Florida Tax Liens
LeadTrace tracks 55 of 67 Florida counties for Tax Liens. Florida sells tax certificates rather than the property itself when property taxes go unpaid. Those certificates are recorded per county and are the earliest public marker that an owner is falling behind.
By The Numbers
- Counties Covered
- 55
- Records Tracked
- 5,237
- Total Dollar Volume
- $3,229,219,812
as of Sep 20, 2026
Law At A Glance
- Sale Type
- Tax certificate sale (a lien sale), not a transfer of title. A tax deed sale can follow later.
- Who Holds The Records
- County Tax Collector for certificate sales; Clerk of the Circuit Court for tax deed proceedings.
- Claim Window
- A certificate holder may apply for a tax deed after 2 years from April 1 of the year the certificate was issued (Fla. Stat. §197.502).
- Local Terminology
- Tax certificate, certificate holder, tax deed application, redemption.
- Public Records Statute
- Fla. Stat. Chapter 119 (Florida Public Records Act).
- Notes
- Florida property tax collection and enforcement is governed by Fla. Stat. Chapter 197. Verify current statute text and county practice before relying on any timeline.
This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting.
Florida Coverage By County
| County | Coverage | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Covered | 209 |
| Baker County | Not yet covered | — |
| Bay County | Covered | 102 |
| Bradford County | Covered | 6 |
| Brevard County | Covered | 321 |
| Broward County | Covered | 209 |
| Calhoun County | Covered | 29 |
| Charlotte County | Covered | 48 |
| Citrus County | Covered | 24 |
| Clay County | Covered | 24 |
| Collier County | Covered | 373 |
| Columbia County | Covered | 1 |
| DeSoto County | Covered | 19 |
| Dixie County | Covered | 1 |
| Duval County | Covered | 213 |
| Escambia County | Covered | 207 |
| Flagler County | Covered | 25 |
| Franklin County | Not yet covered | — |
| Gadsden County | Not yet covered | — |
| Gilchrist County | Not yet covered | — |
| Glades County | Covered | 3 |
| Gulf County | Covered | 11 |
| Hamilton County | Covered | 1 |
| Hardee County | Covered | 2 |
| Hendry County | Covered | 3 |
| Hernando County | Covered | 19 |
| Highlands County | Covered | 26 |
| Hillsborough County | Covered | 205 |
| Holmes County | Not yet covered | — |
| Indian River County | Covered | 203 |
| Jackson County | Covered | 1 |
| Jefferson County | Not yet covered | — |
| Lafayette County | Not yet covered | — |
| Lake County | Covered | 32 |
| Lee County | Covered | 219 |
| Leon County | Covered | 14 |
| Levy County | Covered | 1 |
| Liberty County | Not yet covered | — |
| Madison County | Covered | 7 |
| Manatee County | Covered | 99 |
| Marion County | Covered | 47 |
| Martin County | Covered | 61 |
| Miami-Dade County | Covered | 287 |
| Monroe County | Covered | 87 |
| Nassau County | Covered | 6 |
| Okaloosa County | Covered | 46 |
| Okeechobee County | Covered | 7 |
| Orange County | Covered | 211 |
| Osceola County | Covered | 208 |
| Palm Beach County | Covered | 205 |
| Pasco County | Covered | 117 |
| Pinellas County | Covered | 307 |
| Polk County | Covered | 212 |
| Putnam County | Covered | 16 |
| Santa Rosa County | Covered | 73 |
| Sarasota County | Covered | 211 |
| Seminole County | Covered | 17 |
| St. Johns County | Covered | 71 |
| St. Lucie County | Covered | 62 |
| Sumter County | Covered | 4 |
| Suwannee County | Covered | 2 |
| Taylor County | Not yet covered | — |
| Union County | Not yet covered | — |
| Volusia County | Covered | 211 |
| Wakulla County | Not yet covered | — |
| Walton County | Covered | 112 |
| Washington County | Not yet covered | — |
as of Sep 20, 2026
How To Pull It Yourself
- 1
Open the county Tax Collector site
Find the delinquent tax or tax certificate section. Most Florida counties publish sold-certificate lists.
- 2
Download the certificate list
Filter by sale year and by status so you are looking at outstanding, unredeemed certificates.
- 3
Join to the parcel
Use the parcel identification number to pull owner and address detail from the property appraiser.
- 4
Track the age of the certificate
Certificates approaching the 2-year mark are the ones where a tax deed application becomes possible.
Skip The Manual Work
LeadTrace pulls Florida Tax Liens nightly — deduped, enriched, DNC scrubbed and skip traced, ready to text.
See the Distress FeedWhat Is Tax Liens?
A Florida tax lien is a tax certificate sold to an investor when a property owner does not pay property taxes. The owner keeps the property but now owes the certificate amount plus statutory interest.
How Professionals Use It
Unpaid property tax is a cash-flow signal, not a property signal. Professionals watch certificate age, prioritize owners with multiple years outstanding, and reach out well before a tax deed application forces the timeline.
Frequently Asked
Does a Florida tax lien mean the owner loses the property?
Not immediately. A certificate is a lien. The property only moves toward a tax deed sale if the taxes stay unpaid and a certificate holder applies.
Where are Florida tax certificates published?
With the county Tax Collector. Many counties use an online auction vendor for the annual sale.
How current is this data?
LeadTrace refreshes county sources nightly. Every page states its own last-pull date.
Counts and dates on this page are generated from our live coverage database as of Sep 20, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting. Last reviewed Aug 11, 2026.