Sevier County, Tennessee

Redeemable Deed100,184 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 (Chancery) delinquent tax sale county. Sevier County Trustee page directs tax-sale auction logistics to Clerk & Master; bidders must be present to bid — no remote investing; register 30 minutes before sale; one-year redemption at 1%/month class of rights. Sale advertised in Mountain Press ~1–1.5 months prior. Contact Clerk & Master (865) 453-4654 for date/time. Do not confuse with Sevier County UT (PublicSurplus) or other states. Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Sevierville tourism market — underwrite STR rules and short-term occupancy carefully.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person open public auction (presence required)

Frequency

Annually — exact date from Clerk & Master / Mountain Press notice

Platform

Sevier County Clerk & Master — Delinquent Tax Sale (in person) ↗

Deposit rules

Be present; register ~30 minutes before sale. Deposit and balance per sale notice/order — certified funds practice common. No remote bidding. Call Clerk & Master (865-453-4654) for current packet and date.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Judicial tax sale subject to redemption (county cites one-year at 1%/month). After confirmation and redemption expire, most junior private liens are cut off; federal liens can survive. HOA/condo regimes common in tourism zones.

Quiet title

Court confirmation helps; quiet title still commonly used for insurable title on cabin/STR 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

Sevier County Trustee (tax info) / Clerk & Master (sale) ↗

865-453-4654

Clerk of court

Sevier County Clerk & Master (Chancery) — 125 Court Avenue Suite 108 W, Sevierville ↗

865-453-4654

Property appraiser

Sevier County Assessor of Property ↗

GIS / parcel map

Sevier County GIS / Assessor parcel resources ↗

Areas trending up

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

Sevierville / county-seat and Dolly Parton Parkway edge

Tourism employment and year-round services supporting more liquid SF than pure mountain cabins

Pigeon Forge / Parkway commercial corridor

High tourism traffic and STR demand; underwrite occupancy rules and HOA carefully

Gatlinburg / mountain cabin fringe

Premium short-term rental market with weather, access, and regulation risk