What this page is: a persistent profile of how Jefferson County, Alabama runs its tax sale, independent of any single year's date. For the specific upcoming sale with a confirmable date, see the event page linked below.
Jefferson County, Alabama Delinquent Tax List and Tax Sale Hub
11,482 parcels are on the Jefferson County delinquent tax list. Jefferson County, Alabama runs a lien sale via E-Ring, Inc. Tax Lien Investor Portal. Held on an annual cycle; the specific date is set and published by the county each year rather than falling on a fixed statutory day.
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Legal structure & statutory basis
Ala. Code Title 40, Ch. 10 (Sec. 40-10-180, 40-10-186, 40-10-197)
Since Act 2018-577, counties may elect the tax lien auction format (bid-down interest, 12% max starting bid) in place of tax deed sales; each county sets its own annual auction date.
County contact / official source
E-Ring, Inc. Tax Lien Investor Portal is the office/platform of record for this sale.
https://eringcapture.jccal.org/investorloginSale history
We currently track one active cycle for Jefferson County at a time and don't yet maintain a distinct archive of past sale events for this county -- when a cycle closes, the record here reflects the newest tracked cycle rather than an appended history. This is a known gap in the dataset, not a claim that Jefferson County has held only one sale.
Tracked sale event
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