Selling a house in Sullivan County
Sullivan County has two main cities, Kingsport and Bristol, and its county seat is the small town of Blountville. Each city bills its own property tax on top of the county Trustee bill, on its own schedule. Kingsport city taxes are due by November 30, while the county bill follows the state calendar.
Probate runs through Chancery Court, through the Clerk and Master's Probate Court office in Blountville. Court business is split across Blountville, Bristol and Kingsport. Bristol, Tennessee is a separate jurisdiction from Bristol, Virginia.
Local offices to know
Who to call about the paperwork behind a sale in Sullivan County. County seat: Blountville.
| What it's for | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Recording deeds | Sullivan County Register of Deeds | (423) 323-6420 |
| Property taxes and payoffs | Sullivan County Trustee Also has Kingsport and Bristol offices | (423) 323-6464 |
| Probate and estates | Chancery Court, Clerk and Master (Probate Court office) 140 Blountville Bypass, Blountville | (423) 323-6483 |
| Code enforcement (Kingsport) | City of Kingsport Code Enforcement | (423) 224-2415 |
| Evictions | Sullivan County General Sessions Court Sits in Kingsport and Bristol | — |
Worth knowing in Sullivan County
- Bristol, Tennessee collects its own city property tax through its Finance Department, (423) 989-5500, and can collect delinquent city tax for 18 months before the suit goes to the Clerk and Master. Source
- Kingsport city property taxes are due by November 30 and delinquent December 1, a different schedule from the county bill. Questions: (423) 343-9860. Source
Guides for your situation
- Inherited house or probate
How selling an inherited or probate house works in Tennessee, and when a cash sale makes sense.
- Facing foreclosure
How foreclosure works in Tennessee, how much time you may have, and where selling fits.
- Behind on property taxes
What happens when Tennessee property taxes go unpaid, how tax sales and redemption work, and how back taxes are handled in a sale.
- House needs major repairs
Fix it first, list it as-is, or sell for cash: what each path actually nets you.
- Rental with tenants
Selling an occupied rental, tired-landlord sales and what happens to the lease.
- Divorce
How a house sale works when both spouses own it, and why speed and certainty matter.
- Code violations or vacant house
Selling a vacant house or one with open code enforcement cases, as-is.
Office details checked November 2026. Offices move and numbers change, so confirm on the official site.