Hybrid (lien and deed) sales in Alabama: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every county BackLot tracks.
Each county page shows the typical timing and the office to watch. BackLot re-checks the official pages daily.
Open the mapAlabama is a hybrid (lien and deed) state with tax lien sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the county level by the County Tax Collecting Official / Probate Court under Ala. Code §§40-10-1 et seq.; §§40-10-180 et seq..
When a parcel becomes eligible. Delinquent real-property taxes; traditional sale or county-elected tax-lien remedy.
When sales happen. Traditional tax sale commonly first Monday in May; counties may instead elect the Chapter 10A tax-lien auction process.
How bidding works. Traditional sale: highest bid; Chapter 10A lien auction: lowest interest rate (subject to statutory cap).
What the winning bidder gets. Tax-sale certificate / tax lien; state-held interests may later become tax deed. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes.
Dates come from official notices. An Expected month is the statutory window before the office publishes a date; Announced and Confirmed are exact dates.
No sale in Alabama has a date on record right now. Each jurisdiction page shows the typical timing and the office to watch.
Every Alabama county BackLot tracks, with the next sale where one is on record.
Records last verified Aug 28, 2026.
BackLot maps tax-default parcels with county roll details, satellite views and a watchlist, and keeps this calendar current from official notices. One plan, everything included.
67 Alabama jurisdictions tracked.
