Tax lien sales in West Virginia: how the process works, what redemption means for a bidder, and the sale calendar for every state program BackLot tracks.
Each state program page shows the typical timing and the office to watch. BackLot re-checks the official pages daily.
Open the mapWest Virginia is a tax lien state with tax deed sales as a secondary path. Sales are administered at the state level by the State Auditor / Deputy Commissioner + County Sheriff under W. Va. Code Ch. 11A, Art. 3, including §§11A-3-45, 11A-3-48, 11A-3-56.
When a parcel becomes eligible. Tax lien remains delinquent through certification and State Auditor sale process.
When sales happen. Delinquent tax liens are certified by county sheriffs to the State Auditor and auctioned on Auditor-set schedules under current Article 3.
How bidding works. Public auction; highest bid at or above amount required by statute.
What the winning bidder gets. Tax lien purchaser's interest leading to deed if not redeemed. 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 West Virginia has a date on record right now. Each jurisdiction page shows the typical timing and the office to watch.
Every West Virginia state program 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.
1 West Virginia jurisdiction tracked.
