2010 Florida Code
TITLE XIV TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 197 TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS
197.442 Tax collector not to sell certificates on land on which taxes have been paid; penalty.
197.442 Tax collector not to sell certificates on land on which taxes have been paid; penalty.
(1) If a tax collector sells tax certificates on land upon which the taxes have been paid, upon written demand by the aggrieved taxpayer alleging the circumstances, the tax collector shall initiate action to cancel any improperly issued tax certificate or deed in accordance with the provisions of s. 197.443. If the tax collector fails to act within a reasonable time, his or her office shall be liable for all legitimate expenses which the aggrieved taxpayer may spend in clearing his or her title, including a reasonable attorney’s fee.
(2) The office of the tax collector shall be responsible to the publisher for costs of advertising lands on which the taxes have been paid, and the office of the property appraiser shall be responsible to the publisher for the costs of advertising lands doubly assessed or assessed in error.
History. s. 176, ch. 85-342; s. 1020, ch. 95-147.
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