Florida Statutes Title XII Chapter 173 - Foreclosure Of Municipal Tax And Special Assessment Liens

• 173.01 - Foreclosure Of Municipal Tax Certificates Authorized.
  The lien of any and all taxes, except those ad valorem taxes collectible by the county tax collector, tax certificates, and special assessments imposed by...
• 173.02 - Proceedings In Rem Against The Lands.
  Suits for the foreclosure of tax liens and special assessments under this chapter shall be in the nature of proceedings in rem against the lands...
• 173.03 - Conditions Determining When Suit May Be Brought; Lands And Claims Included.
  (1) Suit may be brought at any time after any one or more of the following events, respectively:(a) After the expiration of 2 years from the date...
• 173.04 - Procedure For Bringing Foreclosure Suit; Certificate Of Attorney As To Notice Of Suit; Jurisdiction Obtained By Publication Of Notice Of Suit; Form Of Notice.
  (1) Any suit hereby authorized shall be commenced by bill in chancery in the circuit court of the county in which such city or town is...
• 173.05 - Parties; Time For Appearance.
  Every person interested in or having any lien upon any parcel of land described in the bill of complaint shall be deemed a party to...
• 173.06 - Affidavits And Certificates As Prima Facie Evidence; Proof Of Validity Or Invalidity.
  (1) An affidavit or affidavits of the tax collector or other officer of complainant having the duty of issuing or collecting such taxes, special assessments or...
• 173.07 - Tender Of Correct Amount As Condition Precedent.
  If any person shall claim that any tax, tax certificate or assessment is improper or illegal, and seek to contest the same, then such person...
• 173.08 - Judgment For Complainant; Amounts Included; Attorney’s Fee.
  (1) In all cases where the cause may be decided for complainant, the judgment for delinquent taxes, tax certificates and special assessments against any parcel of...
• 173.09 - Judgment For Complainant; Special Magistrate’s Sale; Complainant May Purchase And Later Sell.
  (1) Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately to the highest and best bidder for...
• 173.10 - Judgment For Complainant; Court May Order Payment Of Other Taxes Or Sale Subject To Taxes; Special Magistrate’s Conveyances.
  (1) In the judgment or decree the court may, in its discretion, direct the payment of all unpaid state and county taxes and also all unpaid...
• 173.11 - Distribution Of Proceeds Of Sale.
  The proceeds of any foreclosure sale authorized by this chapter shall be distributed by the special magistrate conducting the sale according to the final decree,...
• 173.12 - Lands May Be Redeemed Prior To Sale.
  Any person interested in any lands included in the suit may redeem such lands at any time prior to the sale thereof by the special...
• 173.13 - Procedure Under This Chapter Optional.
  The exercise of the power and provisions conferred in this chapter shall be optional with the municipalities and shall not be mandatory upon any municipality...
• 173.14 - Chapter Supplemental To Other Law.
  This chapter shall not repeal any other statute relating to the subject matter hereof, but shall be deemed to provide a supplemental, additional and alternative...
• 173.15 - Parties And Subject Matter; Tax Liens Of Equal Dignity.
  (1) In the foreclosure of municipal tax and special assessment liens by suit in the nature of proceedings in rem, as provided by this chapter, for...

Last modified: September 23, 2016