Broward County Commission Regular Meeting
Director's Name: George Tablack
Department: Finance and Administrative Services Division: Records, Taxes, and Treasury
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Requested Action
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MOTION TO APPROVE County Administrator or written designee to take any actions necessary to effectuate the escheatment of the Lands Available for Taxes property listed on Exhibit 1 to the Broward County Board of County Commissioners pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 197.502. (Commission District 6)
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Why Action is Necessary
This action is necessary pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 197.502.
What Action Accomplishes
This action is a statutory remedy for the continued failure to pay ad valorem and non-ad valorem real estate taxes.
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Previous Action Taken
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Summary Explanation/Background
THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND THE RECORDS, TAXES, AND TREASURY DIVISION RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF THE ABOVE MOTION.
Pursuant to Florida Statutes Section 197.502, the property listed in Exhibit 1 had investors paying the property owner's delinquent real estate taxes in exchange for tax certificates bid at public auctions.
These certificates were not redeemed by the property owner(s), and after 18 months from the date tax certificates were issued, the investor filed a tax deed application. This is the beginning of the process to bring this property to public auction.
The property was offered for sale at a public tax deed auction conducted on May 19, 2021. Since there were no bids at auction, the property was struck to the investor who filed the tax deed application. The investor did not pay the additional taxes, costs, and fees due within 30 days of the attempted tax deed auction.
As a result of the investor's inactions, the property was categorized as Lands Available for Taxes (LAFT). While on the list of LAFT, the property was made available for purchase to any person, th...
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