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What this page is: a persistent profile of how Fayette County, Kentucky 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.

Fayette County, Kentucky Delinquent Tax List and Tax Sale Hub

1,269 parcels are on the Fayette County delinquent tax list. Fayette County, Kentucky runs a lien sale via Fayette County Clerk (in-person). 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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Sale type
lien
Platform
Fayette County Clerk (in-person)
Bidding method
Sale of Certificates of Delinquency; order set by lottery/random draw among registered third-party purchasers (statewide 103 KAR 5:180 practice; Fayette-specific detail not re-verified).
Statutory maximum rate
12% per annum, simple (KRS 134.125)
Redemption period
Owner may pay off the certificate at any time; a purchaser generally cannot foreclose until 1 year after the sale (KRS 134.546).
Cadence
annual typical window

Legal structure & statutory basis

KRS Ch. 134 (134.125, 134.128)

Kentucky sells Certificates of Delinquency (delinquent tax bills), not classic liens. Each County Clerk holds one annual sale (90-135 days after bills are certified); third-party purchasers must pre-register with the Dept of Revenue. 12% interest to the purchaser.

County contact / official source

Fayette County Clerk (in-person) is the office/platform of record for this sale.

https://fayettekyclerk.gov/

Sale history

We currently track one active cycle for Fayette 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 Fayette County has held only one sale.

Tracked sale event

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