Sullivan County, Tennessee
County research last verified 2026-07. Office holders, platforms, and deposit rules change — re-confirm anything time-sensitive.
Sale typestate default
Redemption periodstate default
Investor returnstate default
Governing statutestate default
Notes
Tennessee redeemable tax-deed county. Sullivan County Chancery Court Clerk & Master generally holds two delinquent tax sales per year at the Civic Auditorium, 1550 Fort Henry Dr, Kingsport. Bidder or representative must be present (pre-registration offered but not required). Collects delinquent taxes for Bluff City, Bristol, Johnson City, and Kingsport as well as county. Opening bid = taxes, penalties, interest, court costs, publication costs. One-year redemption from Decree Confirming Sale at 12% per annum. Unsold parcels may be held by county and later re-auctioned or sold via County Mayor’s Office.
Auction logistics
Format
Frequency
Deposit rules
Title risk
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
Areas trending up
Directional read from dated market analysis — not a guarantee, and not a substitute for your own comps.
Chemical and manufacturing employment anchors with liquid workforce housing demand
Twin-city retail and motorsports amenity demand with relative value
Airport and government services with more entry inventory than core Kingsport