Tax lien & tax deed sales in December 2026
20 county tax sales in nine states are on our calendar in December 2026: one tax lien certificate sale, 12 tax deed sales and seven redeemable-deed sales. Washingtonhas the most (6). The busiest day isTuesday, December 1, with six sales.
On top of those, Texas has a statewide sale day on Tuesday, December 1 and South Dakota has a statewide sale day on Monday, December 21 — set by statute for every county that has property to sell, listed separately below.
Every date was read on the county's own page, or on the auction platform the county links to, and each row links to that source and says when we checked it. Sales get postponed, cancelled or moved online, so confirm there before you register, travel or wire money.
December 2026 at a glance, by state
How each state's system works and what the buyer earns, from its statute (a county can still hold a different kind of sale, like Florida's tax deed sales after unredeemed certificates). The state name opens its upcoming-sales page where we have one, and the guide link opens the full rules.
| State | State system | Rate / penalty | Redemption |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington6 salesState guide → | Tax deed | None — deed sold at auction | None after the sale (exception: 3 years for minors and adjudicated incompetents) |
| Florida4 salesState guide → | Tax lien certificate | Up to 18%, bid down to 0.25% | 2 years |
| Georgia2 salesState guide → | Redeemable deed | 20% premium in year one, +10% each later year | 12 months, then until barment notice |
| South Carolina2 salesState guide → | Redeemable deed | 3–12% of the bid by quarter, capped at the opening bid | 12 months |
| Texas2 sales + statewide dayState guide → | Redeemable deed | 25% penalty | 180 days or 2 years |
| California1 saleState guide → | Tax deed | None — deed sold at auction, no interest | None after the sale |
| New Jersey1 saleState guide → | Tax lien certificate | Up to 18%, premium bidding | 2 years |
| Pennsylvania1 saleState guide → | Tax deed | None — deed sold at auction | None after the sale (Philadelphia: ~9 months if occupied) |
| Tennessee1 saleState guide → | Redeemable deed | 12% a year on the full purchase price | 1 year (90–180 days if long delinquent, 30 if vacant) |
| South DakotaStatewide dayState guide → | Tax lien certificate | Up to 10%, bid down | 3 years (+ 60-day notice) |
Statewide sale days
- Dec 1, 2026All counties (statewide rule)TexasRedeemable deed
County (varies) — courthouse steps or online
Texas Tax Code § 34.01(r-1): in-person tax sales take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month (the first Wednesday when that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4); this is the December date. Which counties sell, and which properties, is on each county's own notice.
Official source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov ↗checked Oct 2, 2026 - Dec 21, 2026All counties (statewide rule)South DakotaTax lien certificate
County treasurer (varies by county)
The certificate sale is held on the third Monday of December (SDCL 10-23-7), Dec. 21 in 2026, but only in counties whose commissioners have waived the ban on selling certificates (SDCL 10-23-28.1). Some, like Butte, do not sell: ask the treasurer first.
Official source: dor.sd.gov ↗checked Sep 3, 2026
All December 2026 sales, by date
Grouped by the first day of bidding. Where a sale runs over several days, the note says until when.
Tuesday, December 1 · 6 sales
- LeeTax deed
RealAuction (lee.realtaxdeed.com)
Tuesdays at 10 a.m. (clerk). Same official source as the Lee County sale on Nov 3.
Official source: floridapublicnotices.com ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
- DeKalb CountyRedeemable deed
Tax commissioner (in-person, courthouse steps, Decatur)
Second date on the county calendar (after Nov 3), 9–11am. Pre-registration through the Tax Sale Pre-Registration Portal.
- Gwinnett CountyRedeemable deed
Tax commissioner (in-person, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville)
Also lists an Oct 6, 2026 sale. Certified funds only; register with the office before the sale starts.
- Jefferson CountyRedeemable deed
Sheriff (in-person, 10am)
Original sheriff sale (after the Mar 3 sale and the Jun 2 re-sale). To get a bidder number you need a Statement of No Delinquent Taxes Owed, picked up by the Friday before the sale; payment in cash or cashier's check by 4pm on sale day.
- Travis CountyRedeemable deed
RealAuction (online, travis.texas.realforeclose.com)
Tax-office bidder registration ($10) due Nov 24 for the Dec 1 sale.
- Whatcom CountyTax deed
Bid4Assets (online, Dec 1 9am – Dec 2 9am PST)
Bidder deposit deadline Nov 25, 2026 at 1:30pm PST.
Thursday, December 3 · 2 sales
- SeminoleTax deed
RealAuction (seminole.realtaxdeed.com)
Dates set in the clerk's published notices. Same official source as the Seminole County sale on Oct 15.
Official source: floridapublicnotices.com ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
- Snohomish CountyTax deed
Online (Bid4Assets, tentative; confirmed by the Final Order of Sale in mid-November)
Official source: snohomishcountywa.gov ↗checked Sep 3, 2026
Saturday, December 5 · 1 sale
- Los Angeles CountyTax deed
GovEase (online, Dec 5 3pm PT – Dec 8 12pm PT)
Follow-up to the October auction. Last day to redeem: Fri Dec 4, 5pm PT.
Monday, December 7 · 1 sale
- Spokane CountyTax deed
Online (re-offer sale Dec 16)
Tuesday, December 8 · 2 sales
- Spartanburg CountyRedeemable deed
In-person (Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, 10am)
Runs Dec 8–9; continues at 9am the next business day if needed. Payment by the end of the sale; $500 charge per unpaid bid.
Wednesday, December 9 · 1 sale
- Jefferson CountyTax deed
Online (bidding Dec 9–10)
Official source: co.jefferson.wa.us ↗checked Sep 3, 2026
Thursday, December 10 · 2 sales
- BrevardTax deed
RealAuction (brevard.realforeclose.com)
Thursdays, about monthly: ten sales on the clerk's 2026 list. Same official source as the Brevard County sale on Oct 22.
Official source: brevardclerk.us ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
- Delaware CountyTax deed
County Tax Claim Bureau (Upset Price Sale, in-person, 10am)
Registration November 16–17, 2026, limited to the first 120 bidders. The sale list becomes available November 2, 2026.
Official source: delcopa.gov ↗checked Oct 2, 2026
Friday, December 11 · 1 sale
- Franklin CountyTax deed
County treasurer (GovEase, online)
Tentative date. Payment in full immediately after the sale, cash or cashier's check; no financing.
Wednesday, December 16 · 2 sales
- Davidson CountyRedeemable deed
Chancery Court Clerk & Master (in-person, Davidson County Courthouse, noon)
Registration 11am–noon; cashier's check due by Friday noon.
- Spokane CountyTax deed
Online (Bid4Assets, re-offer, 8am–noon)
Re-offer of the parcels left unsold at the December 7 auction.
Thursday, December 17 · 2 sales
- PolkTax deed
RealAuction (polk.realtaxdeed.com)
Third Thursday of every month at 9:30 a.m. (third Wednesday when Thursday is a holiday). Same official source as the Polk County sale on Oct 15.
Official source: polkclerkfl.gov ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
- Middletown TownshipTax lien certificate
Real Auction (online, middletown.newjerseytaxsale.com)
Accelerated electronic tax sale; delinquent sewer charges also sold. Guaranteed funds only after Nov 10 at 3:45pm.
What to check before you bid
Registration, deposit and payment rules the counties publish for the December 2026 sales, as their own pages state them:
- DeKalb County, GA (sale Dec 1): Second date on the county calendar (after Nov 3), 9–11am. Pre-registration through the Tax Sale Pre-Registration Portal.
- Gwinnett County, GA (sale Dec 1): Also lists an Oct 6, 2026 sale. Certified funds only; register with the office before the sale starts.
- Jefferson County, TX (sale Dec 1): Original sheriff sale (after the Mar 3 sale and the Jun 2 re-sale). To get a bidder number you need a Statement of No Delinquent Taxes Owed, picked up by the Friday before the sale; payment in cash or cashier's check by 4pm on sale day.
- Travis County, TX (sale Dec 1): Tax-office bidder registration ($10) due Nov 24 for the Dec 1 sale.
- Whatcom County, WA (sale Dec 1): Bidder deposit deadline Nov 25, 2026 at 1:30pm PST.
- Los Angeles County, CA (sale Dec 5): Follow-up to the October auction. Last day to redeem: Fri Dec 4, 5pm PT.
- Spartanburg County, SC (sale Dec 8): Runs Dec 8–9; continues at 9am the next business day if needed. Payment by the end of the sale; $500 charge per unpaid bid.
- Delaware County, PA (sale Dec 10): Registration November 16–17, 2026, limited to the first 120 bidders. The sale list becomes available November 2, 2026.
- Franklin County, WA (sale Dec 11): Tentative date. Payment in full immediately after the sale, cash or cashier's check; no financing.
- Davidson County, TN (sale Dec 16): Registration 11am–noon; cashier's check due by Friday noon.
- Get the final list, not the first one. Owners can pay until shortly before the sale, so parcels drop off the list right up to the day.
- Register before the county's cut-off. Several sales above close registration days before bidding starts.
- Have the right money, in the right form. Deposits, certified funds or wires, and how fast the balance is due differ for every sale; the county's terms are the only version that counts.
- Research the property behind the parcel number — occupancy, other liens, condition and access. Our checklist: how to research a property before a tax sale.
Tax lien certificate sales — New Jersey: you buy the unpaid tax, not the property. If the owner pays, you get your money back plus the state's rate or penalty; only if nobody redeems within the redemption period can the holder move toward a deed.
Tax deed sales — California, Florida, Pennsylvania and Washington: the property itself is sold. The balance is usually due within hours or days, the deed usually comes without a title warranty, and whether the former owner can still redeem after the sale depends on the state — see the redemption column above.
Redeemable-deed sales — Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee and Texas: the bidder gets a deed, but the former owner can buy the property back within the state's redemption period by paying the bid plus a statutory premium or interest — so the winning bidder may end up with that return instead of the property.
More on how these work: tax lien vs. tax deed, how a tax deed auction works, how online tax sale auctions work and why a tax deed isn't clean title yet.
Looking ahead: January – February 2027
Only a few dates are published this far out, so they are listed here rather than on a page of their own.
- Jan 5, 2027All counties (statewide rule)TexasRedeemable deed
County (varies) — courthouse steps or online
Texas Tax Code § 34.01(r-1): in-person tax sales take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month (the first Wednesday when that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4); this is the January date. Which counties sell, and which properties, is on each county's own notice.
Official source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov ↗checked Oct 2, 2026 - Jan 11, 2027
Bid4Assets (online, Jan 11–12, 2027)
The 2026 foreclosure sale; continues until sold or closed by the Treasurer. Final list with minimum bids posted the day before. Dates subject to change.
- Jan 20, 2027
Chancery Court Clerk & Master (in-person, Davidson County Courthouse, noon)
Registration 11am–noon; cashier's check due by Friday noon.
Official source: chanceryclerkandmaster.nashville.gov ↗checked Oct 4, 2026 - Jan 26, 2027
Public Surplus (online, publicsurplus.com)
Last day to redeem: Jan 25, 2027.
- Feb 2, 2027All counties (statewide rule)TexasRedeemable deed
County (varies) — courthouse steps or online
Texas Tax Code § 34.01(r-1): in-person tax sales take place between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on the first Tuesday of the month (the first Wednesday when that Tuesday is January 1 or July 4); this is the February date. Which counties sell, and which properties, is on each county's own notice.
Official source: statutes.capitol.texas.gov ↗checked Oct 2, 2026 - Feb 9, 2027
RealAuction (online, yavapai.arizonataxsale.com)
Rates bid down from 16%; the Feb 10, 2026 sale averaged 4.05%.
Sales by month
Upcoming sales by state
Every sourced date, with filters by state and sale type, is on the full auction calendar; deal alerts email you when we add a sale in a state you follow.
Built from 113 sourced sale dates on October 12, 2026. Auction dates, registration deadlines and deposits can change at any time — always confirm with the county or the listed platform before bidding, traveling or wiring funds. This is general information, not financial or legal advice.