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Hillsborough Tax Lien/Deed Auction Information and Property Listings

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County Information
State	Florida
County Name	Hillsborough
Responsible Entity	Clerk of Court
Address	1st Floor :: 800 East Twiggs Street :: Tampa, Florida 33602
Entity Contact
Phone #	(813) 276-8100
Fax #
Email
Website	http://www.hillsclerk.com/publicweb/Dept_Contacts.aspx#TaxDeedSalesDepartment

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Lien/Deed Type	Tax Lien & Tax Deed
Bidding Procedures	Bid Up or Premium
Liens/Deeds OTC*	Yes
Return (State Maximum)	N/A
Penalty	None
Redemption Period	2 Years
After Redemption Period	The tax lien holder must apply for a tax deed. The tax deed is then sold at public auction (tax lien holder may bid) to cover the costs of the tax lien plus interest and fees. Once a tax deed is issued, the deed holder has full right of possession.
County Website	http://www.hillstax.org/tax/buyer_information.htm
Auction Information	http://www.hillsclerk.com/publicweb/Tax_Deed_Sales_New.aspx
Property Assessor	http://www.hcpafl.org/
Property Title Search	http://www.hillsclerk.com/publicweb/search_official_records.aspx
Property Mapping/GIS Information	http://www.hcpafl.org/CamaDisplay.aspx
Property Area Information	http://www.zillow.com/
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State Resource	http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=Ch0197/titl0197.htm&StatuteYear=2000&Title=-%3E2000-%3EChapter%20197

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County Process / Terms & Conditions

 What are tax deed sales?

Tax Deed Sales deal with the selling of property that is delinquent in taxes. A tax deed sale occurs after an owner of a Tax Certificate applies to the Tax Collector for a Tax Deed after the Tax Certificate has been held for the statutory period.
When and where are these tax deed sales held?

Tax Deed Sales are generally held on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. in the Jury Auditorium 2nd Floor George E Edgecomb Courthouse 800 East Twiggs Street Tampa FL  33602. Call for verification before attending.
Where can I find out about upcoming sales?

The Clerk advertises tax deed sales for four consecutive weeks. The first publication is at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the sale. We advertise in the following newspapers on a rotating basis: Penny Saver, LaGaceta, Tampa Record, Florida Sentinel and the Gulf Coast  Business Review.

If you would like to receive a list of the folio numbers for properties going up for sale, please send a self-addressed stamped envelope plus .15&#162; for each list requested. 
What are some things that I should know before the sale?

There is no pre-registration required in order to participate in the bidding. You or a representative must be physically present at the sale to bid on the property. However, we recommend that you research the properties before you bid. It is very important to understand what you are purchasing at the sale and whether there may be any liens remaining on the property. Tax Deed sales are not for the uninformed.
What happens if I am successful in a bid for a property?

As of March 28, 2002, if you are the successful bidder for a piece of property: 

    * You are required to post a $200.00 nonrefundable deposit at the conclusion of the bidding for the parcel. This requirement is provided for in Florida State Statute Chapter 197.542(2). The deposit must be made in cash or by cashier's check payable to Pat Frank, Clerk of the Circuit Court. If paying by cash, the amount must be exact as we will be unable to provide change. If the $200.00 deposit is not paid by the successful bidder at the conclusion of a parcel's sale, then the bidding on that parcel will begin again at the base bid amount.


    * Payment in full must be made within twenty-four (24) hours from the advertised time of the sale. Payment must be made in cash or by cashier's check payable to Clerk of the Circuit Court.  After we have received payment in full for your successful bid, we will prepare and record a Tax Deed which will be mailed to you. If you fail to remit payment within the required time, bids made by you at subsequent auctions may be refused. If full payment is not received for a property bid at auction, it will be re-advertised and placed up for auction at the next scheduled sale.

What happens if a property receives no bids?

Properties for which no bids are received at the auction are placed on our &quot;Lands Available List&quot;, if it is a County held certificate. Florida Statutes Chapter 197 provides the County may, at any time within the first 90 days from the day the property is placed on the list, purchase the property for the opening base bid. After the ninety day period, the property is available for purchase by the public for the base bid plus accrued interest, any taxes due, documentary stamps, and recording and indexing fees.

If the certificate is a non-homestead property, brought to sale by an individual certificate holder (the applicant) and no bids are received, the applicant is issued a Tax Deed for monies already paid to bring the property to sale plus any additional fees due.

On properties that have a homestead classification, &#189; of the assessed value is added to the base bid per Florida Statute 197. If the certificate holder fails to pay the one-half value of the homestead, the sale is considered canceled and the property will be advertised for re-sale within 30 days as provided for in F.S. 197.542(2). If, at the subsequent sale, there are no bidders and the certificate holder refuses to pay the monies to cover the homestead, the clerk will place the property on the Lands Available List where it will be available for purchase after 90 days.
If you are interested in this list, you may mail a check for $3.00 (plus a self addressed stamped envelope) to: 

Clerk of Circuit Court
Attn: Tax Deed Sales
P.O. Box 1110
Tampa, Florida 33601
Where can I get more information about tax deed research?

All of the procedures followed for Tax Deed Sales are governed by the Florida Statutes Chapter 197 and the Florida Administrative Code 12D-13. You can also get more information from the following offices:

Tax Deed Sales Department
800 E Twiggs St Room 103
Tampa, FL  33602
(813) 276-8100 Ext. 4768 

Property Appraiser's Office
County Center, 16th Floor
601 E. Kennedy Blvd
Tampa, FL  33602
(813) 272-6100

Tax Collector's Office
Delinquent Tax Department
(813) 635-5200

State Laws and Procedures

Florida Statutes, Title XIV, Chapter 197, &quot;Tax Collections, Sales, and Liens.&quot;  Tax Lien Certificate (Sec. 197.432) and Tax Deed (Sec. 197.502).  Bid down interest. Each certificate shall be struck off to the person who will pay the taxes, interest, costs, and charges and will demand the lowest rate of interest, not in excess of the maximum rate of interest allowed by this chapter. The tax collector shall accept bids in even increments and in fractional interest rate bids of one-quarter of 1 percent only. If there is no buyer, the certificate shall be issued to the county at the maximum rate of interest allowed by this chapter. (Sec. 197.432).  When a tax certificate is redeemed and the interest earned on the tax certificate is less than 5 percent of the face amount of the certificate, a mandatory charge of 5 percent shall be levied upon the tax certificate. The person redeeming the tax certificate shall pay the interest rate due on the certificate or the 5-percent mandatory charge, whichever is greater. This subsection applies to all county-held tax certificates and all individual tax certificates except those with an interest rate bid of zero percent. (Sec. 197.432 (2) ).

State Summary

Florida is both a tax lien and a tax deed state. Delinquent properties are sold at the tax lien sale and, if they do not redeem within the redemption period, they are sold at auction in a deed sale to satisfy the lien holder. Tax lien sales are referred to as tax certificate sales and are the responsibility of the county tax collector. 

Florida is the most popular state for tax sales. The maximum interest rate is 18% and the redemption period is 2 years. The interest is bid down in &#188;% intervals. Bidding has become so competitive in Florida that frequently liens are sold at an interest rate of &#188;%. However, there is a minimum penalty of 5%. If you bid less than 5% and the lien redeems, then the 5% penalty is paid instead of the amount you bid, so you are guaranteed a minimum return of 5%.

There is another thing that you should know about Florida; in order to bid at the tax lien sale, most counties require you to register before hand with a large refundable deposit. Many Florida counties are now conducting their tax sales online. The first year that Dade County had an online tax sale, according to the tax collector’s website, the sale was a big success for the county. They had more bidders than ever before and sold all of their tax certificates – all 32,000 of them. Most of them were bid down to an interest rate of only .25%. This was great for the county, but not so good for investors. It’s a good bet that some of the liens sold were for worthless properties.

Most Florida tax lien sales are held in May. Many are held on the same day. The larger Florida counties do have their tax sales as well as tax assessment information online. Most of the Florida counties have their tax sales on www.RealAuction.com, but a few use Grant Street Group for their online auction platform. You can find these county auction by going to http://www.grantstreet.com/clients and looking under tax collectors.

Summary courtesy of Joanne Musa's State Guide

Listing Newspaper Information

Newspaper Information
Local Newspaper	La Gaceta Newspape
Address	3210 7th Avenue E :: Tampa, Florida 33603
Phone #	(813) 248-3921
Fax #
Email	Lagaceta@tampabay.rr.com
Website	http://www.lagacetanewspaper.com