Hawkins County, Tennessee Tax Sales

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Quick answerHawkins County, Tennessee follows Tennessee tax sale law: the state sells redeemable tax deeds for delinquent property taxes. Rate / penalty: 12% per annum on the full purchase price, accruing from the date the purchaser pays the clerk until a motion to redeem is filed (Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-2701(b)) Redemption: From entry of the order confirming the sale, tiered by length of delinquency (§ 67-5-2701(a)): 1 year if delinquency is 5 years or less. LienToDeed ingests this county's published sale list live; the state rules below are the law that governs its sales.

How tax sales work in Hawkins County, Tennessee

Tennessee law controls every tax sale in Hawkins County — the county runs the sale, but what is sold, what it pays and how long the owner can redeem are all set by the state:

What Tennessee sells	Redeemable tax deeds
Interest / penalty	12% per annum on the full purchase price, accruing from the date the purchaser pays the clerk until a motion to redeem is filed (Tenn. Code Ann. § 67-5-2701(b))
Redemption period	From entry of the order confirming the sale, tiered by length of delinquency (§ 67-5-2701(a)): 1 year if delinquency is 5 years or less; 180 days if more than 5 but less than 8 years; 90 days if 8 years or more; 30 days for property shown to be vacant/abandoned (or qualifying vacant commercial structures)
When sales happen	No fixed statewide date; sales follow a delinquent-tax suit in Chancery Court and are scheduled by each county / Clerk and Master, roughly annually and often in the fall
Governing law	Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 67, Chapter 5, Parts 25-27 (esp. §§ 67-5-2501, 67-5-2701)
County (Census)	Hawkins County — county, Tennessee · FIPS 47073

Price bid-up, court-ordered sale of the land itself — no lien certificates are sold. The purchaser's interest is on the entire bid (including any overbid), unlike capped-interest states, and the clerk issues a tax deed only after the redemption period expires unredeemed.

The process, step by step

1 · The list publishes. Tennessee sales run on this rhythm: No fixed statewide date; sales follow a delinquent-tax suit in Chancery Court and are scheduled by each county / Clerk and Master, roughly annually and often in the fall The county's sale list — the parcels actually being sold — is published ahead of the sale by the county office that runs it, and in many Tennessee counties also through the state's sale channels (GovEase (counties that sell online); mostly in-person / county-specific (Chancery Court / Clerk and Master sales in many counties)).

2 · Register and fund — before sale day. Registration and bidder deposits are handled by the county or its sale platform and close before the sale, in most counties the day before. The amount and ID requirements are set in the county's own sale notice, not in state law — confirm them on the current published notice before you rely on them.

3 · Research every parcel. Compare the taxes owed against assessed value and recorded sales, check property type and occupancy signals, and price in the state's redemption rule above: it decides whether your money comes back with the statutory return, or your path runs to the property itself.

4 · Bid the number you wrote down. Set your max bid (deeds) or floor rate (liens) from the research, before the sale opens. The state's return is paid on the tax obligation — not on whatever extra a bidding war adds on top of it.

5 · After the sale. Owners redeem inside the window above; lists change as they do. Track the parcels you care about, because a watched property redeeming or withdrawing is information you want before — not after — you wire a deposit for the next sale.

What Hawkins County publishes — live feed

LienToDeed ingests this county's sale list directly from its published source: Clerk & Master (Hawkins County Chancery Court) published Notice of Sale + Exhibit list (county-hosted PDF). Every new listing is scored as it posts, and watched properties that redeem or withdraw are flagged before sale day.

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County facts (name, state, FIPS 47073) from the US Census Bureau county list; state rules verified 2026-10-30 — sources on the Tennessee law page. Educational only, not investment advice.