Tax Deed Sales
A Tax Deed sale is the sale of property at Public Auction for back taxes and fees associated with bringing the property to sale.
Anyone may bid on the property and it is sold to the highest bidder. The total amount bid, plus recording fees, must be paid to the Clerk of
the Court's office. A Tax Deed maybe stopped according to Florida Statute 197.422 by redemption of all taxes and feed paid to the Tax Collector's
Office prior to the recording of the Tax Deed. Please be aware that after you have received a Tax Deed, additional activities maybe necessary
in order to obtain marketable title. You may wish to contact your attorney for further information. Please feel free to contact the Tax
Department at (386) 758-1080 for any additional information or the Clerk of Court's Office at (386) 719-7580.
County-held Tax Certificates
At the end of the Delinquent Tax Certificate Sale, any tax certificate not bought will be bought by the Columbia County Board of County Commissioners. These certificates earn 18% interest for the life of the certificate. These County held certificates can be purchased in the Tax Collector’s Office. The purchase price is the amount of the original certificate plus interest due to the date of purchase, plus $2.25 transfer fee. This will become the new face amount of the certificate at the time of purchase. Certificate buyers need to remember that there is risk in investing; these certificates are not risk free.
We have placed a listing of all county held certificates and a sample listing on this page for you to download. You will need to download the sample listing first, so you will know how to read the County-held Certificate list. This list may not be up-to-date due to recent sales or redemption of certificates. If you are interested in a certificate, we suggest you call our office at (386) 758-1080 for the most current information.
To purchase a county held certificate you must submit payment for the total purchase price along with a completed W-9 form, which we have included on this page for you. The W-9 form should be completed in the name you wish to purchase the certificate in, and have the address and social security number or employer ID of where the interest is reported and must also have an original signature. Once you have the W-9 filled out, you need to notify our office in writing stating what certificate you would like to purchase. Please provide a telephone number or e-mail address so that you can be reached if there are any questions. This information can be mailed or dropped off at our main office at 135 NE Hernando Ave, Suite 125, Lake City, Florida, 32055.
Real Estate Property Tax Roll
In October of each year, the Property Appraiser's office forwards to the Tax Collector a file containing all the parcels assessed within Columbia County. These records are used to create the tax rolls and bills that are mailed by November 1st of that year. The record contains parcel information, including legal description, exemptions and taxable value.
The following file is a listing of all parcels on the current year tax roll for Columbia County. This is a very large file used primarily by mortgage companies and other corporate entities. Most home users will have difficulty with casual use of this file.
We have also included for download a Record Layout and a TPESCROW Worksheet that you will need to use when reviewing the file. The Worksheet contains the Exemption Codes, Millage Rates, Mill Codes and Status Codes.
If you have any questions or concerns please call the Tax Department at (386) 758-1080
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