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County Courthouse
117 S Mulberry Avenue
Butler, AL 36904-2557
Phone: (205) 459-2100
Fax: (205) 459-4248

Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate
Interest/Penalty Rate: 12% Interest
Bidding Method: Premium Bid
Redemption: 3 years
Assignments: Yes

Tax Sale Overview:


If Choctaw county, Alabama is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.

Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Choctaw county, Alabama.

Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Choctaw county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Choctaw county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.

The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Choctaw county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.

To solve this problem Choctaw county, Alabama allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Choctaw county, Alabama lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.

Why would investors do this?

Well, depending on Alabama laws and competition, savvy Choctaw county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Alabama tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Alabama tax deeds.

Elected Public Officials:


Name:  Position:  Email: 
Michael ArmisteadProbate Judge 
Dandy BrownCommissioner, District 1 
Clyde DixonCommissioner 
Charles JimersonCommissioner, District 4 
C. D. RuffinCommissionerbudd@pinebelt.net
Donald LolleyCounty Sheriff 

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