Redemption & Source Directory
Redemption periods for key states, each linked to the official statute and tax authority, plus the federal sources you need to search for surviving liens — so you can verify everything at the primary source.
State redemption & statute directory
Texas
Redeemable tax deedRedemption: Tex. Tax Code §34.21: homestead, agricultural, and mineral property have a 2-year redemption period (premium 25% if redeemed in year one, 50% in year two); all other property has a 180-day period (premium 25% within that period). The two-year, two-tier premium does not apply to the 180-day class.
Sold by constables/sheriffs at the county courthouse. The winning bidder receives a deed subject to the owner’s statutory right of redemption above.
Statute last reviewed August 9, 2026. Confirm the current statute text and county procedures before bidding.
Florida
Tax deed (no post-sale redemption)Redemption: Fla. Stat. Ch. 197: the owner’s right to redeem ends when the clerk receives full payment at the sale; once the clerk receives that full statutory payment the right to redeem is cut off, so there is no post-sale redemption period. A tax deed under §197.552 generally extinguishes the prior owner’s liens (with limited statutory exceptions such as certain governmental liens).
Auction methods vary by county — many counties run online sales, but verify the current auction method for the specific county before bidding. Because there is no post-sale redemption, verify surviving governmental liens carefully before bidding.
Statute last reviewed August 9, 2026. Confirm the current statute text and county procedures before bidding.
Georgia
Redeemable tax deedRedemption: O.C.G.A. §48-4-40: the right of redemption runs during the first 12 months and continues after 12 months until the holder bars it through the statutory notice process. The redemption premium is 20% of the amount paid for the first year (O.C.G.A. §48-4-42). The tax deed does not convey clear fee title until the holder forecloses (bars) the right to redeem.
Sales occur on the first Tuesday of the month on the courthouse steps. After 12 months the purchaser may serve the statutory barment notice to foreclose the right of redemption; until barment is complete, the right to redeem continues.
Statute last reviewed August 9, 2026. Confirm the current statute text and county procedures before bidding.
Federal & national lien-search sources
IRS — Understanding a Federal Tax Lien
How federal tax liens attach, and why a properly-noticed lien may still carry a 120-day IRS redemption right at a nonjudicial sale (26 U.S.C. §7425).
26 U.S.C. §7425 (Cornell Law)
The federal statute governing the effect of a tax sale on a federal tax lien and the IRS 120-day right of redemption.
EPA — All Appropriate Inquiries
The federal standard for environmental due diligence needed to qualify for CERCLA landowner liability protections.
EPA — Superfund Liability
How CERCLA environmental cleanup liability can attach to a current property owner.
FEMA — Flood Map Service Center
Confirm a property’s FEMA flood zone before estimating value or insurance cost.
PACER — Federal Court Records
Federal-court litigation research only: search U.S. bankruptcy and federal civil case filings (e.g. an owner bankruptcy that can stay a sale). It is not a title, deed, or county-recorder search — use the county recorder/clerk for recorded liens and conveyances.
This directory links to official primary sources. Statutes change and counties set their own procedures — always confirm the current statute text and the specific county’s rules before you bid. This page is educational and is not legal advice. Additional states are covered in our state due-diligence guides.