Robeson County, North Carolina

Tax Deed118,624 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

10 days upset-bid period after each high bid, not a traditional redemption

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer, subject to upset bids

Governing statutestate default

North Carolina General Statutes Ch. 105, Art. 26

Notes

North Carolina tax-deed / judicial foreclosure county. Robeson Tax Department holds public auctions on Robeson County Courthouse steps. Documented dual sessions August 11, 2026: 10:00 a.m. session requires full cash/certified payment at sale; 12:00 p.m. session requires 20% deposit. All sales subject to 10-day upset-bid period. Opening bid includes taxes, legal fees, and recording/filing costs. Commissioner’s deed AS IS/WHERE IS; mobile homes not considered real property are buyer’s problem. Additional city of Lumberton and Zacchaeus Legal Services listings may appear separately. Lumberton / I-95 corridor market.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (courthouse steps + 10-day upset-bid process)

Frequency

Periodically as parcels are ready (e.g. Aug 11, 2026 dual sessions); also monitor Zacchaeus Legal Services and City of Lumberton bid pages

Platform

Robeson County Tax — Public Auction Taxes (Sale Commissioner) ↗

Deposit rules

Session-specific: morning full payment in cash/certified funds; afternoon 20% deposit cash/certified. 10-day upset period after sale. No warranties. Buyer responsible for anything on property (including non-realty mobile homes). County disclaims safety/security liability. Research flood zones and access carefully in this county.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial sale generally extinguishes junior private liens of named parties; federal liens and omitted interests remain risks. Independent title mandatory.

Quiet title

Commissioner’s deed after confirmation; quiet title still used for marketable/insurable title.

Deal maths for North Carolina

Assessment ratio: 1× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 105-283 requires all property to be appraised at its true value in money, which the statute defines as market value. There is no classification ratio and no county variation in the ratio itself — only in how recently it was measured.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Robeson County Tax Administration — Public Auctions ↗

Clerk of court

Robeson County Clerk of Superior Court (upset bids) ↗

Property appraiser

Robeson County Tax / GIS maps ↗

GIS / parcel map

Robeson County GIS / parcel maps ↗

Areas trending up

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

Lumberton / I-95 service corridor

Highway retail and logistics employment with primary urban inventory

Pembroke / UNC Pembroke edge

University employment supporting rental and entry SF demand

St. Pauls / northern Robeson

Relative land value with commute options toward Cumberland County jobs