Michelle Leeson, CFCA
Collections Specialist
Field Services and Collections Department
Phone: 941.741.4835
Susan Profant, CFCA, CLA, FRP, Paralegal
Field Services and Collections Department
Phone: 941.741.4832
Fax - (941)
721-2008
County Held
Certificates: If there are no bidders for the delinquent
taxes, each applicable tax certificate is issued in the name
of Manatee County (County-Held). In addition, (1) a tax certificate
representing less than $250 in delinquent taxes on property
that has been granted homestead exemption can only be sold to
Manatee County at the maximum interest rate allowed by law (18%);
(2) when the delinquent taxes are on subsurface right, the fee
owner to which these subsurface rights are attached has the
right to purchase the tax certificate at the maximum rate of
interest allowed by law (18%) before bids are accepted for the
sale of such certificates; and (3) Parcels that have made application
and been approved for the Tax Deferred Program.
The tax certificates issued to Manatee County as a result
of the $250 homestead, the subsurface rights or deferred tax
CAN NOT be purchased by the general public. All other County-Held
certificates are available at any time to the general public.
If you are interested in purchasing any of the remaining tax certificates (county-held), please feel free to download the current listing available (An Excel Spreadsheet version is also available here). If there are parcels you are interested in, please follow these simple steps:
Submit the W-9 and Authorization Agreement with your check for the total amount listed on the website.
After the transactions have been completed in our office, we will mail you a complete list of all certificates purchased. That list will serve as your official notification.
Tax Certificate Sale
