Florida motivated seller leads, county by county
12 counties, each with its own lists, its own test and its own capped seats. Pick yours.
Counties sell tax certificates every spring; bidders bid the interest rate down from 18%. The owner can pay off the certificate at any time until the tax deed is issued. Mortgage foreclosure in Florida is judicial. LeadCounty covers 12 Florida counties and 5,851,964 properties, refreshed weekly from each county's own offices.
Every Florida county with its counts
| County | Properties | Tax delinquent | Inheritance deeds | In foreclosure | Absentee owners | Seats | Test |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Dade County | 900,529 | 593 | – | 866 | 289,533 | Seats open | 2.3x |
| Broward County (Fort Lauderdale) | 720,657 | – | – | 412 | 217,961 | Seats open | 1.7x |
| Palm Beach County | 633,527 | 16,076 | – | 448 | 187,014 | Seats open | 1.9x |
| Lee County (Fort Myers) | 539,076 | 10,457 | – | 582 | 263,135 | Seats open | 2.9x |
| Hillsborough County (Tampa) | 503,787 | 23,977 | – | 3,401 | 129,149 | Seats open | 2.7x |
| Orange County (Orlando) | 463,890 | 19,568 | – | 428 | 137,949 | Seats open | – |
| Pinellas County (St. Petersburg) | 420,741 | 36 | 279 | 143 | 128,927 | Seats open | 2.1x |
| Duval County (Jacksonville) | 382,864 | 25,166 | – | 1,622 | 112,361 | Seats open | 2.5x |
| Polk County (Lakeland) | 361,542 | 794 | – | 227 | 111,782 | Seats open | – |
| Brevard County | 330,884 | 381 | – | 1,534 | 97,395 | Seats open | 2.4x |
| Pasco County | 300,075 | 89 | 538 | 955 | 86,814 | Seats open | 3.6x |
| Volusia County (Daytona Beach) | 294,392 | 12 | 3,589 | 1,047 | 82,590 | Seats open | 2.8x |
LeadCounty covers 12 counties in Florida with 5,851,964 properties. The largest is Miami-Dade County with 900,529.
97,149 properties are behind on tax across the state, most of them in Duval County (25,166); 4,406 last changed hands with an inheritance deed, led by Volusia County (3,589); 1,844,610 have an absentee owner.
12 of the 12 Florida counties still have open seats; each county is capped so the same owners are not mailed by everyone.
How tax sales, foreclosures and disclosures work in Florida
| Tax-sale type | Redemption period | Mortgage foreclosure | Statute |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tax certificates, then tax deeds | The owner can pay off the certificate at any time until the tax deed is issued. | Judicial | Fla. Stat. Chapter 197 (tax certificates and tax deeds) |
How to get a tax delinquent list in Florida · Compare all 28 states
- Unpaid property tax
- Tax certificates, then tax deeds. Counties sell tax certificates every spring; bidders bid the interest rate down from 18%. Two years after a certificate is issued, the holder can apply for a tax deed sale.
- Redemption period
- The owner can pay off the certificate at any time until the tax deed is issued.
- Mortgage foreclosure
- Judicial. Lenders must sue in circuit court; the property is sold at the clerk's online auction after the final judgment.
- Seller disclosure
- Under Johnson v. Davis, home sellers must disclose known defects that materially affect value and are not easy to see.
General information from public statutes and agency guidance, reviewed regularly, not legal advice. Rules change and counties differ; confirm with a local real-estate attorney or title company.
What the Florida rules mean for your lists
Florida sells the unpaid tax, not the house, so a tax-delinquent owner usually keeps the property through the redemption period. That makes the delinquent list a long-running list: owners stay reachable for months or years, and the earlier you write, the more choices they still have.
Mortgage foreclosures in Florida go through the courts, which takes months. Owners with a foreclosure case can be reached long before a sale date, and a sale before the auction can protect their credit and equity.
If you buy and resell, plan for Florida's seller disclosure rules: they apply to every resale of a home, including a flip.
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How do tax sales work in Florida?
Counties sell tax certificates every spring; bidders bid the interest rate down from 18%. Two years after a certificate is issued, the holder can apply for a tax deed sale. The owner can pay off the certificate at any time until the tax deed is issued.
Is Florida a judicial foreclosure state?
Judicial. Lenders must sue in circuit court; the property is sold at the clerk's online auction after the final judgment.
What must home sellers disclose in Florida?
Under Johnson v. Davis, home sellers must disclose known defects that materially affect value and are not easy to see.
Where the Florida data comes from
Each county's appraiser or auditor (owners, values, sales), treasurer or tax collector (bills, payments, delinquency), recorder or clerk (deeds, foreclosure and probate filings where public) and city code enforcement. Each county page lists its offices; see how we collect the records.
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