{"id":18317,"date":"2025-02-05T11:41:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T16:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.collierclerk.com\/?p=18317"},"modified":"2026-01-20T12:59:31","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T17:59:31","slug":"tax-deed-sales-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/tax-deed-sales-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Deed Sales"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-18318 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.collierclerk.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10.png 1080w, https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-content\/uploads\/5-10-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/>Did you know that per FL statute 197.502, one of the many duties the Clerk\u2019s office performs is the sale of properties that are delinquent on their real-estate taxes? We refer to this sale as Tax Deed sales.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The process begins when the Tax Collector\u2019s office sells a Tax Certificate to pay off the delinquent real-estate taxes. If those taxes due remain unpaid for 2 years, the Tax Certificate holder can force a sale of the property.\u00a0 This is where the Clerk is called upon to hold the Tax Deed sale.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Tax Deed in the Recording Department conducts Tax Deed sales via in-person public auctions.\u00a0 Auctions are duly noticed on <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/notices.collierclerk.com\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">notices.collierclerk.com<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Auctions are periodically held on Mondays in the Courthouse Annex, 1st floor multi-purpose room at the Collier County Government Complex located at 3315 Tamiami Trail East, Naples, FL 34112.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More details are available at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collierclerk.com\/Tax-Deed-Sales\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">collierclerk.com\/Tax-Deed-Sales\/<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Clerk\u2019s sole responsibility is the sale of the property based on the information that the Tax Collector provides to the Clerk. The bidder is responsible to research the property prior to the sale for possible liens. The Clerk does not guarantee clear and marketable title to the property.\u00a0 \u201cCaveat Emptor \/ Buyer Beware\u201d. Property is sold \u201cas-is\u201d. Florida Statute prohibits the Clerk\u2019s Office from providing legal advice and\/or opinions concerning the real estate properties sold at auction.\u00a0 At the time of the sale, the successful bidder must provide a non-refundable deposit of 5% of the bid price or $200, whichever is greater. The remaining balance is due withing 24 hours.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335557856&quot;:16777215,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/designrr.page\/?id=431775&amp;token=2524700297&amp;h=6326\">Read and download the <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/designrr.page\/?id=431775&amp;token=2524700297&amp;h=6326\">February<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/designrr.page\/?id=431775&amp;token=2524700297&amp;h=6326\"> 2025 Newsletter here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Did you know that per FL statute 197.502, one of the many duties the Clerk\u2019s office performs is the sale &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Tax Deed Sales\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/tax-deed-sales-newsletter\/#more-18317\" aria-label=\"Read more about Tax Deed Sales\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":18318,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1440,1450,558,1451,1157,556],"class_list":["post-18317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-announcements","tag-march-2025-newsletter","tag-property-sale","tag-real-estate","tag-real-estate-taxes","tag-tax-deed","tag-tax-deed-sales","infinite-scroll-item","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-25","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18317"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18387,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18317\/revisions\/18387"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18318"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18317"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18317"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/app.collierclerk.com\/collierclerkcom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18317"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}