Worth County, GA tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Worth County, GA tax sale, one of 2,553 counties in 30 states. Georgia sells redeemable deeds carrying a 20% penalty in the first year. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Jul 27, 2026.
Worth County Tax Commissioner tax sale news, sale calendar, courthouse auction rules, redemption, and office contacts
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- Next sale
- No sale date, month, or time is published on any Worth County page.
- County office
- (229) 776-8204
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How Worth County sells delinquent taxes
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Worth County Tax Commissioner
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- No sale date, month, or time is published on any Worth County page.
When it runs
No sale date, month, or time is published on any Worth County page. The Tax Commissioner's General Information page describes the run-up to a sale without naming a date: "Your property will also be posted and photographed at some point before the sale. The four weeks prior to the sale your property will be advertised in the Sylvester Local newspaper with additional advertising cost added." Georgia levy sales otherwise follow the statewide first-Tuesday courthouse schedule under O.C.G.A. 48-4-1, but Worth County does not confirm that schedule on its own site. Confirm the next sale date with the office before relying on any calendar.
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Worth County publishes no dedicated tax sale page and names no online auction platform, so treat this as an in-person levy sale conducted by the county rather than an online auction. The Tax Commissioner's General Information page is the only county source describing the process: "Property Taxes are due by November 15th of each year. If taxes are not paid on the property, it may be levied upon and ultimately sold," and "If you still remain unpaid, your account will be turned over to DTS and admin/levy fees will be added to your account. These fees will cover the cost of certified notices as well as a title search to prepare your property for tax sale." Notice of sale runs in the Sylvester Local newspaper for the four weeks before the sale, which is the practical way to find the property list. The tax office site has no tax-sales page (worthcountytax.com/tax-sales.html returns 404), the Government Window portal at worthcountyga.governmentwindow.com is search-and-pay only with no tax sale tab, and the county site's Tax Commissioner page is an unfinished stub with contact details only.
Source: Worth County Tax Commissioner - General Information (ad valorem tax process, delinquent taxes, tax sale preparation)· Verified Jul 27, 2026
Worth County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Worth 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Get the advertised list
A county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the office and platform details on this page before relying on a copied list.Register to bid
Ask the county office how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
No sale date, month, or time is published on any Worth County page. The auction platform is still being verified. Confirm the next sale date and registration window with the county before you bid.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Worth County Tax Commissioner as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Worth County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
The county sale-list URL is still being verified. Use the county office contacts below and confirm the advertised parcels directly before you price a bid.Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Georgia due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Georgia before you price the title work.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.
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County offices
Tax sale office
County notes
- Tax Commissioner is Lakeysia McGill. Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, at 201 North Main St, Room 15, Sylvester, GA 31791. Fax is (229) 776-8251 and the listed office email is worthtc058@gmail.com.
- The official tax office site is worthcountytax.com, a Government Window portal. Search and pay runs through worthcountyga.governmentwindow.com, which lists the same office address and a pay-by-phone line of 1-844-314-4868.
- No tax sale page exists on the county's own sites. worthcountytax.com/tax-sales.html returns HTTP 404, and the county site page at worthcountyboc.com/tax-commissioner shows only an unfinished Tax Commissioner entry with only a phone number and address.
- No online auction platform, bidder registration form, deposit rule, or property list URL is published anywhere on the tax office site, the Government Window portal, or the county website. Site search on the county site for "tax sale" and "excess funds" returned only commission meeting minutes, no sale notices.
- Real property taxes are due November 15 each year; mobile home taxes are due April 1. Past due real property accrues interest on the 16th of each month at prime plus 3% divided by 12, a fi. fa. is filed in the Clerk of Courts office 30 days after the delinquent notice, and a 5% penalty is added after 120 days and every 120 days thereafter to a 20% maximum.
- The FAQ states that "When tax remains unpaid for more than 90 days after the due date, the tax is subject to a tax FiFa (lien) being recorded in the Office of the Clerk of Superior Court."
- Delinquent accounts are turned over to a third-party vendor the site abbreviates as "DTS" for levy preparation; the site does not expand the abbreviation or link to the vendor.
- The Worth County Sheriff's Office site publishes no tax sale, levy sale, or civil process listings.
- Redemption and excess funds are not addressed on any Worth County page reviewed. Statewide Georgia rules under O.C.G.A. 48-4-40 et seq. apply by default.
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
Frequently asked questions
Does Worth County, Georgia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Tax deeds. Georgia sells no tax lien certificates to investors; the county sells the property itself at a public tax sale.
How often does Worth County hold tax deed sales?
Worth County holds its tax deed sale once a year. No sale date, month, or time is published on any Worth County page. 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. Georgia's redemption rule: 12 months from the date of the sale, and after that until the purchaser bars the right to redeem. Call the Worth County Tax Commissioner 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.
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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