Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Tax Deed59,410 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 judicial/non-judicial delinquent real estate tax sale county. Pittsylvania County (Chatham / Danville fringe — largest VA county by land area) Treasurer works with Taxing Authority Consulting Services (TACS) for delinquent real estate tax auctions under Va. Code §58.1-3965/§58.1-3975. Recent cycle: live public auction at Pittsylvania County Community Center, 115 S. Main Street, Chatham (e.g. February 11, 2025 noon sale). No cash accepted on some TACS terms; purchasers must not owe delinquent taxes to the county. Confirm next date on taxva.com and Treasurer pages. Right to redeem generally runs until court confirmation, not after.

Auction logistics

Format

In-person (TACS live public auction)

Frequency

Periodic, roughly annual when TACS and Treasurer docket a sale; confirm current notice

Platform

TACS — Pittsylvania County Real Estate Tax Sale ↗

Deposit rules

Per TACS sale notice — typically non-cash certified funds; bidder must not owe Pittsylvania delinquent taxes and must not be a defendant in a pending delinquent tax matter. Balance and deed rules set in the published terms. Confirm with TACS (804-612-0629) and Treasurer (434-432-7960) before sale day.

Title risk

Liens that survive the sale

Proper judicial tax sale after confirmation generally cuts off most junior liens; federal liens can survive. Always verify which statute path (judicial vs non-judicial) and parties joined for the specific parcel.

Quiet title

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

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

Pittsylvania County Treasurer — Collection of Taxes ↗

434-432-7960

Clerk of court

Pittsylvania County Circuit Court Clerk (land records) ↗

Property appraiser

Pittsylvania County Commissioner of the Revenue — real estate ↗

434-432-7940

GIS / parcel map

Pittsylvania County GIS Portal / Public GIS Viewer ↗

Areas trending up

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

Chatham / county-seat core

Government employment and small-town SF liquidity versus remote rural tracts

Mount Hermon / Danville north fringe

Spillover from Danville jobs and retail with more attainable suburban inventory

Gretna / US-29 corridor

Highway access and entry-priced housing along the primary north–south spine