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Florida Statute 197.512 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 197.512 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 197.512 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 197.512

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·Hutchinson Island Realty v. Babcock, 867 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 2351

...ded parcel incurring the unpaid taxes. [3] Additional, but not mandatory, notice is provided by the statute: service of notice by the sheriff, section 197.522(2), Florida Statutes (2000), and publication of notice in a general circulation newspaper, section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2000).
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·Cape Atl. Landowners Ass'n v. Cnty. of Volusia, 581 So. 2d 1384 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 5646, 1991 WL 105618

...Each fee owner was not given the opportunity to purchase a single certificate covering the subsurface rights below their fee. 3. 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)....
...Consolidated applications on more than one tax certificate are allowed, but a separate statement shall be issued pursuant to subsection (4), and a separate tax deed shall be issued pursuant to s. 197.- *1386 552, for each parcel of property shown on the tax certificate. 2 197.512 Notice, form of publication for obtaining tax deed by holder.— (1) Upon the receipt of the application as provided by s....
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·Robert R. Turner v. Sharon W. Jordan (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: Apr 19, 2024

cases refer to these sales. See, e.g., Fla. Stat. § 197.512(1) (2001); Vosilla v. Rosado, 944 So.
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Horne v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 89 So. 3d 987 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 WL 1605298, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7210

...In late 2009, the certificate holder applied to the Miami-Dade tax collector for the issuance of a tax deed. 1 Certified mailings to the Hornes’ Miami Lakes address were returned as undeliverable. The Clerk’s office also published the four weekly notices of tax deed sale as specified in section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2009)....
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·Srygley v. Capital Plaza, Inc., 82 So. 3d 1211 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4483, 2012 WL 955506

...n involving a condominium unit in Bay County, Florida. Capital Plaza, Inc., Appellee, initiated the action, claiming that it is the rightful owner of the unit pursuant to a tax deed it obtained through the tax deed sale process set forth in sections 197.512, 197.522, and 197.542, Florida Statutes (2009)....
...(2009), including any legal titleholder of record. This notification must advise the recipient that an application for a tax deed has been made, and it must be mailed at least twenty days before the date of the sale. § 197.522(1)(a). 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 provided in s....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1998).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

appropriate fees have been received by the clerk, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes, directs the clerk to
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Crane v. Martin, 741 So. 2d 1251 (Fla. 5th DCA 1999).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13220, 1999 WL 790785

the statute requiring notice by publication, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (1997), is directory rather
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Skelton v. Martin, 673 So. 2d 877 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 93686

...Martin the statutory notice to owner warning him of that sale. § 197.522(1), Fla.Stat. (1991). The clerk also notified the mortgagees of record. Public notice of the sale was published in the Pinellas County Review on December 17, 24, 31, 1993, and January 7, 1994. § 197.512, Fla.Stat....
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South Inv. Props., Inc. v. Icon Investments, LLC., 988 So. 2d 1114 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 10913, 2008 WL 2774441

...The clerk sent copies of the notices to the sheriff to be served in accordance with Florida law, and the sheriff posted notice at the Sandpointe address. 3. 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)....

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