Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 197.217 (2025)

Judicial sale; payment of taxes.

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197.217 Judicial sale; payment of taxes.—All officers of the court selling property under process or court order shall pay all taxes that are due and unpaid against the property from the proceeds of the sale after the payment of the costs of the proceedings and any attorney’s fee allowed by the court when the court order or process directs that taxes shall be paid.

History.—s. 1, ch. 10285, 1925; CGL 954; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 47, ch. 82-226; s. 140, ch. 85-342.

Note.—Former ss. 192.28, 197.255, 197.143, 197.352.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1994–1994 · leading case: First Union v. Goodwin Beach P'ship, 644 So. 2d 1361 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).

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First Union v. Goodwin Beach P'ship, 644 So. 2d 1361 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994). · cites it 2× “The court in Consales relied on section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which provides: All officers of the court selling property under process or court order shall pay all taxes that are due and unpaid against the property from the proceeds of the sale after the payment of…”

Consales N.V. v. Sunshine State Mortg. Trust, 92-079 ex rel. Sussman, 639 So. 2d 170 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). · cites it 4× “2 Hence, neither order was authorized under the binding provisions of section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which states: 197.”

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