Hawkins County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed59,371 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. Hawkins County (Rogersville / Church Hill / Kingsport fringe) Clerk & Master collects delinquent county/city taxes and oversees delinquent tax sales in Chancery. Office publishes sale notices, redemption procedures PDF, and recorded judgments confirming sales (recent result packets include Aug 2025, Feb 2025, Dec 2023 cycles). Format has varied historically (online vendor experiments vs. cash courthouse sales) — confirm current auction method and next date with Clerk & Master (423-272-8150) before funding or travel. 1-year redemption after court confirmation (court may extend) under TCA Title 67 Ch. 5.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person / confirm current cycle (Clerk & Master Chancery tax sale)

Frequency

Periodic as delinquent tax years accumulate (roughly annual multi-parcel sales plus special chancery sales); confirm next date

Platform

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

Deposit rules

Published sale terms have required cash payment for delinquent tax properties (judgment includes taxes, penalties, interest, fees, costs). Obtain current bidder instructions and any deposit percentage from Clerk & Master 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

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

423-272-8150

Clerk of court

Hawkins County Register of Deeds / Circuit Court resources ↗

Property appraiser

Hawkins County Property Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Hawkins County mapping / assessment resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Rogersville / downtown–courthouse core

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

Church Hill / Mount Carmel Kingsport fringe

Kingsport metro spillover and industrial job access with suburban absorption

Surgoinsville / US-11W corridor

Highway workforce housing with attainable pricing toward the Tri-Cities