MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – (Tuesday, October 22, 2024) – Berkeley County will hold its annual Delinquent Tax Sale on Monday, November 18, 2024, 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, November 19 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Mobile Home Sale will start after the Land Sale ends. **ALL tax sale money will be collected at the sale.**
Tax Year 2023 property taxes must be paid no later than 5 p.m. Friday, November 15, 2024, to avoid tax sale. All real property and mobile homes with delinquent taxes are subject to sale. Only cash, money order, cashier’s check, attorney’s trust/escrow account checks or credit/debit cards (with a .20 cents & 2.35% transaction fee) will be accepted for payment of taxes. **NO tax payments will be accepted the day of the Tax Sale.**
Individuals may make payments in one of the following ways:
- In-person – at Berkeley County Delinquent Tax Office, located at 1003 N. Highway 52, Moncks Corner, SC 29461
- Online – taxes.berkeleycountysc.gov
- By mail (postmarked by Friday, November 15) – 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 the Charleston Post and Courier and made available on the County website on October 31, 2024. The listing will be in the name of the current owner and the defaulting taxpayer, defined by the South Carolina statutes as the owner of record on December 31 of the year preceding the taxable year.
REGISTRATION: Registration to participate in the Tax Sale opens Thursday, October 31. Registration MUST be completed no later than 5 p.m. on November 11. Only registered bidders will be permitted into the Tax Sale. Registration will NOT be permitted on the day of the sale. In addition to the live Tax Sale, there will also be an online auction option for bidders. Visit HERE to sign-up for in-person or online bidding.
The Mobile Homes listing will be advertised and available online for two consecutive weeks, starting November 7, 2024.
For a Tax Sale listing of all properties, go HERE (available for viewing starting November 7).
SURPLUS SALE: This year there will also be a surplus County property sale, which will take place right after the Mobile Home Sale on November 19. The surplus property sale listing will be advertised and available online for two consecutive weeks, starting November 4. A list of properties can be found HERE. For more information or questions on the Surplus Sale, please call Berkeley County Legal Department at 843-719-4011.
For more information, contact the Berkeley County Delinquent Tax office at (843) 719-4030 (option 5) or email vog.csytnuocyelekreb@qldbew.
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– Prepared by the Berkeley County Public Information Office –
