Chesapeake County, Virginia

Tax Deed254,997 residents

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

Sale typestate default

Tax Deed

Redemption periodstate default

Right to redeem up until the court confirms the sale, not after

Investor returnstate default

N/A — outright deed transfer once confirmed

Governing statutestate default

Code of Virginia Title 58.1, Ch. 39

Notes

Virginia independent city — judicial (and nonjudicial low-value) tax deed sales under Code of Virginia §58.1-3965 et seq.; Commonwealth does NOT authorize tax-lien certificate sales. City of Chesapeake Treasurer posts auctions; Special Commissioner / Virginia Auction Company run online sales (example: online auction of 8 parcels bidding from April 29, 2026; other 2025–2026 VaAuctionCo cycles). Court confirmation required for judicial sales.

Auction logistics

Format

Online

Frequency

Periodically when scheduled (watch cityofchesapeake.net Tax Lien Sales page and VaAuctionCo calendar)

Platform

Virginia Auction Company / Special Commissioner — City of Chesapeake ↗

Deposit rules

Per city Rules of Sale: cashier’s check or cash deposit of at least one-third of purchase price at sale; settle in full within 14 days (no extension for title exam). Online sales may use VaAuctionCo deposit percentages and 5% auctioneer cost add-on — confirm current flyer. Bidder must not owe City delinquent taxes.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial tax sale after court confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens; federal tax liens can survive. Nonjudicial minimal-value sales under §58.1-3975 have size/value limits. Read decree for exceptions.

Quiet title

Court confirmation is the primary clearing step; quiet title may still be used if chain defects appear.

Deal maths for Virginia

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

Va. Const. art. X, § 2: "All assessments of real estate and tangible personal property shall be at their fair market value, to be ascertained as prescribed by law." There is no classification and no ratio below full value, except the agricultural, horticultural, forest and open-space use-value deferral the same section authorises.

Offices and records

Tax collector

City of Chesapeake Treasurer — Tax Lien Sales ↗

Clerk of court

Clerk of the Circuit Court, City of Chesapeake ↗

Property appraiser

Chesapeake Real Estate Assessor ↗

GIS / parcel map

Chesapeake GIS / property map ↗

Areas trending up

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

Greenbrier / Battlefield Blvd corridor

Retail and employment core with multifamily demand

Great Bridge / Hickory

Suburban family SF growth with school-driven demand

Deep Creek / Western Branch edge

Relative value and industrial adjacency supporting absorption