How the Blount County sale works
- Sale type
- Tax lien
- How often
- Once a year
- Typical timing
- Spring (Mar-Jun), county-set date
- Bidding
- Interest-rate bid-down from 12% (Code of Ala. §40-10-184); lien certificate; foreclosure path after 3 years
- Minimum bid
- Lien = taxes, interest, fees
- Payment
- Payment per county/platform terms (GovEase common)
- What you receive
- Tax Lien Certificate
- Owner can redeem after the sale
- Yes
- Auction platform
- Ingenuity Auctions
Alabama rules that apply here
Alabama is a hybrid (lien and deed) state, governed by Ala. Code §§40-10-1 et seq.; §§40-10-180 et seq.. Owner redemption after the sale: Yes. Read the Alabama overview →
Questions about this sale
No sale date is on record for Blount County right now. Sales here are usually spring (Mar-Jun), county-set date. BackLot re-checks the official sources daily and lists a date as soon as County Tax Collecting Official / Probate Court publishes one.
Blount County runs tax lien sales, administered by County Tax Collecting Official / Probate Court. What the winning bidder receives: Tax Lien Certificate.
Yes. Alabama allows the owner to redeem after the sale within the statutory period (Ala. Code §§40-10-1 et seq.; §§40-10-180 et seq.).
Interest-rate bid-down from 12% (Code of Ala. §40-10-184); lien certificate; foreclosure path after 3 years. Minimum bid: Lien = taxes, interest, fees. Payment: Payment per county/platform terms (GovEase common).
On the County Tax Collecting Official / Probate Court site at blountrevenue.com. BackLot links to it and never replaces it: check the notice before you bid.