Tuscaloosa County's Annual Tax Lien Sale Collects $52K In Delinquent Taxes

TUSCALOOSA, AL — Tuscaloosa County Tax Collector Susan Jones said on Wednesday the county's annual tax lien sale was a resounding success in April, resulting in substantial savings for the county and liens being purchased for more than 100 tax delinquent properties.

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Jones said the year was a productive one, with her staff working diligently in locating delinquent taxpayers or relatives to get the landowners to pay their property taxes. For the first time in recent memory, as well, there were no cases of insolvency that had to be pursued further in 2021.

"Our online tax lien sale was basically handled by our vendor GovEase this year," she explained to the Tuscaloosa County Commission during her annual update. "This saved the county a whole lot of money. It’s proved to be very beneficial in the last two years we’ve done this."

Indeed, the county was able sell the liens on all 121 parcels to a total of 116 bidders over the course of a little more than an hour.

To explain the process for those unfamiliar, bidders are not purchasing the property, rather, they are purchasing a tax lien against the property to cover the amount of all taxes, interest, penalties, fees, and costs due on the property.

"The county collected $52,287.36 in delinquent taxes for 2021 through the sale," Jones said. "There is no outstanding liability for Tuscaloosa County in any form or fashion."

Miss out on this year's The Tuscaloosa County Tax Lien Sale? The next one will be held next April, with a list of properties published here.

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