Georgia's tax sales are held on the first Tuesday of the month, so Tuesday, November 3, 2026 is sale day for every county with a levy ready. Not every county sells every month: some hold a sale only a few times a year, and a few skipped October. Below are the biggest counties, what each one has published for November 3, and where to find the list.
The buyer at a Georgia tax sale gets a tax deed, not a lien, but the owner can redeem for at least twelve months by paying the bid plus a 20% premium, and the right lasts until the buyer bars it. Counties that sell by judicial in rem sale, like Henry, work differently: 60 days to redeem and no premium.
Every row was opened on the official page on the date shown (last check Oct 10, 2026). Lists change daily as owners pay, so open the official one before you register or travel.
O.C.G.A. § 9-13-161: sheriff's sales are held at the courthouse on the first Tuesday of the month, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., by public outcry; a tax commissioner acting as ex-officio sheriff can hold them at its office or another place named in the notice (§ 48-4-1). Each levy is advertised once a week for the four weeks before the sale in the county's legal organ (§ 9-13-140), and the owner gets ten days' written notice.
After the sale: the owner, or anyone with a recorded interest, can redeem within twelve months and afterwards until the buyer serves a barment notice, paying the bid plus taxes paid since and a premium of 20% for the first year and 10% for each year after (§§ 48-4-40, 48-4-42, 48-4-45). The buyer has no right to possession or rents meanwhile. Excess funds are paid out in order of priority and go to the state after five years (§ 48-4-5).
Law: O.C.G.A. § 9-13-161, §§ 48-4-40 to 48-4-48, § 48-4-5 · Our full Georgia guide →
The most populous counties first among those we could check. "Sells on first Tuesdays" means the county publishes a first-Tuesday sale rule, but we could not read a November notice. Counties with no sale that day are listed too, so you don't go looking.
Courthouse steps, 136 Pryor St. SW, Atlanta · 10 a.m.–4 p.m.
The sheriff sells on the first Tuesday of every month. On October 10 the newest list on its page was for October 6; the November list goes up about four weeks ahead. Online bidder registration closes at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 2; cashier's check only.
Justice & Administration Center, 75 Langley Dr., Lawrenceville
No November sale. The tax commissioner's next listed sale is December 1, 2026, after one on October 6.
Courthouse steps, 556 N. McDonough St., Decatur · bidding from 10 a.m. (check-in 9)
69 parcels on the November 3 list on October 10. Pre-register for each sale through the tax commissioner's portal; cash, cashier's or certified check or wire, in hand by 1:30 p.m.
Savannah Civic Center, Bryan Room, 301 W. Oglethorpe Ave. · 10 a.m.
"Next Tax Sale - November 03, 2026", after no sale in October. The list was not posted yet on October 10. Pre-register online; pay by 2 p.m. in cash, cashier's check or money order.
140 Henry Pkwy., McDonough · 10 a.m.
Judicial in rem sales on the first Tuesday of the month when held (60-day redemption, no premium). On October 10 the posted list was still the October 6 one. Register online, then have your funds verified in person that morning.
Courthouse steps, Cumming (when a sale is held)
Sales are held on first Tuesdays on an "as needed" basis, advertised for four weeks in the Tuesday Forsyth County News. No November 3 sale was posted on October 10.
535 Telfair St., Augusta · 10 a.m. (presale session 9:30)
No October sale; the next tax levy sale is November 3. Two separate lists: non-judicial (12-month redemption, 20% premium) and judicial (60 days). Payment within two hours.
Courthouse steps, 151 S. College St., Pembroke
Bryan holds one tax sale a year. The 2026 sale was October 6; no other date was announced on October 10.
Yes. November 3, 2026 is the first Tuesday of the month, the day Georgia law sets for these sales. On Oct 10, 2026, DeKalb County, Chatham County and Richmond County had posted a list or named November 3, and Fulton County and Henry County hold their sales on first Tuesdays but had no November notice we could read. Check each county's official page before you go.
On the tax commissioner's or sheriff's page, and in the county's legal organ, where each levy is advertised once a week for the four weeks before the sale. Each row above links the official page; lists shrink as owners pay.
A tax deed. In a regular Georgia sale the owner can redeem for at least twelve months, and until you bar the right, by paying your bid plus a 20% premium for the first year. After a judicial in rem sale the owner has 60 days and you get no premium.
More sales: every upcoming Georgia sale, all sales in November 2026, the same day in Texas, or the full auction calendar.
General information, not legal advice. Sales get postponed, lists shrink, and rules change; the county's own page is the authority, and each row shows when we last checked it. TaxLien.io has no connection with any county office or law firm. Found a wrong date or a missing county? Send a correction.