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Florida Statute 197.333 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 197.333 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 197.333 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
197.333 When taxes due; delinquent.All taxes shall be due and payable on November 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as the certified tax roll is received by the tax collector. Taxes shall become delinquent on April 1 following the year in which they are assessed or immediately after 60 days have expired from the mailing of the original tax notice, whichever is later. If the delinquency date for ad valorem taxes is later than April 1 of the year following the year in which taxes are assessed, all dates or time periods specified in this chapter relative to the collection of, or administrative procedures regarding, delinquent taxes shall be extended a like number of days.
History.s. 158, ch. 85-342.

Cases Citing F.S. 197.333

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·Cason v. Florida Dept. of Mgmt. Servs., 944 So. 2d 306 (Fla. 2006).

Cited 30 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2006 WL 3313749

...where the property is not subject to the tax assessed; [or] where the tax roll is illegal due to some affirmative wrongdoing by the taxing official." A voidable assessment is one "which is made in good faith but is merely irregular or unfair." Id. at 815 n. 4. [7] See § 197.333, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2025)
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·Collier Cnty. v. State, 733 So. 2d 1012 (Fla. 1999).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1999 WL 278107

...n January 1 shall have no value placed thereon. " (Emphasis supplied.) Therefore, if improvements are not substantially completed by January 1, there will be no tax liability on the value of the improvements until the following fiscal year. Further, section 197.333 provides that all taxes are due and payable on November 1, but those taxes do not become delinquent until April 1 following the year in which they are assessed....
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·In Re Gen. Dev. Corp., 135 B.R. 1008 (Bankr. S.D. Fla. 1991).

Cited 9 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | 1991 Bankr. LEXIS 1958

...ax is assessed. Fla. Stat. § 197.122. The lien attaches January 1 of the year that the taxes are levied. Id. Taxes become due and payable on November 1 of the year in which they are assessed, and are delinquent on April 1 of the following year. Id. § 197.333; Church of Scientology of California v....
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Cited as authorityIn Re DeMaggio (1994)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Union Meeting Partners (1994)
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·Peninsula Fed. S & L Ass'n v. Dkh Props., Ltd., 616 So. 2d 1070 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 100651

...3d DCA), review denied, 475 So.2d 696 (Fla. 1985), is not on point. Here, unlike Wagner, Peninsula's actions were squarely within its contractual rights. [8] The Mortgage Note was expressly made subject to the terms of the Construction Loan Agreement. [9] See § 197.333, Fla....
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Cited as authorityCook (1997)
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·In re Bos, 561 B.R. 868 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 4 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | 2016 Bankr. LEXIS 773

...M.D. Fla. 2007) (claim may be contingent because due date for the tax payment had not passed as of the petition date or unliquidated because the taxing authority has not yet set tax rates)). . §§ 192.042, 192.053, & 197.122 Fla. Stat. (2015). . § 197.333 Fla....
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·Trout Creek Props., LLC v. Akerman, Senterfitt & Eidson, P.A., 294 F. Supp. 2d 1280 (M.D. Fla. 2003).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20223, 2003 WL 22888975

...though cognate in immaterial respects are inherently different in their controlling aspects. (internal citations omitted). Moreover, Florida Statutes specifically provide that (a) taxes are due and payable on November 1 of each year, see Fla. Stat. § 197.333; (b) taxes become delinquent on April 1 of the following year, see id.; and (c) the lien on the property against which the taxes have been assessed takes effect as of January 1 of the year the taxes were levied, see Fla....
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Cited as authorityGialamas (2023)
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Cited as authorityIn Re SRC Holding Corp. (2007)
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Higgs v. Armada Key West Ltd. P'ship, 903 So. 2d 303 (Fla. 3d DCA 2005).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2005 WL 1345433

...jurisdiction once taxes become delinquent"). As petitioners correctly contend, the taxpayer in this case did not remain current in the payment of its taxes for the year following the action contesting its 2001 assessment thereby mandating dismissal. Section 197.333 of the Florida Statutes, provides that ad valorem taxes on tangible personal property become due and payable on November 1 of each year (or as soon thereafter upon receipt of the certified tax roll by the tax collector) and are delinquent if not paid by April 1 of the following year (or immediately after 60 days have expired from the mailing of the original tax notice, whichever is later). § 197.333, Fla....
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·Dan Sowell, etc. v. Panama Commons L.P., 192 So. 3d 27 (Fla. 2016).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 249, 2016 WL 3090403, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1149

...(2013). This usually occurs sometime in October. Within 20 working days of receiving the certified assessment roll, the tax collector sends each taxpayer a notice stating the amount of current taxes due. § 197.322(3), Fla. Stat. (2013). Section 197.333, Florida Statutes (2013), provides that “[a]ll taxes shall be due and payable on -7- November 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as the certified tax roll is received by...
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·Marshall Stranburg, in his Off. etc. v. Panama Commons L.P., 160 So. 3d 160 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...See §§ 193.122(1)-(3); 197.322(1)-(2); 197.323(1), Fla. Stat. (2013). This usually occurs sometime in October. Within 20 working days of receiving the certified assessment roll, the tax collector sends each taxpayer a notice stating the amount of current taxes due. § 197.322(3), Fla. Stat. (2013). Section 197.333, Florida Statutes (2013), provides that “[a]ll taxes shall be due and payable on November 1 of each year or as soon thereafter as the certified tax roll is received by the tax collector.” Taxes assessed on November 1 become delinquent on April 1 of the following year....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1990).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tls 1 Section 197.333, F.S. 2 Id., also providing that taxes may
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2004).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

...The method of accomplishing this, however, rests in the sound discretion of the tax collector, who may effectively accomplish such purpose by any reasonable method that complies with those procedures set forth in Chapter 197 , Florida Statutes. Sincerely, Charlie Crist Attorney General CC/tjw 1 Section 197.333 , Fla....
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Dan Sowell, as Prop. Appraiser etc. v. Faith Christian Fam. Church Of Panama etc., 249 So. 3d 1323 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...Hinckley, 544 So. 2d 1139 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). As of May 11, 2017, Faith Christian had not paid the taxes due and owing on the subject property, and the taxes on those parcels became delinquent by operation of law on April 1, 2017, pursuant to section 197.333, Florida Statutes (2016). Taxes become “delinquent on April 1 following the year in which they are assessed or immediately after 60 days have expired from the mailing of the original tax notice, whichever is later.” § 197.333, Fla....
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Siegel v. Siegel, 750 So. 2d 699 (Fla. 5th DCA 2000).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 102, 2000 WL 6099

until November 1st of the year of the assessment. § 197.333, Fla. Stat. (1997). We vacate the portion of the
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Matter of Chief Charley's, Inc., 122 B.R. 785 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1990).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1990 Bankr. LEXIS 2709, 1990 WL 251951

...taxes). The claim arose out of taxes assessed against restaurant equipment belonging to the Debtor on January 1, 1989 pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 197.122. The taxes became due November 1, 1989, and were considered delinquent on April 1, 1990. Fla.Stat. § 197.333....
...According to the statute, the county's tax lien was perfected without the obtaining of the warrants. Other courts have interpreted similar state statutes in the same manner. See, Equibank, N.A. v. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel Corp., 884 F.2d 80 (3rd Cir.1989). Pursuant to Fla.Stat. § 197.122 and § 197.333, the taxes were assessed on Debtor's restaurant equipment on January 1, 1989 (pre-petition)....

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