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County Courthouse Auction Type: Tax Lien Certificate |
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Tax Sale Overview:
If Highlands county, Florida is unable to collect real estate property taxes they are also unable to provide important government services like police protection, public schooling and medical services.
Unpaid property taxes create a serious cashflow problem for Highlands county, Florida.
Property taxes that are delinquent are added to any previously uncollected taxes on a parcel of Highlands county. Parcels whose taxes are subject to sale will be advertised in a Highlands county newspaper of general circulation. They are listed by sequence number. Parcels fall into 1 of 2 groups. Each group is sorted by parcel number.
The advertisement appears about three to six weeks before the Highlands county tax sale auction and is also posted on the Internet.
To solve this problem Highlands county, Florida allows investors to pay off these taxes. In exchange the investor receives the Highlands county, Florida lien for taxes. A tax lien is simply a claim for delinquent taxes.
Why would investors do this?
Well, depending on Florida laws and competition, savvy Highlands county tax sale investors can realize high-yielding returns with Florida tax lien certificates and/or purchase real estate for a fraction of its true market value with Florida tax deeds.
Elected Public Officials:
| Name: | Position: | Email: |
| Andrew Jackson | Commissioner, Chair, District 3 | ajackson@digital.net |
| Bob Bullard | Commissioner, District 4 | bullard@strato.net |
| C. Guy Maxcy | Commissioner, District 5 | g.maxcy@themaxcygroup.com |
| Barbara Stewart | Commissioner, District 1 | |
| Edgar Stokes | Commissioner, District 2 | mdrake@bcc.co.highlands.fl.us |
| Susan Benton | Sheriff | |
| Raymond McIntyre | Property Appraiser | |
| Charles Bryan | Tax Collector | |
| L. E. Brooker | Clerk of Courts | |
| Joe Campbell | Supervisor Of Elections |
Please contact the county to get the most current information. To report any errors, updates, deletions or additions click here.
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