Upcoming Georgia tax sales

Georgia rules in brief

Georgia sells the property itself at a sheriff's or tax commissioner's sale (O.C.G.A. § 48-4-1), and the buyer receives a tax deed that stays defeasible while the right of redemption lasts. The owner or anyone with an interest can redeem within 12 months, and afterwards until the buyer forecloses the right with a barment notice under § 48-4-45, by paying the full bid plus taxes the buyer paid and a premium of 20% for the first year or fraction of a year and 10% for each year after (§ 48-4-42). Overbids become excess funds payable to the owner and lienholders (§ 48-4-5).

The statute, how bidding works and the mistakes that cost new buyers money are in the Georgia guide.

Deadlines before you bid

Registration, deposit and payment rules for the upcoming Georgia sales, as the counties' own pages state them:

• Chatham County (sale Nov 3): No sale in October 2026. November list not yet posted on Oct 10. Pre-register online; payment by 2pm in cash, cashier's check or money order.
• DeKalb County (sale Nov 3): Calendar lists Nov 3 and Dec 1, 2026, 9–11am; bidding from 10am. 69 parcels on the Nov 3 list on Oct 10. Pre-register for each sale; certified funds by 1:30pm.
• Fulton County (sale Nov 3): Sheriff's tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of every month, 10am–4pm. November list not yet posted on Oct 10. Bidder registration closes at 2pm on Monday, Nov 2; payment by cashier's check.
• Richmond County (sale Nov 3): No sale on Oct 6, 2026. Presale information session at 9:30am. Separate non-judicial (12-month redemption) and judicial (60-day) lists. Payment within two hours of the sale.
• DeKalb County (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 (sale Dec 1): Also lists an Oct 6, 2026 sale. Certified funds only; register with the office before the sale starts.

Before your first Georgia sale

Already held

Georgia sales from October 2026 on that have already taken place, kept as a record.

• Oct 6, 2026

  Henry CountyRedeemable deedAlready held

  Tax commissioner (in-person, 140 Henry Pkwy., McDonough, 10am)

  Judicial in rem sale (60-day redemption). Sales on the first Tuesday of the month when held; no November 3 list posted as of Oct 10. Register online and have funds verified the morning of the sale.

  Official source: henrycountytax.com ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
• Oct 6, 2026

  Gwinnett CountyRedeemable deedAlready held

  Tax commissioner (in-person, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville)

  First of the two dates on the tax commissioner's page (the other is Dec 1, 2026). Certified funds only; register with the office before the sale starts.

  Our write-upOfficial source: gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com ↗checked Oct 4, 2026
• Oct 6, 2026

  Fulton CountyRedeemable deedAlready held

  Sheriff (in-person, courthouse steps, 136 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta)

  Monthly first-Tuesday sheriff's levy sale; the October 6 list was posted on the sheriff's page.

  Official source: fultoncountyga.gov ↗checked Oct 10, 2026
• Oct 6, 2026

  Bryan CountyRedeemable deedAlready held

  Tax commissioner (in-person, courthouse steps, 151 S. College St., Pembroke)

  Bryan County holds one tax sale a year; no date after Oct 6, 2026 announced as of Oct 10. Certified funds due within one hour of the close of bidding.

  Our write-upOfficial source: bryancountyga.gov ↗checked Oct 10, 2026

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