Delinquent Property Tax Sale Schedule

Modified on    04/21/2026

April 1         Current Taxes become delinquent. 

April 30       Last day to pay or name will be in publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May 3          Practice and Live Tax Sale sites open on the Internet.

Tax sale registration and bidding open on the Internet.

Electronic listing of publication available at download area.

Link from Tax Collector main site mariontax.com.

May 14        First publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May 21        Second publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May 25        Tax Offices are closed Memorial Day.

May 28        Third and final publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May 29        The submission of mass bid files must be completed by 5:00 p.m. EDT.

May 31 In preparation for the tax certificate sale, the Internet payment module will be deactivated for 2025 tax payments at 6:00 p.m.

June 1         Lots 1 through 4 are awarded every two hours beginning with Lot 1 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

June 2         Lots 5 through 8 are awarded every two hours beginning with Lot 5 at 8:00 a.m. EDT.

Notification to bidders of balance due sent via e-mail or may be viewed online once the last batch is awarded.

June 4         ACH Payment must be submitted/authorized by 4:00 p.m. EDT.  No exceptions. 

June 4         6:00 p.m. EDT If warranted, re-bid items will be combined into a final lot (Lot 9) and made available to buyers for auction.

June 5         Lot 9 (Re-Bid items) will be awarded at 4:00 p.m. EDT.

June 6         ACH Payment for Lot 9 must be submitted/authorized by 4:00 p.m. EDT.  No exceptions.

June  13 Online county purchase activated at 8:00 a.m. A downloadable spreadsheet with the offered items will also be available on the website.

June  18      Refunds for overpayments from tax sale are returned via ACH.

Dates and times are subject to change.