(1)
(a) After receiving the tax collector's
certification and the tax deed application, the clerk must publish a notice of
the pending sale once each week for four consecutive weeks in a local
newspaper.
(b)
1. Proof of publication may be copies of all
four advertisements showing the date the advertisements were published. The
four advertisements must remain intact with the date line of the paper
shown.
2. Proof of advertisement
may also be in the form of a publisher's affidavit with one copy of the
advertisement attached.
(c)
1. The
form of the notice and the information it contains must be substantially as
follows:
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR TAX DEED
The holder of the following tax certificates has filed the
certificates for a tax deed to be issued. The certificate numbers and years of
issuance, the description of the property, and the names in which it was
assessed are:
___ Certificate No./Year of Issuance/Description of
Property/Name in which assessed
All of the property is in _________ County, Florida.
Unless the certificate or certificates are redeemed according
to law, the property described in the certificate or certificates will be sold
to the highest bidder on _______ (date and time).
Clerk of Circuit Court, ___________ County, Florida Ad No.
___
2. The notice must be
single column and the size of the print must be the same as any other legal
advertisement. The clerk must not consolidate legal advertisements of tax deed
applications with different legal descriptions.
(2) Clerk's Responsibilities for Delivery to
the Sheriff.
(a) If the owner resides in the
same county where the property is located, the clerk must deliver an original
plus sufficient copies of the notice to the sheriff of that county.
(b) If the owner resides in Florida outside
the county where the property is located, the clerk must deliver an original
plus sufficient copies of the notice to the sheriff of the county in which the
property is located, unless the property is assessed as non-agricultural
acreage or vacant land.
(c) If the
owner resides outside the State of Florida, the clerk must send notice to the
sheriff of the county where the property is located, unless the property is
assessed as non-agricultural acreage or vacant
land.
Notes
Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 12D-13.062
Rulemaking Authority
195.022,
195.027(1),
213.06(1) FS.
Law Implemented 197.502,
197.512,
197.522,
197.542,
197.562,
197.582
FS.
New 6-18-85, Formerly
12D-13.62, Amended 12-3-01, 1-26-04, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 42, Number 056, March 22, 2016 effective
4/5/2016, Amended by
Florida
Register Volume 44, Number 249, December 26, 2018 effective
1/8/2019.
New 6-18-85, Formerly 12D-13.62, Amended 12-3-01, 1-26-04,
4-5-16, 1-8-19.
