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Clarke County Tax Sale: 13 Properties on the Block Tuesday, December 1

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The sale, in numbers

The published list carries 13 properties for the December 1 sale. Combined amounts owed come to $164,170. The median parcel sits at $7,397; the list runs from $2,386 up to $60,132. Those figures are the county's published numbers, exactly as released — the starting point for bidding math, never a statement of what a property is worth.

• 13 properties live on the published list
• $164,170 combined amounts owed — median $7,397, smallest $2,386, largest $60,132
• Sale date: Tuesday, December 1, 2026 — in person — see the county page for the venue exactly as published

How this Georgia sale works

Georgia sells redeemable tax deeds by premium bid, starting at the taxes plus costs owed. The owner has 12 months from the sale to redeem by repaying the purchase price plus a 20% premium for the first year (10% for each additional year or fraction) — and the right does not simply expire at 12 months: it continues until the buyer bars it by serving the statutory barment notice. The buyer cannot take possession during redemption, and a quiet-title action is typically required afterward for marketable title.

Before Tuesday: how to work this list

Start from the full list on the Clarke County page linked below and work it down to a bid list before sale day: screen for the areas and property types you actually buy, verify each finalist against county records, and confirm registration, deposit and payment rules with the county tax sale office well before December 1. The sale is on December 1; the buyers who win it are the ones who did the sorting in advance, not the ones scrolling on sale day.

Questions

Is the amount owed the price of the property?
No. The published amount is the delinquent taxes, interest and costs owed on the parcel. It is where the bidding math starts — it says nothing about the property's market value.

When does the buyer get clear title in Georgia?
The owner has 12 months from the sale to redeem at the purchase price plus a 20% premium — and the right continues past 12 months until the buyer bars it with statutory barment notice. Possession and marketable title come after barment, typically with a quiet-title action.