BERKELEY COUNTY, S.C. – Berkeley County will hold its annual delinquent tax sale on Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. inside the Azalea Ballroom at the Lowcountry Conference Center in Nexton, located at 406 Sigma Drive in Summerville. If additional days are needed, the Tax Sale will continue Tuesday, October 25 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mobile Home Sale will start after the Land Sale ends.
Tax Year 2021 property taxes must be paid no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21, 2022 to avoid tax sale.
In addition to the live tax sale, there will also be an online auction option for bidders. **ALL tax sale money will be collected at the sale.**
REGISTRATION: Registration to participate in the Tax Sale opens Thursday, Oct. 6. Registration MUST be completed no later than 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 20. Only registered bidders will be permitted into the Tax Sale. Registration will NOT be permitted on the day of the sale. Register HERE for in-person or online bidding.
All real property and mobile homes with delinquent taxes are subject to sale. To avoid sale, all delinquent taxes, assessments, penalties and costs must be received and processed by the County by 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 21. Only cash, money order, cashier’s check, attorney’s trust/escrow account checks or credit/debit cards (with a .30 cents & 2.50% transaction fee) will be accepted for payment of taxes. **NO tax payments will be accepted on Tax Sale day.**
Individuals may make payments in one of the following ways:
- In-person (by 5 p.m. Friday, October 21) – at Berkeley County Delinquent Tax Office, located at 1003 N. Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
- Online – taxes.berkeleycountysc.gov (by 11:59 p.m. Friday, October 21)
- By mail (postmarked by Friday, October 21) – send to Berkeley County Tax Collector, P.O. Box 6122, Moncks Corner, SC 29461 (Fed-ex/overnight – send to Berkeley County Tax Collector, 1003 Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461)
Real and personal property must be advertised prior to the Tax Sale. The listing will be first advertised in Post and Courier and made available on the County website Oct. 21, 2022. The listing will be in the name of the current owner and the defaulting taxpayer, defined by state statutes as the owner of record on December 31 of the year preceding the taxable year.
The Mobile Homes listing will be advertised and available online for two consecutive weeks, starting October 13, 2022.
For a Tax Sale listing of all properties, go HERE (available for viewing starting October 6).
For more information, contact the Berkeley County Delinquent Tax office at (843) 719-4030 (option 5) or email [email protected].
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