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Gwinnett County, Georgia — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redeemable tax deed, 12-month redemption, 20%/10% premium, § 48-4-5 surplus waterfall, barment notice, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → georgia. This page covers how Gwinnett County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

C1. Local Tax Sale

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

  • Where/how to redeem: The former owner (defendant in fi. fa.) or other parties with recorded interests tender the full redemption amount — purchase price + 20% premium (first year or fraction), then 10%/year thereafter + any subsequent taxes paid by purchaser + applicable barment costs — to the tax-sale purchaser directly (redemption is made to the deed holder, not to the tax commissioner’s office), then the tax commissioner or clerk records the reconveyance. See georgia Module 2 for the full formula under O.C.G.A. § 48-4-42.

  • Local fees / contact: For questions about the redemption amount or the property’s redemption status, contact the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner, Department of Property Tax — 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · P.O. Box 372, Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0372 · 770-822-8800 · tax@gwinnettcounty.com — https://www.gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com/contact

  • Deviations from state default: None identified — Gwinnett follows the standard Georgia redeemable-tax-deed redemption scheme (O.C.G.A. §§ 48-4-40 through 48-4-48). The 12-month period begins from the sale date and stays open until a valid § 48-4-45 barment notice is served and the notice period expires.

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

BUSINESS-CRITICAL. Gwinnett County excess funds do not flow through the clerk of superior court automatically — they are held by the Tax Commissioner’s office and disbursed upon approved claims filed directly with that office. Disputed funds are resolved by superior-court interpleader under O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5 (see georgia Module 3).

C4. Offices & Contacts

OfficeNameAddressPhoneURL
Tax Commissioner (levying officer; excess-funds venue)Denise R. Mitchell, MPA, Tax Commissioner75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · P.O. Box 372, Lawrenceville, GA 30046-0372770-822-8800 · tax@gwinnettcounty.comhttps://www.gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com/
Clerk of Superior Court (deeds, interpleaders, quiet title)Tiana P. Garner, Clerk of Superior Court75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046 · P.O. Box 2050, Lawrenceville, GA 30046770-822-8100https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/
Sheriff (not the tax-sale officer; civil process, jail)Keybo Taylor, Sheriff2900 University Parkway, Lawrenceville, GA 30043770-619-6500https://www.gwinnettcountysheriff.org/
Board of Commissioners / County AdministrationGwinnett County Board of Commissioners75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville, GA 30046770-822-8000https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/

Note on the Recorder / Register of Deeds: Georgia counties do not have a separate “Register of Deeds.” Real property deeds are recorded with the Clerk of Superior Court (Tiana P. Garner, above). As of January 1, 2025, House Bill 1292 requires all real estate documents in Georgia to be electronically filed through the Georgia Superior Court Clerks’ Cooperative Authority (GSCCCA) at https://www.gsccca.org/ — https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/deeds-and-land-records/

C5. Local Procedure Notes

  • Sale months (not monthly): Unlike many Georgia counties, Gwinnett holds sales in selected months only — not every first Tuesday. Confirmed 2026 remaining dates are August, October, and December. Check the commissioner’s homepage for additions or cancellations before each cycle.

  • Bidder Registration Form required: Gwinnett explicitly requires pre-registration (or registration before the auction starts); walk-up registration on sale day carries risk of missing the sale. The commissioner encourages submission in person in advance. — https://www.gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com/property-tax/delinquent_tax/tax-liens-tax-sales

  • Bid4Assets as supplemental channel: Gwinnett County has appeared on Bid4Assets for online “Live Tax Redeemable Deed Sales,” meaning some sales (or portions of sales) may be conducted or listed online rather than exclusively on the courthouse steps. Bidders should monitor both the county homepage and https://www.bid4assets.com/ for Gwinnett County listings. Whether the Bid4Assets sale replaces or supplements the courthouse-steps sale is needs_verification — the official website only describes in-person procedure.

  • “GJAC” location, not the old courthouse: The sale location is in front of the Gwinnett Justice & Administration Center (GJAC) at 75 Langley Drive, Lawrenceville — the county’s modern government complex — not the historic Gwinnett County Courthouse. — https://www.gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com/property-tax/delinquent_tax/tax-liens-tax-sales

  • No POA / no asset-recovery firm claims: Gwinnett’s excess-funds office policy is stricter than many Georgia counties — it does not accept claims from asset-recovery firms, and it does not recognize Power of Attorney as a representation basis. Only direct claimants or their licensed attorneys may file. This deviates in practice from counties that will accept notarized POAs.

  • Electronic filing of deeds (HB 1292): Since January 1, 2025, all deed filings must go through eFiling at GSCCCA (https://efile.gsccca.org/). This affects quiet-title deed recording and barment-notice recording. Walk-in paper recording is no longer accepted in Gwinnett. — https://www.gwinnettcourts.com/deeds-and-land-records/

  • County surplus property sales (not tax sales): The county also sells surplus county equipment/vehicles through GovDeals at https://www.govdeals.com/gwinnettcountyboc — this is entirely separate from tax sale excess funds. — https://www.gwinnettcounty.com/services/surplus-sales

C6. Records Access

C7. Meta

sources:

needs_verification:

  • Whether any given Gwinnett sale is fully online via Bid4Assets or exclusively in-person — the official procedure page describes in-person only, but Bid4Assets listings exist; the relationship between the two channels is unclear and may have changed.
  • Exact deposit amount (if any) required before the in-person auction — official page states certified-funds payment on sale day but does not specify a pre-sale deposit.
  • Specific time of the in-person sale (10 a.m. start is common in Georgia but the official Gwinnett page says “specific time listed in legal advertisements”).
  • Whether Gwinnett has any local ordinance or resolution governing the excess-funds claim process beyond O.C.G.A. § 48-4-5.
  • Confirmed population figure (2020 Census; 2026 estimate likely higher — Gwinnett is Georgia’s fastest-growing county).
  • Sheriff’s role, if any, in conducting supplemental tax sales or in mortgage-foreclosure-surplus situations.
  • Clerk of Superior Court physical room/suite number within 75 Langley Drive (mailing PO Box 2050 confirmed; suite not confirmed via county page).

cross_links: georgia, surplus-funds, right-of-redemption, third-party-recovery-rules, tyler-v-hennepin-county, bankruptcy-automatic-stay, due-process-notice

changelog:

  • 2026-06-02: Initial page created. Sources retrieved: gwinnetttaxcommissioner.com (tax sales, excess funds, contact, about, delinquent list, unclaimed refunds), gwinnettcourts.com (deed records), gwinnettcounty.com (GIS, surplus sales, sheriff). Bid4Assets auction listings confirm supplemental online channel. Excess funds policy (no POA, no asset-recovery firms) documented from official page.

Disclaimer: This page contains legal information, not legal advice. Laws, procedures, deadlines, office names, and contact details change. Verify every fact against the cited primary sources before acting. Nothing on this page creates an attorney-client relationship. If you have legal questions about a specific property, consult a licensed Georgia attorney. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

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