All Out Rubbish Property Solutions · Loxahatchee, FL
Sell When You Are Behind on Property Taxes in Loxahatchee
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.
Palm Beach County specifics
- County seat: West Palm Beach
- Clerk of Court: Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller
- Tax Collector: Palm Beach County Tax Collector
- Florida is a judicial foreclosure state, so a Palm Beach County foreclosure runs through the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Court in West Palm Beach. The case starts with a lis pendens filed in the public record, and if it goes all the way through, the property is sold at a clerk-run online foreclosure auction. Until that sale happens, you generally still own the property and can still sell it.
- Palm Beach County property taxes become delinquent April 1. Unpaid taxes are auctioned as tax certificates, and a certificate holder can apply for a tax deed after the statutory waiting period — which is how people lose property they still have equity in. Selling before that point usually protects far more of your money than waiting.
- Probate for a Palm Beach County property is handled by the probate division of the circuit court in West Palm Beach. The personal representative generally needs authority from the court before a sale can close, and a title company will confirm what the file shows before closing.
- Code enforcement is handled by the individual city for incorporated areas and by Palm Beach County Code Enforcement for unincorporated areas. Daily fines can accrue and can attach to the property as a lien, so an open case usually gets more expensive the longer it sits.
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 Loxahatchee
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 Loxahatchee
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).