Home
Menu
Call attorney Graham Syfert at 904-383-7448
Personal Injury Lawyer
Florida Statute 197.444 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
F.S. 197.444 Case Law from Google Scholar
Statute is currently reporting as:
Link to State of Florida Official Statute Google Search for Amendments to 197.444

The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS
View Entire Chapter
F.S. 197.444
197.444 Cancellation of tax certificates; suit by holder.
(1) The holder of any tax certificate that is void for any reason has the right to bring an action in circuit court to have such tax certificate canceled and to obtain the return of the money paid for the tax certificate. The plaintiff may include as many void certificates as he or she sees fit. The only necessary party defendant shall be the tax collector.
(2) The complaint shall briefly describe the tax certificate, state that it is void and the reason therefor, and demand that the certificate be declared void and that all amounts received by the governmental unit be returned. The plaintiff may include as many void certificates as desired, whether they cover the same land or different parcels of land.
(3) If the court finds for the plaintiff, it shall enter a final judgment declaring the tax certificate void, canceling it of record, and ordering each governmental unit or agency receiving any sums for the tax certificate to return the amounts received by it to the plaintiff, and, thereupon, the amount received for the certificate by the governmental units or agencies shall be returned.
(4) The provisions of this section may also be used by the holder of any tax certificate who pays, redeems, or causes to be canceled and surrenders any other tax certificate in connection with an application for tax deed or in connection with tax foreclosure proceedings, if the other tax certificate is void for any reason.
(5) The provisions of this section are not exclusive, and a refund of moneys may be obtained under s. 197.442 or s. 197.443.
History.s. 178, ch. 85-342; s. 1022, ch. 95-147.

F.S. 197.444 on Google Scholar

F.S. 197.444 on Casetext

Amendments to 197.444


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 197.444
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 197.444.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

BANKUNITED FINANCIAL CORP. T D v. MARKHAM s, 763 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . deed to the homeowner’s association, then the prior tax certificates should be canceled under section 197.444 . . . The appellants sued the revenue collector essentially claiming a refund under section 197.444 which permits . . .

E. WALKER, v. PALM BEACH COMMERCE CENTER ASSOCIATED, LTD., 614 So. 2d 1097 (Fla. 1993)

. . . legislature has provided a statutory means for the cancellation of tax certificates in sections 197.443 and 197.444 . . .