Florida Vacant / Zombie Properties
LeadTrace tracks 24 of 67 Florida counties for Vacant / Zombie Properties. Vacancy is not a court filing, so there is no single statute or register behind it. It is assembled from municipal registries, utility shutoffs, postal vacancy signals and field observation — which is exactly why so few lists have it.
By The Numbers
- Counties Covered
- 24
- Records Tracked
- 3,242
as of Aug 7, 2026
Law At A Glance
- Sale Type
- Not a sale and not a court proceeding.
- Who Holds The Records
- Varies by jurisdiction: municipal vacant or abandoned property registries where they exist.
- Claim Window
- Not applicable — vacancy is a property condition, not a claim.
- Local Terminology
- Vacant property registry, abandoned real property, zombie property.
- Public Records Statute
- Fla. Stat. Chapter 119 (Florida Public Records Act).
- Notes
- Florida has no single statewide vacancy register. Some municipalities operate vacant or abandoned property registration ordinances; verify locally before relying on registry status.
This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting.
Florida Coverage By County
| County | Coverage | Records |
|---|---|---|
| Alachua County | Not yet covered | — |
| Baker County | Covered | 47 |
| Bay County | Covered | 200 |
| Bradford County | Not yet covered | — |
| Brevard County | Covered | 200 |
| Broward County | Not yet covered | — |
| Calhoun County | Covered | 36 |
| Charlotte County | Covered | 200 |
| Citrus County | Not yet covered | — |
| Clay County | Not yet covered | — |
| Collier County | Not yet covered | — |
| Columbia County | Covered | 200 |
| DeSoto County | Not yet covered | — |
| Dixie County | Covered | 17 |
| Duval County | Not yet covered | — |
| Escambia County | Not yet covered | — |
| Flagler County | Covered | 50 |
| Franklin County | Not yet covered | — |
| Gadsden County | Covered | 200 |
| Gilchrist County | Covered | 14 |
| Glades County | Not yet covered | — |
| Gulf County | Covered | 200 |
| Hamilton County | Covered | 10 |
| Hardee County | Not yet covered | — |
| Hendry County | Not yet covered | — |
| Hernando County | Not yet covered | — |
| Highlands County | Not yet covered | — |
| Hillsborough County | Covered | 200 |
| Holmes County | Not yet covered | — |
| Indian River County | Not yet covered | — |
| Jackson County | Covered | 200 |
| Jefferson County | Not yet covered | — |
| Lafayette County | Covered | 11 |
| Lake County | Not yet covered | — |
| Lee County | Not yet covered | — |
| Leon County | Not yet covered | — |
| Levy County | Not yet covered | — |
| Liberty County | Covered | 3 |
| Madison County | Not yet covered | — |
| Manatee County | Not yet covered | — |
| Marion County | Not yet covered | — |
| Martin County | Not yet covered | — |
| Miami-Dade County | Covered | 200 |
| Monroe County | Not yet covered | — |
| Nassau County | Covered | 200 |
| Okaloosa County | Not yet covered | — |
| Okeechobee County | Not yet covered | — |
| Orange County | Not yet covered | — |
| Osceola County | Covered | 200 |
| Palm Beach County | Not yet covered | — |
| Pasco County | Covered | 200 |
| Pinellas County | Not yet covered | — |
| Polk County | Not yet covered | — |
| Putnam County | Not yet covered | — |
| Santa Rosa County | Covered | 200 |
| Sarasota County | Not yet covered | — |
| Seminole County | Covered | 200 |
| St. Johns County | Not yet covered | — |
| St. Lucie County | Covered | 200 |
| Sumter County | Not yet covered | — |
| Suwannee County | Covered | 54 |
| Taylor County | Not yet covered | — |
| Union County | Not yet covered | — |
| Volusia County | Not yet covered | — |
| Wakulla County | Not yet covered | — |
| Walton County | Not yet covered | — |
| Washington County | Not yet covered | — |
as of Aug 7, 2026
How To Pull It Yourself
- 1
Check for a municipal vacancy registry
Where a city runs a vacant property ordinance, the registry is a public record request away.
- 2
Layer in corroborating signals
Utility disconnection, undeliverable mail, and long-inactive permits each raise confidence.
- 3
Confirm before outreach
Vacancy is a judgement call. Two independent signals should agree before you treat a parcel as vacant.
Skip The Manual Work
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See the Distress FeedWhat Is Vacant / Zombie Properties?
A vacant or abandoned property has no occupant and, frequently, nobody actively maintaining it. Ownership is often absentee, out of state, or an estate that has not been settled.
How Professionals Use It
Vacancy is the strongest condition signal in distressed property work because the carrying cost is pure loss to the owner. Professionals pair vacancy with an ownership signal — probate, tax delinquency, out-of-state mailing address — before investing outreach in it.
Frequently Asked
Is there a statewide Florida vacant property list?
No. Vacancy is assembled from municipal registries and corroborating signals, jurisdiction by jurisdiction.
How is vacancy verified?
LeadTrace requires more than one independent signal before a parcel is treated as vacant, and every record states its source.
Counts and dates on this page are generated from our live coverage database as of Aug 7, 2026. This is general information, not legal advice. Verify current statute text before acting. Last reviewed Aug 11, 2026.