Selling a house in Sumner County
Sumner County sits just northeast of Nashville. Hendersonville is its largest city, with 61,753 people in the 2020 Census, and Gallatin, the county seat, grew from 44,463 to 54,590 between 2020 and 2025.
Probate and delinquent tax matters both run through the Chancery Court Clerk & Master, which shares one phone line for the two. Tax sales are held in person at the courthouse in Gallatin. Gallatin homes have a separate city tax bill, so a seller there needs two tax payoffs.
Local offices to know
Who to call about the paperwork behind a sale in Sumner County. County seat: Gallatin.
| What it's for | Office | Phone |
|---|---|---|
| Recording deeds | Sumner County Register of Deeds | (615) 452-3892 |
| Property taxes and payoffs | Sumner County Trustee | (615) 452-1260 |
| Probate and estates | Chancery Court, Clerk & Master | (615) 451-6036 |
| Tax sales | Chancery Court, Clerk & Master In person, Courtroom 3B, Sumner County Courthouse, Gallatin | (615) 451-6036 |
| Code enforcement (Hendersonville) | City of Hendersonville Codes | (615) 822-1000 |
| Evictions | Sumner County General Sessions Court Ext. 3. Landlord-tenant cases on the Thursday civil docket | (615) 452-4367 |
Worth knowing in Sumner County
- Gallatin city property taxes are paid to the Gallatin City Recorder's Office, (615) 451-5895, separately from county taxes at the Trustee. Source
- Delinquent tax sales are held in person, and bidders must register the day of the sale. 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.