Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 197.512 (2025)

Notice, form of publication for obtaining tax deed by holder.

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197.512 Notice, form of publication for obtaining tax deed by holder.—

(1) Upon the receipt of the application as provided by s. 197.502, and after the proper charges have been paid, the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for 4 consecutive weeks at weekly intervals in a newspaper selected as provided in s. 197.402. The form of notice of the application for a tax deed shall be as prescribed by the department. No tax deed sale shall be held until 30 days after the first publication of the notice.

(2) Proof of the publication or posting of the notice provided for in this section shall be filed by the clerk of the circuit court in the clerk’s office on or before the date fixed for the making of the sale. When there is no newspaper, the clerk shall execute and file in his or her office a certificate of the posting of the notices, stating where and on what dates the notices were posted.

(3) Except when the land is redeemed according to law, the clerk shall record his or her certificate of notice and his or her certificate of advertising in the public records of the county with such other relevant documents as may be required by the department.

History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 17457, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 999(137, 138); ss. 25, 27, ch. 20722, 1941; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; ss. 18, 30, ch. 73-332; s. 188, ch. 85-342; s. 1025, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 2001-252.

Note.—Former ss. 194.16, 197.495, 194.17, 197.500, 197.251, 197.246.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2024 · leading case: Hutchinson Island Realty v. Babcock, 867 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

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Hutchinson Island Realty v. Babcock, 867 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004). · cites it 2× “522(2), Florida Statutes (2000), and publication of notice in a general circulation newspaper, section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2000).”

Robert R. Turner v. Sharon W. Jordan, 117 F.4th 1289 (11th Cir. 2024). “, Fla. Stat. § 197.512 (1) (2001); Vosilla v.”

Cape Atl. Landowners Ass'n v. Cnty. of Volusia, 581 So. 2d 1384 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991). · cites it 2× “The required notice of the tax deed sale was published only once rather than on four consecutive weeks as prescribed by section 197.512, Florida Statutes (1987).”

Srygley v. Capital Plaza, Inc., 82 So. 3d 1211 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “Additionally, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (2009), mandates that after a tax certificate has been acquired and all fees connected therewith are paid, “the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for 4 consecutive weeks at weekly intervals in a newspaper selected as…”

Crane v. Martin, 741 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). · cites it 4× “We affirm, because the statute requiring notice by publication, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (1997), is directory rather than jurisdictional, and because the clerk of the circuit court complied with the statutory requirements of section 197.”

Horne v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 89 So. 3d 987 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “The Clerk’s office also published the four weekly notices of tax deed sale as specified in section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2009).”

South Inv. Props., Inc. v. Icon Investments, LLC., 988 So. 2d 1114 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008). · cites it 2× “The clerk also published notice of the pending tax deed sale in the Orlando Sentinel newspaper for 30 days, pursuant to section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2005).”

Skelton v. Martin, 673 So. 2d 877 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). · cites it 2× “§ 197.512, Fla.Stat. (1991). Mr. Skelton purchased the property for ,500 at the scheduled sale.”

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Srygley v. Capital Plaza, Inc., 82 So. 3d 1211 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). “Additionally, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (2009), mandates that after a tax certificate has been acquired and all fees connected therewith are paid, “the clerk shall publish a notice once each week for 4 consecutive weeks at weekly intervals in a newspaper selected as…”

Crane v. Martin, 741 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. 1st DCA 1999). “We affirm, because the statute requiring notice by publication, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (1997), is directory rather than jurisdictional, and because the clerk of the circuit court complied with the statutory requirements of section 197.”

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