Florence County, South Carolina Tax Sales

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Quick answerFlorence County, South Carolina follows South Carolina tax sale law: the state sells redeemable tax deeds for delinquent property taxes. Rate / penalty: Tiered flat interest on the bid amount by redemption timing (§ 12-51-90(B)): 3% if redeemed in months 1-3, 6% in months 4-6, 9% in months 7-9, 12% in months 10-12. Redemption: 12 months from the date of the delinquent tax sale (§ 12-51-90(A)). LienToDeed is verifying this county's own sale-list source; the state rules below are the law that governs its sales.

How tax sales work in Florence County, South Carolina

South Carolina law controls every tax sale in Florence County — the county runs the sale, but what is sold, what it pays and how long the owner can redeem are all set by the state:

What South Carolina sells	Redeemable tax deeds
Interest / penalty	Tiered flat interest on the bid amount by redemption timing (§ 12-51-90(B)): 3% if redeemed in months 1-3, 6% in months 4-6, 9% in months 7-9, 12% in months 10-12; interest capped at the Forfeited Land Commission bid amount under § 12-51-55
Redemption period	12 months from the date of the delinquent tax sale (§ 12-51-90(A)); if not redeemed, the successful bidder receives a tax deed after the period expires
When sales happen	Annual county delinquent tax sales in the fall, varying by county (commonly October-December)
Governing law	South Carolina Code of Laws, Title 12, Chapter 51 (esp. §§ 12-51-55, 12-51-90, 12-51-130)
County (Census)	Florence County — county, South Carolina · FIPS 45041

Premium / highest-bid sale — NOT a bid-down interest auction, despite frequent secondary-source mislabeling: overbidding dilutes yield because interest is capped at the Forfeited Land Commission (taxes/costs) bid. Buyer gets a tax sale certificate at sale and a tax deed only after the 12-month redemption period runs.

The process, step by step

1 · The list publishes. South Carolina sales run on this rhythm: Annual county delinquent tax sales in the fall, varying by county (commonly October-December) The county's sale list — the parcels actually being sold — is published ahead of the sale by the county office that runs it, and in many South Carolina counties also through the state's sale channels (mostly in-person (county delinquent tax collector sales; platform and venue vary by county)).

2 · Register and fund — before sale day. Registration and bidder deposits are handled by the county or its sale platform and close before the sale, in most counties the day before. The amount and ID requirements are set in the county's own sale notice, not in state law — confirm them on the current published notice before you rely on them.

3 · Research every parcel. Compare the taxes owed against assessed value and recorded sales, check property type and occupancy signals, and price in the state's redemption rule above: it decides whether your money comes back with the statutory return, or your path runs to the property itself.

4 · Bid the number you wrote down. Set your max bid (deeds) or floor rate (liens) from the research, before the sale opens. The state's return is paid on the tax obligation — not on whatever extra a bidding war adds on top of it.

5 · After the sale. Owners redeem inside the window above; lists change as they do. Track the parcels you care about, because a watched property redeeming or withdrawing is information you want before — not after — you wire a deposit for the next sale.

What Florence County publishes — and our verification status

Under South Carolina law, the county publishes its sale list as a public record ahead of each sale. What we have not done is guess at this county's exact channel: which office posts the list, in what format, and on what posting schedule are being verified county by county against the county's own publications. Until that check is complete, this page carries the verified state rules — not a live Florence County sale list — and says so plainly.

Coverage status: Florence County — verification in progress

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County facts (name, state, FIPS 45041) from the US Census Bureau county list; state rules verified 2026-10-30 — sources on the South Carolina law page. Educational only, not investment advice.