Dorchester County announces 2024 Tax Sale details

Dorchester County will hold its 2024 Tax Sale on Monday, October 28, from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM, and Tuesday, October 29, from 9:30 AM to 3:00 PM. The sale will take place at the Lovely Hill Convention Center (5905 W Jim Bilton Blvd, St George, SC 29477). Property owners have until Friday, October 25, 2024, by 5:00 PM, to pay their 2023 taxes to avoid inclusion in the sale. After this deadline, payments will not be accepted, and properties will proceed to the sale.

Taxpayers have several payment options to meet the deadline:

• In person at the Dorchester County Delinquent Tax Office, located at 201 Johnston Street, St. George, SC 29477 (note: there is no Delinquent Tax Office in Summerville)
• Over the phone using a credit or debit card (subject to a 2.95% service fee)
• By mail, ensuring the payment is postmarked by October 25, 2024, to the following address:
  Dorchester County Tax Collector
  201 Johnston Street, St. George, SC 29477

Bidder registration for the tax sale will begin online on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, and close at 5:00 PM on Wednesday, October 23, 2024. Please note that no bidder registration will be allowed on the day of the sale. To register, visit the Dorchester County website for the online registration link.

Property listings will be advertised starting October 9, 2024, in the Summerville Journal Scene, the Dorchester Eagle-Record, and on the Dorchester County website. Mobile home listings will also be available online for two consecutive weeks beginning October 16, 2024.

For more information regarding the 2024 Tax Sale, contact the Dorchester County Delinquent Tax Office at 843-563-0110 or via email.