Florida Statute 197.217 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS

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F.S. 197.217

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 197.217

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 197.217.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 197.217

Total Results: 2

First Union v. Goodwin Beach Partnership

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-09-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 644 So. 2d 1361

Snippet: .2d 170. The court in Consales relied on section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which provides: All officers

Consales N.V. v. Sunshine State Mortgage Trust, 92-079 ex rel. Sussman

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-07-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 639 So. 2d 170, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 6615, 1994 WL 316207

Snippet: provisions of section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which states: 197.217 Judicial sale; payment …not contain the emphasized language in section 197.217, requiring that a court order “direct[ ] that taxes…terms of the provision require. . Since section 197.217 refers only to the payment of "taxes,” there