Montgomery County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed246,025 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 redeemable tax-deed county. Montgomery County Clerk & Master runs the annual judicial tax sale online via GovEase. 2026 Tax Sale: September 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m.; property list expected mid-August. Registration opens ~two weeks before sale on govease.com. Opening bid = 2023-delinquent taxes plus penalties, interest, court costs, publication fees, and other court-ordered amounts; later-year taxes paid from excess if available else purchaser responsibility. One-year redemption from Order Confirming Sale. Purchaser cannot collect rent or remove occupants without a writ of possession.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Annual (2026 sale September 17, 10:00 a.m.; list mid-August)

Platform

GovEase — Montgomery County Chancery tax sale ↗

Deposit rules

Register on GovEase (opens ~2 weeks before sale). Highest bidder pays bid plus transfer tax (sale price/100 × 0.0037) in full within 48 hours by cashier’s check, money order, or cash only — no personal checks or cards. Failure to pay may bring court action and future bidding ban. Order Confirming Sale ~30 days after auction, then recorded at Register’s Office.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Subsequent-year taxes not covered by excess proceeds remain purchaser’s obligation and can trigger a later sale. One-year redemption rights. Federal liens can survive. Sold AS IS/WHERE IS; no right to inspect interiors before sale.

Quiet title

Order Confirming Sale helps; quiet title commonly used after redemption for marketable title.

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

Montgomery County Clerk and Master — Tax Sale ↗

931-648-5703

Clerk of court

Montgomery County Register of Deeds ↗

Property appraiser

Montgomery County Property Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Montgomery County / Clarksville GIS parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Clarksville / Fort Campbell gate corridors

Military PCS-driven renter and buyer demand supporting liquid SF and small multifamily inventory

Exit 1 / I-24 retail edge

Regional retail employment and new subdivision absorption on the Nashville-commute fringe

Downtown Clarksville / riverside

Local employment anchors and revitalization supporting closer-in housing turns