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Fla. Stat. § 197.473 (2025)
Disposition of unclaimed redemption moneys.
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197.473 Disposition of unclaimed redemption moneys.—Money paid to the tax collector for the redemption of a tax certificate or a tax deed application that is payable to the holder of a redeemed tax certificate but for which no claim has been made, or that fails to be presented for payment, is considered unclaimed as defined in s. 717.113 and shall be remitted to the state pursuant to s. 717.117.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1994–2023 · leading case: DeMario v. Franklin Mortg. & Inv. Co., 648 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994).
DeMario v. Franklin Mortg. & Inv. Co., 648 So. 2d 210 (Fla. 4th DCA 1994). “Section 197.473, Florida Statutes (1993), provides: (1) After money paid to the tax collector for the redemption of tax certificates has been held for 90 days, which money is payable to the holder of a redeemed tax certificate but for which no claim has been made, on the first…”
Velasquez v. Ettenheim, 89 So. 3d 981 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). “§ 197.473, Fla. Stat. (2010). In mid-2011, this procedure was changed by the Legislature.”
Ramle Int'l Corp. v. Miami-dade Cnty., Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2023). “In the 2015 operative second amended complaint, Ramle raised six claims: (1) damages resulting from failure to pay surplus proceeds to Ramle; (2) declaratory judgment finding section 197.473, Florida Statutes (2004),1 1 As the statutes at issue were subsequently amended, this…”
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