Florida Statute 197.552 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS

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F.S. 197.552

197.552 Tax deeds.—All tax deeds shall be issued in the name of a county and shall be signed by the clerk of the county. The deed shall be witnessed by two witnesses, the official seal shall be attached thereto, and the deed shall be acknowledged or proven as other deeds. Except as specifically provided in this chapter, no right, interest, restriction, or other covenant shall survive the issuance of a tax deed, except that a lien of record held by a municipal or county governmental unit, special district, or community development district, when such lien is not satisfied as of the disbursement of proceeds of sale under the provisions of s. 197.582, shall survive the issuance of a tax deed. The charges by the clerk shall be as provided in s. 28.24. Tax deeds issued to a purchaser of land for delinquent taxes shall be in the form prescribed by the department. All deeds issued pursuant to this section shall be prima facie evidence of the regularity of all proceedings from the valuation of the lands to the issuance of the deed, inclusive.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 21, ch. 73-332; s. 1, ch. 79-334; s. 192, ch. 85-342; s. 14, ch. 2002-18.

Note.—Former s. 197.271.

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Cases Citing Statute 197.552

Total Results: 20

Rahimi v. Global Discoveries

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-08-01

Citation: 252 So. 3d 804

Snippet: 5 Id. § 197.502(4)(a)-(c). Finally, section 197.552 provides that: All tax deeds shall be issued

Ashear v. Sklarey

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-01-17

Citation: 247 So. 3d 574

Snippet: constitutes the “issuance” of a tax deed. Section 197.552, Florida Statutes (2010), provides in relevant

AGM Investors, LLC v. Business Law Group, P.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-19

Citation: 219 So. 3d 920, 2017 WL 1399764, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5283

Snippet: deed dated April 22, 2010. Pursuant to sections 197.552 and 197.573(2), the association’s lien for assessments

Villages of Avignon Community Development v. Ken Burton, Jr., Manatee County Tax Collector

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-17

Citation: 215 So. 3d 127, 2017 WL 1040739, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3592

Snippet: construct was created to address. For example, section 197.552, enacted in 1972, specifically provides that an

A to Z Properties, Inc. v. Fairway Palms II Condominium Ass'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-19

Citation: 137 So. 3d 453, 2014 WL 1031407, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3923

Snippet: court rejected appellant’s argument that section 197.552, Florida Statutes, extinguished the unpaid assessments

Lunohah Investments, LLC. v. Gaskell

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-27

Citation: 158 So. 3d 619, 2013 WL 6816627, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20384

Snippet: issuance of the tax deed by virtue of sections 197.552 and 197.573(2), Florida Statutes (2011), which

Cricket Properties, LLC v. Nassau Pointe at Heritage Isles Homeowners Ass'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-09-20

Citation: 124 So. 3d 302, 2013 WL 5288863, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 14968

Snippet: assessments. We reverse because, under sections 197.552 and 197.573(2), Florida Statutes (2011), any lien

City of Palm Bay v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-05-16

Citation: 114 So. 3d 924, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 322, 2013 WL 2096257, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1000

Snippet: non-home rule municipality special assessments); § 197.552, Fla. Stat. (2004) (providing superiority for tax

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2011-04-20

Snippet: 14 Section 194.01, Fla. Stat. (1961). 15 See s. 197.552, Fla. Stat., stating in pertinent part that "a

Miami-Dade County v. Second Sunrise Investment Corp.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-02

Citation: 56 So. 3d 82, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2660, 2011 WL 710185

Snippet: liens.”1 The County responded by asserting section 197.552 and the primacy of its code liens. On August 30

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2006-04-19

Snippet: county governmental unit for purposes of section 197.552, Florida Statutes, and thus for purposes of section

HUTCHINSON ISLAND REALTY v. Babcock

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-02-27

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

Snippet: compliance with the notice requirements of section 197.552(1), Florida Statutes (2000), the trial court relied

Arsali v. Kipp

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-01-28

Citation: 866 So. 2d 99, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 641, 2004 WL 133126

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 197.552, Fla. Stat. (2002). FARMER, C.J., GUNTHER and GROSS, JJ., concur

Sugarmill Woods Oaks Village Association, Inc. v. Wires

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-09-22

Citation: 766 So. 2d 487, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 12250

Snippet: interpretation of applicable statutes. The first is section 197.552,[3] which governs tax deeds. In 1973, this section

Mobley v. Hunt

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-12-09

Citation: 722 So. 2d 248, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 15314, 1998 WL 845908

Snippet: pursuant to a corrected tax deed. Under section 197.552, Florida Statutes (1995), “no right [or] interest

Skelton v. Martin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-03-06

Citation: 673 So. 2d 877, 1996 WL 93686

Snippet: evidence questioning the validity of the tax deed. § 197.552, Fla.Stat. (1991); Locke v. *879 Stuart, 113 So

City of Jacksonville v. Nashid Properties, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-05-13

Citation: 636 So. 2d 875, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 4642, 1994 WL 182028

Snippet: decide whether, under the dictates of section 197.552, Florida Statutes (1987), an assignment of mortgage

USA Financial Services, Inc. v. Steward

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-11-01

Citation: 588 So. 2d 299, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 10945, 1991 WL 224955

Snippet: holding, the court specifically relied upon section 197.552, Florida Statutes, which expressly provides that

General Elec. Capital Corp. v. Sohn

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-08-24

Citation: 566 So. 2d 841, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 6462, 1990 WL 123116

Snippet: the effect of a tax deed. Furthermore, Section 197.552, Florida Statutes, expressly provides, "Except

Adams v. Adams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-09-24

Citation: 512 So. 2d 1150, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2307

Snippet: that the plaintiffs were "estopped" by section 197.552 from bringing an action contesting the validity