Lauderdale County, Mississippi
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Mississippi tax-sale (certificate-to-deed) county. Lauderdale County (Meridian) Tax Collector conducts the annual delinquent land sale online via GovEase. 2026 sale begins August 31, 2026 at 8:30 a.m. and continues until all offered (county Facebook / Tax Collector notices). Contact Cheryl Herrington in Tax Collector’s office 601-482-9895 / cheryl.herrington@lauderdalecounty.org. Buyer receives tax-sale interest, not free-and-clear fee title; 2-year redemption at 1.5% per month class then tax-deed path via Chancery Clerk (601-482-9701). Overbids often earn no interest and may not return on redemption — read GovEase/MS rules carefully. Title is frequently litigated in MS — verify notice quality.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
Deal maths for Mississippi
- Assessment ratio
- 0.15× of market value
- Typical quiet title
- $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
- Recording and transfer
- $250
Miss. Const. art. 4, § 112: Class I, single-family owner-occupied residential, is assessed at 10% of true value; Class II, all other real property, at 15%; Class III at 15% and Class IV public utility property at 30%. This entry uses the Class II rate.
Offices and records
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
Regional hospital and government employment with selective SF and small multifamily demand
Suburban SF absorption with I-20/I-59 access
Entry-priced SF and land with local industrial employment