All Out Rubbish Property Solutions · Fort Lauderdale, FL
Sell When You Are Behind on Property Taxes in Fort Lauderdale
Florida property taxes become delinquent April 1. Unpaid amounts get sold as tax certificates, interest accrues to the certificate holder, and after the statutory waiting period a certificate holder can apply for a tax deed — which puts the property up for auction even if the mortgage is current or the house is paid off.
Get your cash offer
No obligation, no fees, no repairs. We respond fast — usually the same day.
What happens if you do nothing
Interest compounds and the tax deed clock runs. People lose fully paid-off houses over a few thousand dollars in taxes every year in Florida. It is the quietest way to lose real equity.
Broward County specifics
- County seat: Fort Lauderdale
- Clerk of Court: Broward County Clerk of the Courts
- Tax Collector: Broward County Records, Taxes & Treasury Division
- A Broward foreclosure is a court case in the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit in Fort Lauderdale. It opens with a lis pendens in the public record and ends, if nothing changes it, at a clerk-run online foreclosure auction. Before that auction date you generally still own the property and still control whether it sells.
- Broward property taxes become delinquent April 1, and unpaid amounts are sold as tax certificates. A certificate holder can eventually apply for a tax deed, which puts the property on the auction block. A cash sale before that can pay the county off and leave the remaining equity with you instead of the auction.
- Broward probate matters run through the probate division in Fort Lauderdale. The personal representative usually needs letters of administration or specific court authority before a sale closes, and the title company will verify it.
- Code enforcement in Broward is mostly city-level, with the county handling unincorporated pockets. Fines can accrue daily and attach to the property, so open violations rarely get cheaper with time.
Your real options — all of them
Selling to us is one option out of several, and it is not always the best one for your situation. Here is the honest comparison so you can decide for yourself.
Pay the county
Redeem the certificates directly with the tax collector.
Upside: Keeps the property and ends the risk immediately.
Downside: Requires cash you may not have on hand.
Borrow against the property
A hard-money or equity loan pays the taxes.
Upside: Buys time.
Downside: Expensive money on top of a debt problem.
Sell for cash and clear it at closing
Taxes and certificates are paid from proceeds; the remainder goes to you.
Upside: Protects the equity that a tax deed auction would otherwise scatter.
Downside: You part with the property, on your terms instead of the county's.
Questions most people never think to ask
Can I lose a paid-off house over taxes?
Yes. That is exactly what the tax deed process exists to do, and it is why this situation is more urgent than most people treat it.
How much time do I actually have?
It depends on when the certificates were sold and whether an application has been filed. The tax collector's office can tell you where your parcel stands.
Does this apply to vacant land too?
Yes, and land is where it happens most — nobody is living there to notice the mail.
Why this one is easier with us
We already run junk removal, demolition, land clearing and grading crews across Palm Beach and Broward every day. Overgrown delinquent lots get cleared by our own crews after closing. That work is built into our offer instead of subtracted from it.
- You talk directly with the local owner
- Written offer within 24 hours, no obligation
- Leave everything behind — we clear it after closing
- You pick the closing date
- No commissions, no fees, no repair credits
- Straight answers even if selling isn't your best move
Behind on Property Taxes — common questions in Fort Lauderdale
Do you pay the back taxes?
They come out of the closing, so you do not pay them up front.
What if a tax deed application is already filed?
Call immediately. There may still be room, but the window is real.
Will you buy land with delinquent taxes?
Yes, houses and land both.
Other situations in Fort Lauderdale
Important disclosure
All Out Rubbish Property Solutions is a local real estate investment company, not a real estate brokerage, and no one on our team is acting as your real estate agent. We buy houses and land directly with cash, or we assign our purchase contract to one of our vetted cash-investor partners. Either way, you pay zero commissions, zero fees, and zero repair or cleanout costs. We never list or advertise a property we do not own or have under a signed purchase contract.
Nothing on this page is legal, tax, or financial advice. Foreclosure, probate, tax and lien processes vary by case — talk to a Florida attorney or CPA about your specific situation. County information referenced here is general public process information (Palm Beach County and Broward County).