Greene County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed73,398 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Redeemable Deed

Redemption periodstate default

1 year from the court's confirmation of sale (courts have discretion to extend)

Investor returnstate default

10% per annum statutory penalty on redemption

Governing statutestate default

Tennessee Code Title 67, Ch. 5

Notes

Tennessee judicial redeemable-deed county. Greene County (Greeneville / East Tennessee) delinquent real property tax sales are overseen by the Clerk & Master's Office (Chancery), which collects delinquent taxes for Greene County and the Town of Greeneville and oversees tax sales. County Commission previously objected to an online vendor and reverted to live in-person auction practice after a 2022 online experiment — confirm current format and next sale date with Clerk & Master (423-798-1742) before travel. Taxpayer search via CitiSen portal; GIS and Property Assessor pages on greenecountytngov.com. 1-year redemption after court confirmation (court may extend) under TCA Title 67 Ch. 5.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (live courthouse auction; confirm current cycle with Clerk & Master)

Frequency

Periodic as delinquent tax years accumulate and cases reach sale; confirm next date with Clerk & Master

Platform

Greene County Clerk & Master — delinquent tax sales (Chancery) ↗

Deposit rules

Chancery/Clerk & Master sale rules — deposit and balance deadlines set in the sale notice/order (typically certified funds). Obtain bidder instructions from the Clerk & Master's Office before sale day. Properties sold AS IS subject to statutory redemption after confirmation.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Judicial tax sale subject to redemption. After confirmation and redemption expire, most junior private liens are cut off if properly joined; federal liens can survive. Full title search mandatory.

Quiet title

Court confirmation helps; quiet title still commonly used when insurers want additional comfort on East Tennessee inventory.

Deal maths for Tennessee

Assessment ratio: 0.25× of market value
Typical quiet title: $1,800–$5,000 · 5 mo
Recording and transfer: $250

T.C.A. § 67-5-801 and Tenn. Const. art. II, § 28: residential and farm property is assessed at 25% of value, industrial and commercial at 40%, public utility at 55%. This entry uses the 25% residential rate.

Offices and records

Tax collector

Greene County Clerk & Master (delinquent tax collection & tax sales) ↗

423-798-1742

Clerk of court

Greene County Register of Deeds / Circuit Court Clerk resources ↗

Property appraiser

Greene County Property Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Greene County GIS ↗

Areas trending up

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

Greeneville / downtown–courthouse core

County-seat government and retail employment with more liquid SF than rural hollows

Tusculum / college edge

Institutional employment and student-adjacent rental demand

Mosheim / I-81 fringe

Interstate access and industrial park jobs toward the Tri-Cities corridor