As March 31st passed, it’s not too late… property taxes and assessments are due. You will still pay a late fee but come May tax certificates will be sold on delinquent properties. Regardless of the postmark date, tax payments must reach the tax collectors’ offices by the deadline annually. This ensures compliance with tax obligations and avoids potential penalties.

Starting April 1st, unpaid real estate taxes are delinquent. The same applies to unpaid tangible personal property taxes. At this point, tax warrants are issued for all outstanding tangible personal property taxes. In May and June, tax certificate sales will start across various counties in Florida. Most Florida counties sell their certificates online. Orlando’s Orange County tax certificate auction opens its sale in June online. Orange and many other FL counties use the platform real auction. Miami-Dade County’s tax certificate sale begins in May on the LienHub platform. LienHub hosts the sales online for a couple of dozen counties in Florida.

These sales offer opportunities for investors to purchase tax certificates on properties with delinquent taxes. The government allows investors to buy tax lien certificates to earn up to 18% interest on their lien in Florida. Many municipalities throughout the country sell certificates.. some as high as 25%. You can search for more tax lien certificate opportunities on our County Links page and select any of the counties in the ‘County TL’ column.

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