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Sheryl Swift, RTA
Chief
Deputy of Business Services
(409)
766-2474
Krista Nicolls
Chief Deputy of
Operations
(409)
766-2487
Erma Evans, RTC
Senior Property Tax
Specialist
(409)
766-2476
Departments:
Accounting
(409)766-2344
Administration
(877) 766-2284
Property Tax
(409) 766-2481
Voter Registration
Toll Free
(888) 976-2280
(409) 766-2280
Branch
Office Locations:
Open weekdays 8 am to 5 pm
Galveston
Courthouse
722 Moody Avenue
Galveston
Tx
North County Annex
174 Calder Road
League City
Tx
Texas City Annex
2516 Texas Avenue
Texas City
Tx
West Count Annex
11730 Highway 6
Santa Fe Tx
Satellite Office Locations:
Friendswood City Hall
910 S. Friendswood Drive
Friendswood
Tx
Galveston
County Annex
946 Noble Carl Road
Crystal Beach
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Sheriff sales are held the first Tuesday of each month at 10 am
in the Galveston County Courthouse, 722 Moody Avenue in
Galveston.
Properties that will be auctioned are advertised in the
Galveston County Daily News, and are listed on bulletin boards
at the County offices at least 21 days prior to a sale. A
listing, complete with map locations of the properties and other
pertinent information, is available at each branch of the County
Tax Office and is posted each month on our website (see below).
You may contact our office and ask to be added to our email
distribution list.
Sheriff Sale listings may be purchased for the cost of printing
or a copy may be emailed free of charge at your request. A copy
is also available online at the Sheriff’s Department website (http://www2.co.galveston.tx.us/sheriff/)
(and as stated previously is also available on our website).
When attending a Sheriff Sale, you will need to check in prior
to the sale to obtain a bidder number.
Payment in full is required by 2:00 pm the day of the sale in
the form of cash, cashier’s check, or money order payable to the
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office. Financing is NOT available.
Absentee bidding is not permitted. Properties not sold in the
auction are struck off to one of the taxing entities and may
then be purchased from that entity. All inquiries regarding
properties struck off to the County should be directed to Mark
E. Ciavaglia via e-mail at
mark.ciavaglia@publicans.com
When a property is purchased at the Sheriff’s Sale, a Sheriff’s
Deed is issued in the name of the eligible Buyer only. The
Sheriff’s Office will retain the Sheriff’s Deed and will forward
it to the County Clerk’s Office for recording once the eligible
Buyer has obtained a Certificate of Eligibility from the
Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector’s Office. (See
below regarding Certificates of Eligibility). A separate
money order or cashier’s check in the amount of $20.00, payable
to Mary Ann Daigle, County Clerk is required at the sale for
recording of the deed.
Redemption Periods
Redemption periods begin at the date of the recording of the
deed. Homestead and agricultural exempt properties may be
redeemed within two (2) years. All other properties may be
redeemed within six (6) months of sale. Redemption fees are as
follows:
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Homestead or Ag: |
First Year: |
Price of Sale + 25% |
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Second Year: |
Price of Sale + 50% |
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All others: |
Six Months: |
Price of Sale + 25% |
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Certificates of Eligibility
Eligible Buyers must present a Certificate of Eligibility to the
Galveston County Sheriff’s Office as soon as practicable after
the sale in order for their Sheriff’s Deed to be recorded. Texas
Property Tax Code Section 34.015 requires that a person
purchasing property at a Sheriff Sale obtain a Certificate of
Eligibility from the Tax Assessor Collector. A $10.00 processing
fee is assessed at the time of application. The application must
be submitted after property is purchased from the sale.
Forms are available from our office or by clicking on the link
shown below.
Request for Certificate of Eligibility
For additional information regarding a sale, contact Captain
Darrell Isaacks, Galveston County Sheriff’s Office at (409)
766-2312.
Resale of Struck Off Properties
When properties do not sell at Sheriff’s Sale, they are struck
off to the entities and sold by Resale Committees. For
additional information, please contact either of our delinquent
law firms through the website links shown below:
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Cheryl E. Johnson, RTA
Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector
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