Florida Florida Statutes
§ 173.10 — Judgment for complainant; court may order payment of other taxes or sale subject to taxes; special magistrate's conveyances
FS § 173.10Ch. 173
Statute text
View on source(1)In the judgment or decree the court may, in its discretion, direct the payment of all unpaid state and county taxes and also all unpaid city or town taxes and special assessments or installments thereof, imposed or falling due since the institution of the suit, with the penalties and costs, out of the proceeds of such foreclosure sale, or it may order and direct such sale or sales to be made subject to such state, county, and city or town taxes and special assessments.
(2)Any and all conveyances by the special magistrate shall vest in the purchaser the fee simple title to the property so sold, subject only to such liens for state and county taxes or taxing districts whose liens are of equal dignity, and liens for municipal taxes and special assessments, or installments thereof, as are not directed by the decree of sale to be paid out of the proceeds of said sale.
(2)Such sales shall be subject to confirmation by the court, and the special magistrate shall, upon confirmation of the sale or sales, deliver to the purchaser or purchasers at said sale a deed of conveyance of the property so sold; provided, however, that in any case where any lands are offered for sale by the special magistrate and the sum of the tax, tax certificates and special assessments, interest, penalty, costs, and attorney's fee is not bid for the same, the complainant may bid the whole amount due and the special magistrate shall thereupon convey such parcel or parcels of land to the complainant.
(3)The property so bid in by complainant shall become its property in fee simple and may be disposed of by it in the manner provided by law, except that in the sale or disposition of any such lands the city or town may, in its discretion, accept in payment or part payment therefor any bonds or interest coupons constituting liabilities of said city or town.
Legislative history
s. 5, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(6); s. 66, ch. 2004-11.