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Redemption
0 mo
Max interest
10%
You buy the property itself, not a lien. There is no redemption period, so the sale is final. You earn 10% interest a year. You win with the highest bid. Sales are held on a schedule that varies by county.
Sale type
Va. Code 58.1-3969
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter39/section58.1-3969/“the court may appoint a special commissioner to sell the properties and execute the necessary deeds when a sale is found necessary or advisable”
Redemption
Va. Code 58.1-3965(B)
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter39/section58.1-3965/“The owner of any property listed may redeem it at any time before the date of the sale by paying all accumulated taxes, penalties, reasonable attorney fees, interest and costs thereon”
Interest
Va. Code 58.1-3916
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter39/section58.1-3916/“Interest may commence not earlier than the first day following the day such taxes are due by ordinance to be filed, at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per year”
Bid method
Va. Code 58.1-3965(A), 58.1-3970
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter39/section58.1-3965/“the property shall be deemed subject to sale by public auction pursuant to proper notice under this subsection”
Sale timing
Va. Code 58.1-3965(A)
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title58.1/chapter39/section58.1-3965/“When any taxes on any real estate in a locality are delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the date on which such taxes have become due”
Interest/penalty per 58.1-3916; locality-set. | Prose: deed | interest not to exceed 10%/yr; penalty not to exceed 10% of tax (local ordinance) | none after sale; owner may redeem any time before the sale date | public auction (judicial sale; county, city or town may purchase) | varies by locality (land sellable after Dec 31 following 2nd anniversary of delinquency)
Interest/penalty per 58.1-3916; locality-set.
| County | FIPS | Platform | Health |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accomack County | 51001 | — | not_started |
| Albemarle County | 51003 | — | not_started |
| Alexandria city | 51510 | — | not_started |
| Alleghany County | 51005 | — | not_started |
| Amelia County | 51007 | — | not_started |
| Amherst County | 51009 | — | not_started |
| Appomattox County | 51011 | — | not_started |
| Arlington County | 51013 | — | not_started |
| Augusta County | 51015 | — | not_started |
| Bath County | 51017 | — | not_started |
| Bedford County | 51019 | — | not_started |
| Bland County | 51021 | — | not_started |
| Botetourt County | 51023 | — | not_started |
| Bristol city | 51520 | — | not_started |
| Brunswick County | 51025 | — | not_started |
| Buchanan County | 51027 | — | not_started |
| Buckingham County | 51029 | — | not_started |
| Buena Vista city | 51530 | — | not_started |
| Campbell County | 51031 | — | not_started |
| Caroline County | 51033 | — | not_started |
| Carroll County | 51035 | — | not_started |
| Charles City County | 51036 | — | not_started |
| Charlotte County | 51037 | — | not_started |
| Charlottesville city | 51540 | — | not_started |
| Chesapeake city | 51550 | — | not_started |
| Chesterfield County | 51041 | — | not_started |
| Clarke County | 51043 | — | not_started |
| Colonial Heights city | 51570 | — | not_started |
| Covington city | 51580 | — | not_started |
| Craig County | 51045 | — | not_started |
| Culpeper County | 51047 | — | not_started |
| Cumberland County | 51049 | — | not_started |
| Danville city | 51590 | — | not_started |
| Dickenson County | 51051 | — | not_started |
| Dinwiddie County | 51053 | — | not_started |
| Emporia city | 51595 | — | not_started |
| Essex County | 51057 | — | not_started |
| Fairfax County | 51059 | — | not_started |
| Fairfax city | 51600 | — | not_started |
| Falls Church city | 51610 | — | not_started |
| Fauquier County | 51061 | — | not_started |
| Floyd County | 51063 | — | not_started |
| Fluvanna County | 51065 | — | not_started |
| Franklin County | 51067 | — | not_started |
| Franklin city | 51620 | — | not_started |
| Frederick County | 51069 | — | not_started |
| Fredericksburg city | 51630 | — | not_started |
| Galax city | 51640 | — | not_started |
| Giles County | 51071 | — | not_started |
| Gloucester County | 51073 | — | not_started |
| Goochland County | 51075 | — | not_started |
| Grayson County | 51077 | — | not_started |
| Greene County | 51079 | — | not_started |
| Greensville County | 51081 | — | not_started |
| Halifax County | 51083 | — | not_started |
| Hampton city | 51650 | — | not_started |
| Hanover County | 51085 | — | not_started |
| Harrisonburg city | 51660 | — | not_started |
| Henrico County | 51087 | — | not_started |
| Henry County | 51089 | — | not_started |
| Highland County | 51091 | — | not_started |
| Hopewell city | 51670 | — | not_started |
| Isle of Wight County | 51093 | — | not_started |
| James City County | 51095 | — | not_started |
| King George County | 51099 | — | not_started |
| King William County | 51101 | — | not_started |
| King and Queen County | 51097 | — | not_started |
| Lancaster County | 51103 | — | not_started |
| Lee County | 51105 | — | not_started |
| Lexington city | 51678 | — | not_started |
| Loudoun County | 51107 | — | not_started |
| Louisa County | 51109 | — | not_started |
| Lunenburg County | 51111 | — | not_started |
| Lynchburg city | 51680 | — | not_started |
| Madison County | 51113 | — | not_started |
| Manassas Park city | 51685 | — | not_started |
| Manassas city | 51683 | — | not_started |
| Martinsville city | 51690 | — | not_started |
| Mathews County | 51115 | — | not_started |
| Mecklenburg County | 51117 | — | not_started |
| Middlesex County | 51119 | — | not_started |
| Montgomery County | 51121 | — | not_started |
| Nelson County | 51125 | — | not_started |
| New Kent County | 51127 | — | not_started |
| Newport News city | 51700 | — | not_started |
| Norfolk city | 51710 | — | not_started |
| Northampton County | 51131 | — | not_started |
| Northumberland County | 51133 | — | not_started |
| Norton city | 51720 | — | not_started |
| Nottoway County | 51135 | — | not_started |
| Orange County | 51137 | — | not_started |
| Page County | 51139 | — | not_started |
| Patrick County | 51141 | — | not_started |
| Petersburg city | 51730 | — | not_started |
| Pittsylvania County | 51143 | — | not_started |
| Poquoson city | 51735 | — | not_started |
| Portsmouth city | 51740 | — | not_started |
| Powhatan County | 51145 | — | not_started |
| Prince Edward County | 51147 | — | not_started |
| Prince George County | 51149 | — | not_started |
| Prince William County | 51153 | — | not_started |
| Pulaski County | 51155 | — | not_started |
| Radford city | 51750 | — | not_started |
| Rappahannock County | 51157 | — | not_started |
| Richmond County | 51159 | — | not_started |
| Richmond city | 51760 | — | not_started |
| Roanoke County | 51161 | — | not_started |
| Roanoke city | 51770 | — | not_started |
| Rockbridge County | 51163 | — | not_started |
| Rockingham County | 51165 | — | not_started |
| Russell County | 51167 | — | not_started |
| Salem city | 51775 | — | not_started |
| Scott County | 51169 | — | not_started |
| Shenandoah County | 51171 | — | not_started |
| Smyth County | 51173 | — | not_started |
| Southampton County | 51175 | — | not_started |
| Spotsylvania County | 51177 | — | not_started |
| Stafford County | 51179 | — | not_started |
| Staunton city | 51790 | — | not_started |
| Suffolk city | 51800 | — | not_started |
| Surry County | 51181 | — | not_started |
| Sussex County | 51183 | — | not_started |
| Tazewell County | 51185 | — | not_started |
| Virginia Beach city | 51810 | — | not_started |
| Warren County | 51187 | — | not_started |
| Washington County | 51191 | — | not_started |
| Waynesboro city | 51820 | — | not_started |
| Westmoreland County | 51193 | — | not_started |
| Williamsburg city | 51830 | — | not_started |
| Winchester city | 51840 | — | not_started |
| Wise County | 51195 | — | not_started |
| Wythe County | 51197 | — | not_started |
| York County | 51199 | — | not_started |