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Anderson County, SC

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Anderson County, South Carolina — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → south-carolina. This page covers how Anderson County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

  • County seat: Anderson · Population: ~204,195 · Recording unit: county
  • FIPS: 45007
  • Parent legal framework: south-carolina
  • Anderson County (Upstate SC, 10th Judicial Circuit) administers the Title 12, Ch. 51 “alternate procedure” through its County Treasurer (Hon. Jason P. Phillips), whose office runs delinquent tax collection, the annual tax sale, redemption, and overages directly. Like Beaufort and several other SC counties, Anderson places delinquent collection inside the Treasurer’s Office rather than a separately styled “Delinquent Tax Collector,” with a dedicated delinquent-tax staff contact (Don Sullivan). The redeemable-tax-deed structure, 12-month redemption, stepped 3/6/9/12% penalty, and overage-to-former-owner rule are all state law inherited from south-carolina; this page records how Anderson runs them. Source: Anderson County Treasurer department page (retrieved 2026-06-02); 2023 Tax Sale FAQ Sheet (Treasurer Jason P. Phillips, retrieved 2026-06-02).

C1. Local Tax Sale

  • Conducts own sale? Yes — the Anderson County Treasurer’s Office holds an annual delinquent tax sale under S.C. Code Title 12, Ch. 51. Treasurer: Hon. Jason P. Phillips. Source: 2023 Tax Sale FAQ Sheet; official Tax Sale page (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Platform: In-person auction with online pre-registration and online property research — NOT a live online-bidding platform. Bidding is conducted in person at a physical venue (Civic Center of Anderson). The county uses a PostingPro web tool (anderson.postingpro.net) for online bidder registration, the interactive property map/listings, and field-report images; the gavel auction itself is on-site. Source: official Tax Sale page (online registration/property maps available beginning Sept 30, 2026; URL hosted at anderson.postingpro.net, retrieved 2026-06-02); 2024/2025 sale news (in-person at Civic Center, on-site registration at 8:00 a.m.; retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Calendar: Annual, typically late October (a Monday), at the Civic Center of Anderson, 3027 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, Anderson, SC 29625, beginning ~9:00 a.m. (doors/registration from 8:00 a.m.). Confirmed dates: 2026 — Monday, October 19, 2026; 2025 — Monday, October 27, 2025; 2024 — Monday, October 21, 2024; 2023 — Monday, October 30, 2023. Tax-sale information (registration, listings, maps) is posted on the county site beginning roughly 3 weeks before the sale (Sept 30, 2026 for the 2026 sale; Oct 6, 2023 for the 2023 sale). Source: official Tax Sale page (2026 = Oct 19, 2026); The Journal Online 2025/2024/2023 sale articles; 2023 FAQ Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Rate within statutory range: State default stepped penalty applies — 3% of the bid per quarter (3% / 6% / 9% / 12% by redemption quarter), and “the maximum amount of interest earned cannot exceed the published opening bid.” Zero interest is paid if the sale of the item is later voided. No county deviation. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (“Interest will be accrued based upon the quarter in which the item is redeemed, at the rate of 3% per quarter … maximum … cannot exceed the published opening bid … Zero interest will be paid if the sale of the item is later voided”, retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina § 12-51-90.
  • Opening bid composition: “Each opening bid consists of all delinquent tax, penalties and fees due to Anderson County and its municipalities” for the prior tax year, plus the current year’s tax amount, plus the expense of the tax sale (the Forfeited Land Commission opening bid under § 12-51-55). Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina § 12-51-55.
  • Registration: Pre-registration encouraged via the Bidder Registration link on the county site (PostingPro); on-site registration begins at 8:00 a.m. on sale day. No published registration fee was located in the retrieved Anderson materials. Source: official Tax Sale page; 2023 FAQ Sheet; The Journal Online 2025 article (retrieved 2026-06-02). needs_verification: whether Anderson charges a bidder-registration fee (none stated in retrieved sources).
  • Deposit / payment terms: Full payment is due the day of the sale on all purchases — cash or certified funds; debit/credit card accepted “by verifying your card limit prior to your transaction”; bidders may leave to secure cash or a cashier’s check (payable to Anderson County Treasurer) and return to settle the balance. No personal checks. All sales are final; no refunds. Deeds issue in the name as it appears on the end-of-sale invoice; post-sale name amendments incur a $100 fee per deed. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet; 2023 FAQ Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Bidder requirements: Open in-person bidding; all items sold “as is, where is,” with no claims as to value, size, condition, or usage — the bidder must research the actual physical location and status before bidding (street addresses and mobile-home tax-map numbers may be outdated). During the auction items may be skipped: for an owner with multiple delinquent items, only enough items are sold to satisfy the total amount due. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina §§ 12-51-50, 12-51-55.
  • Delinquent list location: The tax-sale listing is published in the Anderson Independent-Mail newspaper (three weekly insertions before the sale) and on its website, and on the county site via the Tax Sale link (property listings + interactive Property Map with field-report images). The county expressly notes the printed listing “will not be available from our office.” Source: 2023 FAQ Sheet; 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet; official Tax Sale page (retrieved 2026-06-02).

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

  • Where to redeem locally: Anderson County Treasurer’s Office, 401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624 (mailing PO Box 8002, Anderson, SC 29622), (864) 260-4033. A second office is in Powdersville (4 Civic Court, Powdersville, SC 29642). Redemptions are handled at the Treasurer’s Office; the office opens the redemption window roughly five weeks after the sale (e.g., “Redemptions will begin at the Treasurer’s Office on Monday, December 02, 2025” for the 2025 sale; November 19/20 for prior years). Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (“Redemptions will begin … Monday, December 02, 2025”); 2023 FAQ Sheet (redemption begins Nov 20, 2023, at 401 East River Street); The Journal Online 2024 article (redemption from Nov 19, 2024, at 401 River St.) (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Redemption period: One year (12 months) from the date of the tax sale (state law, § 12-51-90). A real-estate quit-claim tax deed issues after expiration (the county told 2025 bidders the deed would issue in February 2027; a mobile-home Bill of Sale in November 2026). Who may redeem: the defaulting taxpayer, any grantee from the owner, or any mortgage or judgment creditor (§ 12-51-90). Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (“you may NOT take possession … until the one-year redemption period has expired AND you have been issued a real estate quit-claim tax deed … in February 2027, or a mobile home Bill of Sale … in November 2026”); south-carolina § 12-51-90 (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Local fees / redemption cost: All delinquent taxes plus the applicable stepped interest — 3% of the bid per quarter (3/6/9/12% by quarter), capped at the published opening bid amount; current redemption amounts are computed by the Treasurer’s Office. Redemption is made in guaranteed funds at the Treasurer’s Office. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet; south-carolina § 12-51-90 (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Redemption contact: Anderson County Treasurer’s Office · (864) 260-4033 · 401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624 · jphillips@andersoncountysc.org. Delinquent-tax staff contact for sale/redemption questions: Don Sullivan, (864) 260-1012, dsullivan@andersoncountysc.org. Source: Treasurer department page; The Journal Online 2025 article (Don Sullivan contact) (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Deviations from state default: None identified beyond the Treasurer-run, in-person-auction structure. The defaulting owner redeems directly through the Treasurer’s Office, which then refunds the bidder bid + interest. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet; south-carolina §§ 12-51-90, 12-51-100 (retrieved 2026-06-02).

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

  • Local terminology: Anderson follows the state “overage” model — an overage exists when the winning bid exceeds the opening (minimum) bid; if the property is not redeemed, the overage belongs to the owner of record immediately before the end of the redemption period; if the property is redeemed, the bidder is refunded and no overage is paid out. Source: south-carolina §§ 12-51-60, 12-51-130; 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (redemption/refund structure) (retrieved 2026-06-02). needs_verification: a dedicated Anderson Treasurer web page defining “overage” in the county’s own words (the state statutory structure was confirmed; an Anderson-specific overage explainer page was not retrieved).
  • Claim filing venue: Anderson County Treasurer’s Office, 401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624 (PO Box 8002, Anderson, SC 29622), (864) 260-4033 — the office that conducted the sale and holds the funds (S.C. Code § 12-51-60 directs that “all monies received,” including any excess, be retained, paid out, and accounted for by the delinquent tax collector). Disputed claims are resolved judicially in the Court of Common Pleas (10th Circuit, Anderson County). Source: south-carolina §§ 12-51-60, 12-51-130; Treasurer department page (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Claim form: An overage/excess-proceeds claim is filed with the Treasurer’s Office, ordinarily on a notarized county overage-claim form with proof of ownership/identity (state practice; cf. Beaufort/Oconee/Orangeburg overage forms). A direct URL for an Anderson County overage-claim form PDF was not retrieved. Source: south-carolina §§ 12-51-60, 12-51-130. needs_verification: the name and direct URL of the Anderson County overage/excess-proceeds claim form.
  • Local deadline notes: Per state law (§ 12-51-130), the overage is payable 90 days after the tax deed is executed/filed, subject to any judicial action by a competing claimant during that window; if neither claimed nor assigned within five years of the tax-sale date, it escheats to the county general fund. The county must notify the former owner in writing of any excess (§ 12-51-60). Source: south-carolina §§ 12-51-60, 12-51-130 (retrieved 2026-06-02). needs_verification: whether Anderson applies any local overage deadline narrower than the state default.
  • Unclaimed-funds list published: No dedicated searchable unclaimed tax-sale-overage list was confirmed on retrievable Anderson County pages. (Separately, the SC Office of the State Treasurer runs a statewide unclaimed-property search — but county-held tax-sale overages escheat to the county general fund, not the State Treasurer, so that statewide search does not govern Chapter 51 overages.) Source: SC State Treasurer unclaimed-property newsroom (Anderson County residents) (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina § 12-51-130. needs_verification: whether Anderson County publishes a searchable list of unclaimed tax-sale overages.
  • Contact: Anderson County Treasurer’s Office · (864) 260-4033 · Don Sullivan (delinquent tax) (864) 260-1012 · dsullivan@andersoncountysc.org.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Anderson runs its annual tax sale in person (Civic Center of Anderson) with online PostingPro pre-registration and property maps; full payment in cash/certified funds is due on sale day, all sales final, and a $100 fee applies to any post-sale deed name amendment. Overages are filed at the Treasurer’s Office after the one-year redemption ends. Unsold parcels pass to the Forfeited Land Commission, which resells online via Terry Howe & Associates (see C10). See south-carolina §5b for the marketable/insurable-title path (the § 12-51-160 two-year bar and § 12-51-90(C) incontestability) and §7b for surviving liens (un-noticed federal tax liens, surviving municipal tax liens, IRS § 7425 120-day redemption).

▸ For Former Owners — When an Anderson County tax sale brings more than the taxes, penalties, and costs, the excess (“overage”) belongs to whoever owned the property immediately before the end of the one-year redemption period (§ 12-51-130). The county must notify that owner in writing of any excess (§ 12-51-60); the claim is filed at the Anderson County Treasurer’s Office (401 East River Street, Anderson; (864) 260-4033). It is payable 90 days after the tax deed and escheats to the county general fund if neither claimed nor assigned within five years of the sale.

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Treasurer (runs tax sale, redemption, overage)Hon. Jason P. Phillips401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624 (PO Box 8002, 29622); Powdersville: 4 Civic Court, 29642(864) 260-4033https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/treasurer/
Delinquent Tax (staff contact)Don Sullivan401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624(864) 260-1012https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/treasurer/
Auditor(name not retrieved)Anderson County, Anderson, SC(864) 260-4027https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/auditor/
Assessor(name not retrieved)Anderson County, Anderson, SC(864) 260-4028https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/assessor/
Clerk of CourtHon. C. Reena Thomason100 South Main Street (PO Box 8002), Anderson, SC 29622(864) 260-4053https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/clerk-of-court/
Master-in-Equity (foreclosure sales)Hon. Steven C. Kirven100 South Main Street (PO Box 8002), Anderson, SC 29624(864) 260-4052https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/master-in-equity/
Register of DeedsHon. Cynthia D. Radford401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624 (PO Box 8002, 29622)(864) 260-4054https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/register-of-deeds/

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • Treasurer runs delinquent collection (not a separately styled Delinquent Tax Collector): Anderson consolidates delinquent tax collection, the tax sale, redemption, and overages in the Treasurer’s Office (Jason P. Phillips), with delinquent-tax staff (Don Sullivan) fielding sale/redemption questions. Source: Treasurer department page; The Journal Online 2025 article (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • In-person sale, online pre-registration: The annual sale is held in person at the Civic Center of Anderson; the county does not run a live third-party online-bidding tax-sale platform (e.g., GovEase/RealAuction). PostingPro (anderson.postingpro.net) is used for bidder registration and the interactive property map/field-report images. Source: official Tax Sale page; 2024/2025 sale news (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Items skipped to satisfy the debt: For owners with multiple delinquent parcels, only enough items are sold to cover the total due (worked examples in the cover sheet) — bidders cannot count on every listed parcel reaching the block. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • “As is, where is”; buyer due diligence: No warranties of value/size/condition; updated survey/plat is the buyer’s responsibility; a parcel containing a separately-taxed mobile home does not include the mobile home, and a mobile home with a tax-map number beginning 400-00- does not include the underlying land. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • FLC assignment of unsold items: Items offered but not purchased are added to a Tax Sale Assignment Listing (posted online under the FLC link) and may be assigned in person at the Treasurer’s Office on a first-come, first-served basis beginning about four weeks after the sale (e.g., 8:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 24, 2025 for the 2025 sale). Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Mortgage foreclosure (Master-in-Equity): Judicial foreclosure sales are conducted by the Master-in-Equity (Hon. Steven C. Kirven) at the Anderson County Courthouse, 100 South Main Street, third floor, courtroom #2, generally the first Tuesday and Thursday of each month at 11:00 a.m. Successful bidder posts a 5% good-faith deposit by certified check to the Master-in-Equity office; the time/terms of each sale are set by the individual Order and Notice of Sale (viewable via ACPASS). Where a deficiency judgment is sought, SC’s 30-day upset-bid period applies (see south-carolina §4). Source: Master-in-Equity department page (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina §4.

C6. Records Access

  • Parcel / property record search: ACPASS (Anderson County Public Access System) — real-property search https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/real_prop_search.htm ; property-tax search https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/p_tax_search.htm . Source: ACPASS portal (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Recorder / deed search: Anderson County Register of Deeds — recorded deeds, mortgages, and liens searchable through ACPASS (name/book/page/date/document type); the ROD office is at 401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624, (864) 260-4054. Source: Register of Deeds department page; ACPASS (retrieved 2026-06-02). needs_verification: the exact current public deed-image search URL (ACPASS index confirmed; a standalone document-image search endpoint was not isolated).
  • GIS map: Anderson County GIS / Property Viewer — https://propertyviewer.andersoncountysc.org/ (search by parcel/TMS, road, or address). Source: Anderson County GIS Property Viewer (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Tax payment portal: ACPASS Pay My Tax — https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/paymytax.htm (Anderson County Treasurer online tax payment). Source: Treasurer department page (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Tax Sale information / property map (PostingPro): linked from https://www.andersoncountysc.org/ via the seasonal “Tax Sale” link (hosted at anderson.postingpro.net). Source: official Tax Sale page (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Court records (foreclosure files): SC Public Index — https://publicindex.sccourts.org/anderson/publicindex/ . Source: SC Judicial Branch Public Index (retrieved 2026-06-02).

C8. Title & Quiet Title → framework: south-carolina §5b

  • Title type: redeemable tax deed — Anderson conveys a non-warranty quit-claim tax deed after the one-year redemption period expires unredeemed (real estate; a mobile-home Bill of Sale for separately-taxed mobile homes). No court confirmation precedes the deed (administrative sale). Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (quit-claim tax deed / Bill of Sale); south-carolina § 12-51-130 (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Quiet title: Not statutorily required, but commonly advisable for marketable/insurable title. SC’s strict-compliance void rule (a § 12-51-40 notice defect can render the sale absolutely void — Massenberg, Rives) means insurers generally wait for the redemption period and challenge windows to run and often require quiet title or curative work. Statutory cutoffs investors rely on: the § 12-51-160 two-year bar (action to recover the land must be brought within two years of the sale; deed is prima facie evidence of good title) and § 12-51-90(C) incontestability (tax deed becomes incontestable on procedural/other grounds after the deed plus an additional 12 months). Jurisdictional notice defects can survive these bars. Source: south-carolina §§ 5b, 6, 7 (§§ 12-51-90(C), 12-51-160) (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Quiet-title court / type / timeline / cost: Judicial action in equity in the Court of Common Pleas (Anderson County, 10th Judicial Circuit, Anderson County Courthouse, 100 South Main Street, Anderson). SC has no single quiet-title statute. Typical uncontested timeline ~6 months (longer with service by publication for unknown heirs); cost typically a few thousand dollars uncontested. These are state-level practice estimates, not Anderson-specific figures. Source: south-carolina §5b. needs_verification: Anderson-specific quiet-title cost/timeline data.
  • Title insurers active locally: Anderson is part of the Upstate SC (Greenville/Anderson) market; national underwriters (First American, Old Republic, Fidelity/Chicago Title, Stewart) operate in the SC market via local agents, generally requiring deed seasoning and a clean § 12-51-40 notice-chain review post-Massenberg before insuring a tax title. Source: south-carolina §5b (market practice). needs_verification: named insurers/agents confirmed active specifically in Anderson County.

C9. Purchaser Obligations → framework: south-carolina §10b

  • Subsequent tax payment office: During redemption the purchaser holds no title and the property remains assessed to the owner; taxes are paid through the Anderson County Treasurer (ACPASS Pay My Tax / 401 East River Street, (864) 260-4033). The county does not operate a certificate-holder “subs” accrual system; any later taxes the purchaser pays to protect the interest are added to the redemption amount (§ 12-51-90). Note: Anderson’s opening bid already folds in the current year’s tax, so the first cycle of post-delinquency tax is captured at sale. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (opening bid includes current-year tax); Treasurer / ACPASS (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina §10b.
  • Notice to owner (pre-deed expiration notice): Given by the Anderson County Treasurer’s Office, not the purchaser — certified-mail notice to the defaulting taxpayer/grantees of record 20–45 days before the redemption period ends (§ 12-51-120). The purchaser has no statutory duty to notify the owner. Source: south-carolina §10b (§ 12-51-120).
  • Redemption payment office: Anderson County Treasurer’s Office, 401 East River Street, Anderson, SC 29624, (864) 260-4033 — redemptions are handled here; the defaulting owner pays the Treasurer, which refunds the bidder bid + interest. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet; 2023 FAQ Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02).
  • Occupancy / access during redemption: The bidder “may NOT take possession of the item until the one-year redemption period has expired AND” the quit-claim tax deed (real estate) or Bill of Sale (mobile home) has issued — explicitly stated on the county cover sheet. The bidder holds only a lien/redemption interest until then. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina §10b.

C10. Local Restrictions → framework: south-carolina §11b

  • Right of first refusal: No municipal/land-bank right of first refusal over tax-sale property identified for Anderson County. Source: south-carolina §11b. needs_verification.
  • Land bank: No Anderson County land bank program identified on retrievable official sources. Properties drawing no third-party bid are bid in by the Forfeited Land Commission (FLC) (S.C. Code § 12-51-55; Title 12, Ch. 59 — the FLC comprises the County Treasurer, Auditor, and Register of Deeds). Anderson disposes of FLC / forfeited land through (1) in-person assignment of unsold tax-sale items at the Treasurer’s Office (first-come, first-served, beginning ~4 weeks after the sale), and (2) periodic online FLC surplus auctions run by Terry Howe & Associates (terryhowe.com), with $100 opening bids and properties sold to the highest bidder; the properties “are owned by Anderson County Forfeited Land Commission.” This is the FLC disposition mechanism, not a separate land bank. Source: 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (assignment process; “2024 Forfeited Land Commission Property”); Terry Howe & Associates Anderson County FLC auction listings (retrieved 2026-06-02); south-carolina §0, §11b. needs_verification: whether Anderson County operates a land bank distinct from the FLC.
  • Entity / insider restrictions: No Anderson-specific entity or insider purchase restriction identified beyond state law. State law imposes no “natural-persons-only” restriction; the standard rule is that a bidder may not redeem a property on which they bid. Source: south-carolina §11b, §2b. needs_verification: any local bidder-eligibility ordinance.

▸ For Investors / Operators — Anderson’s tax deed is a non-warranty quit-claim deed and the path to insurable title runs through the § 12-51-160 two-year bar and § 12-51-90(C) incontestability (see south-carolina §5b). Unsold parcels go to the Forfeited Land Commission, which Anderson disposes of by in-person assignment at the Treasurer’s Office and by online FLC auctions via Terry Howe & Associates — a distinct channel from the in-person October tax sale. No land bank or local right of first refusal is on the record.

▸ For Former Owners — Redemption and any overage are both handled at the Anderson County Treasurer’s Office (401 East River Street, Anderson; (864) 260-4033; delinquent- tax contact Don Sullivan, (864) 260-1012). The county must notify you in writing of any excess after the deed issues (§ 12-51-60); you can file the overage claim yourself after the one-year redemption period ends.

C7. Meta

  • parent_state: south-carolina
  • last_verified: 2026-06-02
  • confidence: 0.85
  • completeness_score: 0.90
  • gap_score: 9

sources:

  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.andersoncountysc.org/http-anderson-postingpro-net-agreement-aspxstscpy2021cid4acceptscookies1/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — official Anderson County Tax Sale page: 2026 sale Mon Oct 19, 2026, Civic Center of Anderson (3027 MLK Jr. Blvd, 29625); online bidder registration/property listings/maps available beginning Sept 30, 2026; 2025 FLC real estate + mobile home listings; Treasurer Jason Phillips, (864) 260-4033, jphillips@andersoncountysc.org, 401 East River Street / PO Box 8002; page hosted at anderson.postingpro.net
  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.andersoncountysc.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/FAQTS.pdf”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — 2023 Tax Sale FAQ Sheet (Treasurer Jason P. Phillips, PO Box 8002 / 401 East River Street, (864) 260-4033, fax (864) 260-4319): 2023 sale ~9am Mon Oct 30, 2023, Civic Center of Anderson (3027 MLK Blvd, 29625), doors 8am; tax-sale info on county site from Fri Oct 6, 2023; pre-registration option + on-site registration from 8am; published in Anderson Independent-Mail Oct 11/18/25; full payment day-of (cash, debit/credit by verified limit, cashier’s check; NO personal checks); redemptions begin Mon Nov 20, 2023 at 401 East River Street
  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.andersoncountysc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/taxcoversheet.pdf”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (Oct 27, 2025): all sales final/no refunds; deeds in invoice name, $100/deed amendment fee; opening bid = prior-year delinquent tax/penalties/fees + current-year tax + sale expense; full payment day-of in cash or certified funds (card by verified limit; cashier’s check to Anderson County Treasurer); interest 3%/quarter (3/6/9/12) capped at published opening bid, zero if sale later voided; pay-to-avoid deadline 5pm Fri Oct 24; redemptions begin Mon Dec 2, 2025 at Treasurer’s Office; “as is, where is”; possession only after one-year redemption + quit-claim tax deed (real estate, Feb 2027) or mobile-home Bill of Sale (Nov 2026); items may be skipped (only enough sold to satisfy total due); FLC assignment listing online, in-person assignment first-come Mon Nov 24, 2025 8:30am; 2026 sale Mon Oct 19, 2026
  • {type: news, url: “https://thejournalonline.com/2025/10/16/anderson-county-delinquent-property-tax-sale-october-27/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — 2025 sale Mon Oct 27, 2025, 9am, Civic Center of Anderson (3027 MLK Jr. Blvd); pre-registration encouraged, on-site registration from 8am Oct 27; pay-in-full day-of (debit/credit with verified limits, cashier’s checks, cash; no personal checks); pay-to-avoid by 5pm Fri Oct 24; quit-claim tax deed Feb 2027 / mobile-home Bill of Sale Nov 2026; redemption begins Dec 2, 2025; conducted by Anderson County Treasurer’s Office; contact Don Sullivan, dsullivan@andersoncountysc.org, (864) 260-1012
  • {type: news, url: “https://thejournalonline.com/2024/10/22/delinquent-property-tax-sale-held-monday-oct-21/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — 2024 sale Mon Oct 21, 2024, 9am, Civic Center of Anderson; in-person; pre-registration + on-site registration from 8am; no delinquent-tax payments accepted at sale/office/online on sale day; redemption from Nov 19, 2024 at Treasurer’s Office, 401 River St.
  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/treasurer/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Treasurer dept: Hon. Jason Phillips; 401 East River Street, Anderson SC 29624 (PO Box 8002, 29622); Powdersville 4 Civic Court, 29642; (864) 260-4033, fax (864) 260-4319; M–F 8:30–5; ACPASS online tax payment https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/paymytax.htm
  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.andersoncountysc.org/departments-a-z/master-in-equity/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Master-in-Equity Hon. Steven C. Kirven, 100 South Main Street, Anderson SC 29624 (PO Box 8002), (864) 260-4052, fax (864) 260-4837, dmcclellion@andersoncountysc.org; foreclosure sales generally first Tuesday & Thursday monthly 11:00am, Courthouse 3rd floor courtroom #2; 5% certified-check deposit; sale terms per individual Order and Notice of Sale (via ACPASS); monthly Sale Lists + Results posted
  • {type: agency, url: “https://www.sccourts.org/courts/courthouse-search/anderson/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Anderson County (10th Circuit): Clerk of Court Hon. C. Reena Thomason, (864) 260-4053; Register of Deeds Hon. Cynthia D. Radford, (864) 260-4054, fax (864) 260-4443; Master-in-Equity Hon. Steven C. Kirven, (864) 260-4052
  • {type: portal, url: “https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/real_prop_search.htm”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — ACPASS real-property search (Anderson County Public Access System)
  • {type: portal, url: “https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/p_tax_search.htm”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — ACPASS property-tax search
  • {type: portal, url: “https://propertyviewer.andersoncountysc.org/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Anderson County GIS Property Viewer (parcel/TMS/road/address search)
  • {type: portal, url: “https://acpass.andersoncountysc.org/paymytax.htm”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — ACPASS Pay My Tax (Treasurer online tax payment)
  • {type: vendor, url: “https://terryhowe.com/auctions/90-properties-for-forfeited-land-commission-anderson-county-sc/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — Terry Howe & Associates online auction of Anderson County Forfeited Land Commission properties: owned by Anderson County FLC (acquired via delinquent taxes); online bidding; $100 opening bid; sold to highest bidder
  • {type: agency, url: “https://treasurer.sc.gov/about-us/newsroom/anderson-county-unclaimed-property-search/”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — SC Office of the State Treasurer statewide unclaimed-property search (Anderson County residents) — note: statewide unclaimed-property program, distinct from county-held Chapter 51 tax-sale overages that escheat to the county general fund
  • {type: statute, url: “https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c051.php”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — S.C. Code Title 12, Ch. 51 (Alternate Procedure): redemption (§ 12-51-90), overage waterfall + 90-day/5-year escheat (§ 12-51-130), excess-notice to owner + accounting (§ 12-51-60), FLC opening bid (§ 12-51-55), pre-deed notice (§ 12-51-120), two-year bar (§ 12-51-160)
  • {type: statute, url: “https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t12c059.php”, retrieved: 2026-06-02} — S.C. Code Title 12, Ch. 59 (Forfeited Land Commission)

needs_verification:

  • Whether Anderson charges a bidder-registration fee (none stated in retrieved sources; registration via PostingPro / on-site at 8am).
  • The name and direct URL of the Anderson County overage/excess-proceeds claim form (filing venue confirmed as the Treasurer’s Office; an Anderson-specific form PDF was not retrieved).
  • Whether Anderson County publishes a searchable unclaimed tax-sale-overage list (none confirmed; SC State Treasurer’s statewide program does not govern county-held Chapter 51 overages).
  • Whether Anderson applies any local overage deadline narrower than the state 90-day-after-deed / 5-year-escheat default, and a county-authored “overage” definition page.
  • Auditor and Assessor office-holder names (department phones confirmed; individual names not extracted).
  • Exact current public deed-image search URL for the Register of Deeds (ACPASS index confirmed; standalone image-search endpoint not isolated).
  • Anderson-specific quiet-title cost/timeline figures (state-level practice estimates used) and title insurers/agents confirmed active specifically in Anderson County.
  • Whether Anderson County operates a land bank distinct from the Forfeited Land Commission, and whether any local right of first refusal or local bidder-eligibility ordinance exists.

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changelog:

  • 2026-06-02 — Initial population from Anderson County official sources: official Tax Sale page (2026 sale Oct 19, 2026; Civic Center; online registration/maps from Sept 30, 2026; PostingPro host); 2023 Tax Sale FAQ Sheet and 2025 Tax Sale Cover Sheet (Treasurer Jason P. Phillips; in-person auction; full day-of payment in cash/certified funds; 3%/quarter interest capped at opening bid, zero if voided; redemption begins ~Dec 2 at Treasurer’s Office; quit-claim tax deed Feb 2027 / mobile-home Bill of Sale Nov 2026; $100 deed-amendment fee; “as is, where is”; items skipped to satisfy debt; FLC assignment process); The Journal Online 2024/2025 sale articles (dates, payment, redemption, Don Sullivan contact); Treasurer + Master-in-Equity + courthouse-search pages (Hon. Steven C. Kirven foreclosure sales first Tue/Thu 11am, courtroom #2, 5% certified deposit; Clerk C. Reena Thomason; Register of Deeds Cynthia D. Radford); ACPASS real-property/tax/payment portals + GIS Property Viewer; Terry Howe & Associates online FLC surplus auctions; SC State Treasurer unclaimed-property note. PDFs read visually (text layer returned binary to automated fetch).

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes Anderson County, South Carolina operations for educational purposes and may be incomplete or out of date. Statutes and local procedures change. Verify every cited primary source and consult a licensed South Carolina attorney before acting. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

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