Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 173.07 (2025)

Tender of correct amount as condition precedent.

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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 at the time of filing an answer resisting the foreclosure of any tax lien, tax certificate or assessment lien shall tender into the registry of the court such amount as he or she claims was properly assessable or for which the property of such person was properly assessable.
History.s. 5, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(6); s. 917, ch. 95-147.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1992–1992 · leading case: Steinberg v. City of Sunrise, 592 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992).
Steinberg v. City of Sunrise, 592 So. 2d 1148 (Fla. 4th DCA 1992). · cites it 2× “Section 173.07, Florida Statutes (1989), provides: In an end run around the statute, Steinberg contends none of the assessment is due and thus he need not comply with the statute.”
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