Delinquent Property Tax Sale Schedule

Modified on    04/22/2025

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  15       First publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May  22       Second publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May  29       Third and final publication of delinquent taxes in the Voice of South Marion.

May 26        Tax Offices Are Closed Memorial Day.

May 30        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 2024 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. You will be notified by

e-mail when your refund has been issued.

Dates and times are subject to change.