Delinquent Taxes

The County Clerk's Office is responsible for collecting delinquent property tax bills. Please see the delinquent tax search engine and calculator at www.fayettedeeds.com or call our office at (859) 253-3344 for payoff information.

All delinquent tax payments should be submitted in person, by mail, or to our drop box. Bills must be paid by money order, cashier's check, or certified check.  Please call or visit our website bill search inquiry screen to obtain the amount due. 

Hours for payment information: 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Mailing address:

Fayette County Clerk
162 E. Main St., Rm. 132
Lexington, KY 40507

Methods of payment: Our office accepts cashier's check, certified check,
or money order. Make checks payable to Fayette County Clerk.
Personal checks, business checks, and counter checks are not accepted.

Our office cannot accept partial payments on delinquent tax bills. If you are unable to make a full payment of your delinquent tax bill you may call the Fayette County Attorney's Office to make payment arrangements. Their phone number is (859) 254-4941.

Each year, the County Clerk's Office is responsible for conducting a tax sale on the delinquent tax bills. During the tax sale, the delinquent tax bills are eligible to be purchased by a third party. The tax sale may occur no earlier than 90 days and no later than 135 days after the bills have been turned over to the County Clerk's Office. The date will be posted for 2025 on the Revenue Department website at www.revenue.ky.gov. The delinquent bills must be advertised no more than 45 days and no less than 30 days before the tax sale.

Research current year tax bills at www.fayettesheriff.com, and delinquent bills at www.fayettedeeds.com.