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Lumberton, MS—Online bidding in tax-forfeited property auctions is now available on the Secretary of State’s website beginning today with the online auction in Pearl River County. One hundred seventy-two (172) parcels of tax-forfeited property, valued at approximately $213,811.00, are available for sale in the online auction surrounding Lake Hillsdale in Pearl River County. Specifically, these parcels are located in the subdivisions of Lake Vista, Lake Catfish and Lake Happiness.
“The implementation of online tax-forfeited property auctions will advance our Agency’s online initiative and will also help market these properties to benefit the Pearl River County,” says Secretary Hosemann.
The online auction begins today, July 27, 2016. Bids may be submitted online at the Secretary of State’s website (https://www.sos.ms.gov/Public-Lands/Pages/Tax-Forfeited-Auction.aspx) by Wednesday, August 24, 2016, at 5:00 p.m. CST. Sealed paper bids will be accepted if returned to 125 S. Congress Street, Jackson, Mississippi 39201 by 5:00 p.m. CST on August 24, 2016, or they will be rejected.
The online auction portal may be accessed at https://www.sos.ms.gov/Public-Lands/Pages/Tax-Forfeited-Auction.aspx. To place a bid, the user must register online. Users will be able to view property details such as parcel location, pictures and an auction map. Other information such as auction dates, bid notices, and bid amounts are also available. Successful bidders will be notified by email and payment of the bid amount must be paid within fifteen (15) days of notification.
Currently, the Secretary of State’s Office holds over $71 Million worth of property forfeited to the State for non-payment of ad valorem taxes. Since 2012, the Secretary of State’s Office has made efforts to alleviate the tax forfeited epidemic in Mississippi. The Agency has had several very successful auctions in Greenville, Greenwood, Jackson, McComb, Meridian, Bay St. Louis and most recently in Yazoo City.
The goal of the Secretary of State’s Office is to work with local governments to determine which properties may be marketed for private ownership, and which properties may be transferred to local governments for public use.
To learn more on obtaining tax forfeited properties in Pearl River County, please visit the Secretary of State’s website at https://www.sos.ms.gov/Public-Lands/Pages/Tax-Forfeited-Auction.aspx or call the Public Lands Division at (601)-359-5156.
