Virginia tax sales
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Virginia does not sell tax liens; a city or county sells the delinquent real estate itself through a court case. The locality's tax-collecting officer (usually the treasurer) can start a judicial proceeding once taxes are still delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the date they became due (sooner for some derelict or blighted property). The case runs in the circuit court of the locality, and the property is sold at a judicial sale. The owner can redeem before the date set for the sale by paying into court all taxes, penalties and interest, plus costs including publication and a reasonable attorney fee set by the court.
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We track 16 counties in Virginia. None has posted a date we can confirm yet; see each one below for its schedule.
Information only, not investment or legal advice. Sale dates, terms and deadlines change; always confirm with the county before you register or bid.
Upcoming dated sales in Virginia
No dated sales posted by these counties yet. Check each county below for its schedule.
Counties
| County | Type | Format | Next sale | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Botetourt | deed | Unknown | No sale date posted on the county page. The page says tax sales are advertised for two separate weeks before the auction, in The Fincastle Herald and at taxva.com. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Chesapeake (city) | deed | Unknown | No upcoming sale posted. The city page's latest listing was an online-only auction of 13 parcels with bidding starting September 16, 2026, which has passed; the city says upcoming sales, if scheduled, are posted on the page. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Chesterfield | deed | Unknown | No sale date is posted on the county page; it says the attorney typically advertises each sale in the newspaper. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Fairfax | deed | Unknown Taxing Authority Consulting Services PC (county's contracted law firm) |
No real property auction is scheduled on the county page; it says notice is given only if a public auction is scheduled. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Fauquier | deed | In person | Tax sales are held periodically without any regularity. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Frederick | deed | Unknown | No upcoming sale date posted. The county page lists parcels still being pursued and says the date and time will be posted there once the Court orders the sale. The most recent sale listed was July 21, 2026 at 11:30 am on the steps of the Joint Judicial Center (past). | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Halifax | deed | Online | No upcoming sale date posted. The most recent online sale ran September 23 to October 7, 2026 (past). The page links a November 2026 property list but gives no sale date for it. | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Hanover | deed | Both forsaleatauction.biz (online auction site named on the county page) |
No auction date posted. The county page says dates are posted on the County calendar once set and lists are not available until 3 weeks before an auction; the calendar showed no tax sale events when read. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Henrico | deed | Unknown tacssale.com (online sale site named in the county's fall 2024 calendar listing) |
No upcoming delinquent property tax sale is posted. The most recent county calendar listing found was a fall 2024 online sale (September 30 to October 31, 2024). | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Loudoun | deed | In person | The auction scheduled for Friday, October 23, 2026 was postponed; no new date is posted yet. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Norfolk (city) | deed | Unknown VA Auction Company (private auctioneer the city's FAQ points to) |
No sale date is posted on the city's own pages; the city FAQ says upcoming auction dates and parcels are posted on the auction company's site. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Prince William | deed | In person | No upcoming auction date is posted. The County Attorney's Office sends a flier listing properties before each auction to those on its mailing list. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Roanoke | deed | In person Woltz and Associates (auctioneer named by the county) |
Next judicial sale date is TBD on the county page. The last scheduled sale, September 25, 2026 at 10 a.m., has passed. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Shenandoah | deed | In person | tax sales are typically in the Spring and Fall | Oct 28, 2026 |
| Spotsylvania | deed | In person Virginia Auction Co. (auctioneer for the Treasurer's Indian Acres lot sales) |
No current auction is posted. The last legal notice found was for a Treasurer's sale on October 1, 2026, which has passed. | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Warren | deed | Online For Sale At Auction |
No upcoming sale posted. The county's latest auction notice (posted May 5, 2026) was for an online-only auction of 18 parcels that began to close on May 22, 2026; no later sale was found on the county site. | Oct 28, 2026 |
Virginia tax sale questions
Does Virginia sell tax liens or tax deeds?
Virginia does not sell tax liens; a city or county sells the delinquent real estate itself through a court case. The locality's tax-collecting officer (usually the treasurer) can start a judicial proceeding once taxes are still delinquent on December 31 following the second anniversary of the date they became due (sooner for some derelict or blighted property). The case runs in the circuit court of the locality, and the property is sold at a judicial sale. The owner can redeem before the date set for the sale by paying into court all taxes, penalties and interest, plus costs including publication and a reasonable attorney fee set by the court.
When is the next tax sale in Virginia?
None of the Virginia places we track has posted a date we can confirm yet. 2 sell on a recurring schedule, quoted on each county's page.
Are Virginia tax sales online or in person?
Of the 16 places we track, 2 sell online, 6 in person, 1 both online and in person and 7 haven't said. Each county page shows the format and the auction site, if there is one.
Where do these dates come from?
Each date is read from the county's own page or a legal notice the county must publish. We link that page next to the sale and show the day we last checked it.
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