West Virginia Tax Sale Calendar

Quick answerWest Virginia tax sale timing: One State Auditor-conducted sale per county annually, in spring (April-June; all sales before July 1), replacing the former separate sheriff and Auditor sales What is sold: Tax lien certificates. Registration and deposits are due before the sale — in most counties, the day before — so the list posting date matters as much as the sale date.

Verified West Virginia sale dates are added as counties publish their lists — members get them by text and email the moment they post. The sale rhythm below is from West Virginia law.

Rate / penalty: 0% to the purchaser under current law — Senate Bill 552 (effective June 10, 2022) eliminated interest on the Auditor tax-sale purchase price, so a redeeming owner repays amounts paid plus statutory fees/costs, not buyer interest. (Pre-SB 552 sheriff sales paid 12% per year / 1% per month under former §§ 11A-3-23, 11A-3-56.)

Redemption: No fixed 18-month period under current law (that was the pre-2022 system). Owner may redeem at any time before a tax deed is issued (§ 11A-3-56, as amended); the purchaser must file the list of persons to be served within 120 days of sale (§ 11A-3-52) and the deed may issue after the Auditor serves notice to redeem and the stated redemption deadline (as early as 45 days after notice) passes unredeemed

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Rules: West Virginia tax sale laws · Playbook: West Virginia investing guide