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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS
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F.S. 197.512
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.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 197.512

Total Results: 9

HUTCHINSON ISLAND REALTY v. Babcock

867 So. 2d 528, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 2351

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 2004 | Docket: 43336

Cited 5 times | Published

notice in a general circulation newspaper, section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2000).

Horne v. Miami-Dade County

89 So. 3d 987, 2012 WL 1605298, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7210

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 2012 | Docket: 60308871

Cited 1 times | Published

weekly notices of tax deed sale as specified in section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2009). In January 2010,

Cape Atlantic Landowners Ass'n v. County of Volusia

581 So. 2d 1384, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 5646, 1991 WL 105618

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 20, 1991 | Docket: 64659952

Cited 1 times | Published

on four consecutive weeks as prescribed by section 197.512, Florida Statutes (1987). 4. Section 197.502(1)

Robert R. Turner v. Sharon W. Jordan

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 17, 2024 | Docket: 68398166

Published

Argued: Apr 19, 2024

cases refer to these sales. See, e.g., Fla. Stat. § 197.512(1) (2001); Vosilla v. Rosado, 944 So.

Srygley v. Capital Plaza, Inc.

82 So. 3d 1211, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 4483, 2012 WL 955506

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 22, 2012 | Docket: 2412342

Published

of the sale. § 197.522(1)(a). Additionally, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (2009), mandates that

South Inv. Properties, Inc. v. Icon Investments, LLC.

988 So. 2d 1114, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 10913, 2008 WL 2774441

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2008 | Docket: 1385140

Published

Sentinel newspaper for 30 days, pursuant to section 197.512, Florida Statutes (2005).[1] The tax deed sale

Crane v. Martin

741 So. 2d 1251, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 13220, 1999 WL 790785

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 6, 1999 | Docket: 64791253

Published

the statute requiring notice by publication, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes (1997), is directory rather

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 25, 1998 | Docket: 3255470

Published

appropriate fees have been received by the clerk, section 197.512(1), Florida Statutes, directs the clerk to

Skelton v. Martin

673 So. 2d 877, 1996 WL 93686

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 1996 | Docket: 1671471

Published

December 17, 24, 31, 1993, and January 7, 1994. § 197.512, Fla.Stat. (1991). Mr. Skelton purchased the property