Autauga County, Alabama

Tax Lien61,464 residents

County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.

Sale typestate default

Tax Lien

Redemption periodstate default

3 years from sale (certificate holder); owner may redeem administratively for up to 3 years after that in some cases

Investor returnstate default

12% per annum statutory interest

Governing statutestate default

Alabama Code Title 40, Ch. 10

Notes

Alabama tax-lien certificate county (not a deed sale). Autauga County Revenue Commissioner sells unpaid ad valorem tax liens online via GovEase under Ala. Code Title 40 Ch. 10 Art. 7 (county elected lien sale path after Act 2018-577). CaptureCAMA portal and Revenue office advertise 2025 delinquent tax lien sale date April 14, 2026 on govease.com — confirm registration, First Right Claims window, and 2027 cycle dates on autauga.capturecama.com and GovEase. Bidding is lowest interest rate starting at 12%. Prattville / I-65 corridor market (Montgomery MSA west).

Auction logistics

Format

Online (GovEase tax lien certificate auction)

Frequency

Annually between March 1 and June 15 (2026 sale advertised April 14 for 2025 delinquencies)

Platform

GovEase — Autauga County tax lien auction ↗

Deposit rules

Pre-register on GovEase before the sale; create bidder profile and add the Autauga auction. Payment by debit/credit, cash, or certified funds due within one hour after final auction close per Alabama GovEase rules. Training webinars at govease.com/bidderhelp. Confirm First Right Claim process for subsequent-year liens with the Revenue Office.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

At the certificate stage the buyer holds a lien, not clear title — owner redemption extinguishes the certificate. Other encumbrances remain; tax liens take priority but do not extinguish covenants or easements. After a tax deed issues following foreclosure, most private liens are cut off, but federal tax liens (IRS 120-day post-sale redemption) and some governmental assessments can survive.

Quiet title

Practically recommended after a tax deed issues. Title companies often require a quiet title action (or the equivalent judicial confirmation path under Ala. Code Title 40) before insuring for resale.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Autauga County Revenue Commissioner — Delinquent Tax Lien Sale ↗

334-361-3700

Clerk of court

Autauga County Probate / land records ↗

Property appraiser

Autauga County Revenue Commissioner — assessments / parcels ↗

GIS / parcel map

Autauga County parcel / tax research (CaptureCAMA) ↗

Areas trending up

Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.

Prattville city core / Cobbs Ford corridor

Retail, medical, and Montgomery-commuter demand with strongest SF liquidity

I-65 / Millbrook fringe

Highway access and spillover housing toward Elmore/Montgomery

Autaugaville / rural west

Entry-priced land and homes with thinner resale — underwrite carefully