Tax Sales

Bidders must register online here. Bidders must bring a printed copy of their registration form and identification to the Tax Sale during the hours of 8:30-9:45 am to receive a Bidder Identification Card for the Tax Sale Auction.

Procedure:

1. All Bidders must complete an online registration form. Please click here to register.
2. The Fulton County Sheriff’s Office Tax Sale Auction held the 1^st Tuesday of every month. You must be at least 18 years of age. You cannot register onsite. You must be registered by 5 pm the Friday before the tax sale. Also, you must be a registered business with the Georgia Secretary of State and your status must be ACTIVE.
3. Bidders must register online providing the necessary registration information such as name, address, phone numbers, driver’s license, email address, and any other information requested for identification. The Bidder hereby acknowledges that he/she is of legal age and sound mind. By registering you are agreeing that you have read and fully understand the complete ‘Terms and Conditions of Auction’, and any additional terms and conditions announced or on the website, and agree to be bound thereby. All registered Bidders take full responsibility for their bidder’s number. Bidder numbers are nontransferable. Bidders must bring a printed copy of their registration form and identification to the Tax Sale during the hours of 8:30-9:45 am to receive a Bidder Identification Card for the Tax Sale Auction.
4. Bidders must register each month for the Tax Sale.
5. Winning Bidder- Upon the conclusion of the Tax Sale, the winning bidder will come back within 1 hour to 185 Central Ave. SW TG500 Atlanta, GA 30303 to receive their total amount due to Fulton County Sheriff’s Office.
6. Winning Bidder must pay by 4 pm on the 1^st Tuesday of the month. Any Bidder who fails to pay will be banned from any future sales and will be subject to legal actions. NO EXCEPTION.
7. The bid payment must be paid in full in the form of cash, certified check, or money order NO EXCEPTION 0.C.G.A. 9-13-166.

Documents necessary to claim excess funds in Fulton County, below are the instructions on submissions. Please submit (no faxes/emails) the required documentation for review to the following address below.

*PLEASE SUBMIT (1) ONE ADDITIONAL COPY WITH YOUR APPLICATION.* Required

Futon County Sheriff’s Office

185 Central Ave., 9th Floor

Atlanta, GA 30303

Attention: Property Tax

Notarized excess funds affidavit completed and signed by the claimant(s);
Notarized Excess Funds Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement completed and signed by the claimant(s);
Copy of photo identification of claimant(s);
Signed documentation by claimant(s) allowing their representation by any attorney at law (if applicable); and
50 year title certificate showing claimant’s ownership interest and all security deeds or other equity interests or claims of record as of the date of the tax sale

You are reminded that a Sheriff’s Tax Deed only conveys “defeasible title” to property. To acquire “fee simple title” to property, a tax deed purchaser must “foreclose” or “bar” the right to redeem, or allow the title to “ripen by prescription,” pursuant to state law.

After the tax sale, if there are any “excess funds” generated from the sale of the real property after all taxes and costs are paid, a notice will be sent to the same interest parties notified during the levy and sale. This notice contains the name of purchaser, purchaser’s address, opening bid, sale price, and any excess funds amount with a description of the real property sold (O.C.G.A. § 9-13-160; 9-13-161; 9-13-166; 48-2-55; 48-4-1; 48-4-3; 48-4-4; 48-4-6; 48-4-20).