Quick answerVirginia sells tax deeds for unpaid property taxes. Redemption: No post-sale redemption after court confirmation and issuance of the deed. Owner may redeem by paying all taxes, penalties, interest and costs at any time before the sale (judicial sales, § 58.1-3965; nonjudicial sales, § 58.1-3975 — redeemable at any time prior to the date of sale). Land generally becomes sale-eligible when taxes are delinquent on December 31 following the 2nd anniversary of the due date (1 year for condemned/nuisance/derelict/blighted property) Sales: No fixed statewide annual date; judicial and nonjudicial sales are scheduled as needed, year-round, by locality / special commissioner Governing law: Code of Virginia § 58.1-3965 et seq. (judicial sales); § 58.1-3975 (nonjudicial sales of low-value parcels).