the superior court.O.C.G.A. 48-4-40, who may redeem and when (2024 Code of Georgia)O.C.G.A. 48-4-40Verified Jul 30, 2026

Deed deposit

Georgia sets no statewide percentage deposit. A purchaser at a judicial sale may tender cash or a cashier's or certified check drawn for the purchase price and issued or certified by a federally insured financial institution. Counties publish their own payment terms, and many require payment in full at the close of the sale, so confirm the terms with the tax commissioner before bidding.O.C.G.A. 48-4-1, Procedures for sales under tax levies and executions (2024 Code of Georgia)O.C.G.A. 48-4-1Verified Jul 30, 2026

Surplus proceeds

Excess funds left after taxes, costs, and the expenses of the sale belong to the former owner and to recorded lienholders in order of priority. The officer who sold the property must mail notice of the excess funds by first-class mail within 30 days to the record owner at the time of the sale, to the holder of each security deed, and to every other party with a recorded equity interest or claim, and may file an interpleader action in superior court. Funds still unclaimed five years after the sale are paid over to the Georgia Department of Revenue, after which only a court order from an interpleader action releases them.O.C.G.A. 48-4-5, Payment of excess (2024 Code of Georgia)O.C.G.A. 48-4-5Verified Jul 30, 2026

Governing statute

O.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4Official Code of Georgia Annotated, public access published for the Georgia General Assembly by the Georgia Code Revision CommissionO.C.G.A. Title 48, Chapter 4Verified 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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