Pasco County, Florida — Tax Sale & Surplus Procedure

Local operations layer. The legal framework (redemption periods, surplus rights, statutes, case law) lives on the parent page → florida. This page covers how Pasco County actually runs it. Legal information, not legal advice. Last verified: 2026-06-02.

C0. Identity

• County seat: Dade City · Population: ~561,891 (2020 Census, FIPS 12101) · Recording unit: county (one of Florida’s 67 counties).
• Parent legal framework: florida (Ch. 197 tax certificates / tax deeds; Ch. 45 mortgage foreclosure).
• County structure: Pasco follows the standard Florida model — the elected Tax Collector (Mike Fasano) conducts the annual tax-certificate sale; the elected Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq.) conducts tax-deed auctions and holds surplus funds. The Clerk also conducts judicial (Ch. 45) mortgage-foreclosure sales. The Property Appraiser (Mike Wells) maintains assessments and parcel data.

C1. Local Tax Sale

Two distinct sales exist under Florida law (see florida for statutory mechanics):

(a) Tax-certificate sale — run by the Pasco County Tax Collector

• Conducts own sale? Yes, online. · Platform: LienHub (Grant Street Group) — lienhub.com/county/pasco and lienhub.com/county/pasco/certsale/main. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Sale Information; Pasco Tax Collector — Delinquent Real Estate)
• Calendar: annual, on or before June 1 each year per Florida Statute § 197.432. Taxes become delinquent April 1; properties are advertised for three weeks of weekly notice prior to the June sale. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Sale Information)
• Bidding: bid-down interest from 18% maximum to 0% minimum, in 0.25% increments; each certificate sold to the bidder offering the lowest rate; unsold certificates struck to the county at 18% (state mechanics — florida § 197.432).
• Registration / deposit / bidder requirements:
  • Bidders must register at LienHub.com and maintain a 10% minimum deposit on account prior to bidding.
  • Payment method: ACH (Automated Clearing House) exclusively on the LienHub platform; deposits are applied to winning bids; final payment due within 48 hours of notification.
  • Social Security Number or Federal Identification Number required for IRS reporting.
  • Certificates transferable by endorsement for $2.25 before redemption.
  • Tax Deed Application processing also available online at LienHub.com. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Sale Information; Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Certificate/Tax Deed Application)
• Excluded properties: homestead-exempt parcels with taxes under $250 are not auctioned. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Sale Information)
• Delinquent list location: Tax certificate inquiry and county-owned certificate lists are both accessible through lienhub.com/county/pasco. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Delinquent Real Estate) [needs_verification: confirm specific delinquent-list/advertised-list publication newspaper and whether the full list is posted at LienHub or also in a local newspaper]

(b) Tax-deed auction — run by the Pasco County Clerk of Circuit Court & Comptroller

• Conducts own sale? Yes. · Platform: RealAuction — pasco.realtaxdeed.com. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Property Auctions; Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Sales)
• Sale schedule: monthly on Thursdays at 10:00 a.m., as necessary. Sales are listed at pasco.realtaxdeed.com. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Sales; Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Info)
• Registration / deposit / payment terms:
  1. Bidders must register on pasco.realtaxdeed.com with a username and password before delivering deposit funds.
  2. Deposit: at least 5% of the estimated high bid or $200.00, whichever is greater. Accepted methods: ACH/electronic check (must clear 5 full business days before sale), cash, cashier’s check, or wire transfer (by 4 p.m. on sale day).
  3. Cash or cashier’s checks delivered in person to East Pasco Government Center (14236 Sixth Street, Suite 201, Dade City, FL 33523) must arrive before 10 a.m. ET the next business day. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Property Auctions; Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Info)
• Advertisement: property listings published in The Business Observer for four consecutive weeks before each sale. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Sales; Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Info)
• List of Lands Available for Taxes: a PDF listing (dated 4/17/2026) is published through the Clerk’s public statistical reports portal at app.pascoclerk.com/appdot-public-statistical-reports-taxdeeds.asp. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Statistical Reports)

C2. Local Redemption → framework: right-of-redemption

• Where/how to redeem locally: redemption of a tax certificate before a tax deed issues is processed through the Pasco County Tax Collector. Pay delinquent taxes, accrued interest (plus the statutory 5% minimum if applicable under florida § 197.472), advertising charges, and sale costs. ACH direct deposit is mandatory for certificate redemption funds purchased at post-2012 sales. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Certificate/Tax Deed Application)
• Redemption contact: Pasco County Tax Collector — centralized call center: (352) 521-4338 · (727) 847-8032 · (813) 235-6076. In-person at any of five Pasco Tax Collector offices (see C4). Online: pascotaxes.com. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector website)
• Tax payment portal: pasco.county-taxes.com/public — eCheck and credit/debit card available. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Pay Taxes Online)
• Local fees: no Pasco-specific surcharge identified beyond the state statutory formula. (needs_verification: confirm no local redemption surcharge)
• Deviations from state default: none identified — Pasco follows Ch. 197 redemption framework. Homestead-property tax deed applications include a minimum opening-bid requirement of one-half the assessed value of the homestead property. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Certificate/Tax Deed Application)

C3. Local Surplus / Excess Proceeds → framework: surplus-funds

Business-critical module — sourced from Pasco County Clerk official pages.

In Pasco County, tax-deed surplus is held and disbursed by the Pasco County Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller under florida § 197.582.

• Claim filing venue: Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller — Tax Deed Surplus Division

  • Mailing address: Pasco County Clerk and Comptroller, 38053 Live Oak Avenue, Dade City, FL 33523
  • In-person: East Pasco Government Center, 14236 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City, FL 33523-3414
  • Email: taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com
  • Phone: (352) 521-4408
  • Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, Monday–Friday (excluding holidays) (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Surplus)

• Claim form:

  • Name: “Claim to Receive Surplus Proceeds of a Tax Deed Sale” (also referenced with instructions as revised 08/19/2024)
  • URL: pascoclerk.com/DocumentCenter/View/7930/Claim-to-Receive-Surplus-Proceeds-of-a-Tax-Deed-Sale-with-Instructions-R08192024 (PDF) (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Surplus; search result doc link)

• Required documents:

  • Completed, signed, and notarized Tax Deed Claim Form
  • Photo identification copy (state-issued ID, driver’s license, or passport)
  • Power of attorney and W-9 (if claiming on behalf of the titleholder)
  • Supporting documentation establishing the legal basis for the claim
  • All documents must be originals (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Surplus)

• Local deadline notes:

  • “The claim period expires 120 days after the date of the mailed Notice of Surplus” per Florida Statutes § 197.582.
  • The former property owner is NOT barred by the 120-day cutoff (consistent with florida § 197.582(3)).
  • Within 90 days after the claim period expires, the Clerk processes distributions or may file an interpleader action for conflicting claims (state statutory default). (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Surplus)

• Unclaimed-funds list published? Yes. An “Unclaimed Tax Deed Surplus” Excel spreadsheet (as of 5/11/2026) and an “Unclaimed Tax Deed Surplus Affidavit” PDF (as of 3/12/2026) are published through the Clerk’s public statistical reports portal at app.pascoclerk.com/appdot-public-statistical-reports-taxdeeds.asp. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Statistical Reports)

• Contact:

  • Name: Tax Deed Surplus Division, Office of Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, Esq., Clerk & Comptroller
  • Phone: (352) 521-4408
  • Email: taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com (Source: Pasco Clerk — Tax Deed Surplus)

▸ For Investors / Operators — Pasco County’s annual tax-certificate sale runs on LienHub (lienhub.com/county/pasco) with a 10% minimum ACH deposit required before bidding; tax-deed auctions run monthly Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. on RealAuction (pasco.realtaxdeed.com) with a 5%/$200 deposit (ACH must clear 5 business days before sale; wire by 4 p.m. sale day). Homestead parcels with delinquent taxes under$250 are excluded from the certificate sale, and the minimum tax-deed opening bid for homestead property includes one-half the assessed value — a meaningful floor on homestead acquisitions. The unclaimed surplus spreadsheet (updated regularly at app.pascoclerk.com) is a useful pre-auction research tool.

▸ For Former Owners — Tax-deed surplus is handled by the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller — Tax Deed Surplus Division, email taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com / (352) 521-4408; in-person at East Pasco Government Center, 14236 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City. The notarized “Claim to Receive Surplus Proceeds of a Tax Deed Sale” form (revised 08/19/2024) is at pascoclerk.com. The claim period expires 120 days after the mailed Notice of Surplus; the former property owner is not barred by that cutoff. Unclaimed surplus is published as an Excel spreadsheet at app.pascoclerk.com/appdot-public-statistical-reports-taxdeeds.asp.

C4. Offices & Contacts

C5. Local Procedure Notes

• Standard Florida two-platform model: Pasco uses LienHub (lienhub.com/county/pasco) for the annual tax-certificate sale (Tax Collector side) and RealAuction (pasco.realtaxdeed.com) for tax-deed auctions (Clerk side).
• Foreclosure sales (Ch. 45): judicial foreclosure sales are conducted online by the Clerk at pasco.realforeclose.com, generally beginning at 11 a.m. Monday through Friday, excluding legal holidays. The Clerk issues a Certificate of Sale; after 10 days with no objections, a Certificate of Title issues. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Foreclosures)
• Sheriff’s role: the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office Civil Process Unit serves process and executes Writs of Execution (levy sales for money judgments). The Sheriff does NOT conduct tax-deed or judicial foreclosure sales in Pasco County — both are handled by the Clerk. (Source: Pasco Sheriff — Levy Sales)
• Tax-deed auction timing: monthly Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. at pasco.realtaxdeed.com. ACH deposits must clear 5 full business days before sale; wire transfers by 4 p.m. on sale day; in-person cash/cashier’s check by 10 a.m. next business day.
• Tax-certificate sale exclusion: homestead-exempt parcels with delinquent taxes under $250 are excluded from the certificate sale. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Sale Information)
• Homestead opening bid (tax deed): when a tax deed application covers homestead property, the minimum opening bid includes one-half the assessed value of the homestead as listed on the current tax roll. (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Tax Certificate/Tax Deed Application)
• Annual unclaimed-funds publication (general): the Clerk’s Financial Services division separately publishes a list of uncashed checks at least one year old; contact (352) 521-4566 at 14326 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Annual Unclaimed Funds)
• No local ordinances deviating from state Ch. 197 / Ch. 45 procedure identified. (needs_verification: confirm no local ordinances modify timeline or surplus process)

C6. Records Access

• Parcel / property search: Pasco County Property Appraiser — search.pascopa.com (searchable by Parcel ID, name, recent sales, Official Record Book & Page, interactive maps, and physical address). (Source: [WebSearch — pascopa.com search results])
• GIS / interactive map: Pasco County Property Appraiser GIS viewer — maps.pascopa.com (parcel boundaries, zoning, land-use, aerial views). (Source: [WebSearch — pascopa.com GIS results]; needs_verification: maps.pascopa.com not directly fetched due to SSL error on pascopa.com domain)
• Recorder / deed search (Official Records): Pasco County Clerk — pascoclerk.com/333/Official-Records-Search (current records); historical records (1876–1974) via Kofile Quicklink also accessible through pascoclerk.com/232/Search-Official-Records. Also accessible via Florida’s statewide Civit-ek OCRS at civitekflorida.com/ocrs/county/51/. (Source: Pasco Clerk — Official Records; Pasco Clerk — Search Official Records)
• Tax-deed case information: app.pascoclerk.com/public-sup-svcs-tax-deed-info.asp (monthly sale schedule, property list, unclaimed surplus spreadsheet).
• Tax payment portal: pasco.county-taxes.com/public (online property tax payments; eCheck and credit/debit card). (Source: Pasco Tax Collector — Pay Taxes Online)
• Upcoming tax-deed sales: pasco.realtaxdeed.com (RealAuction platform; sale list, registration, deposit).
• Judicial foreclosure sales: pasco.realforeclose.com.

C7. Meta

• sources:
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/839/Tax-Deed-Surplus, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (surplus claim mailing address 38053 Live Oak Ave Dade City; in-person 14236 6th St Suite 201; phone (352) 521-4408; email taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com; notarized claim form; 120-day deadline; photo ID; POA + W-9 for representative claims)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/648/Property-Auctions, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (RealAuction tax-deed platform pasco.realtaxdeed.com confirmed; realforeclose.com for judicial sales; 5%/$200 deposit; wire by 4pm; in-person by 10am next business day; East Pasco Govt Center 14236 Sixth Street Suite 201 Dade City FL 33523)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/201/Tax-Deed-Sales, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (monthly Thursdays 10 a.m.; pasco.realtaxdeed.com; register + deposit required; Business Observer 4 consecutive weeks)
  • {type: official, url: https://app.pascoclerk.com/public-sup-svcs-tax-deed-info.asp, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (monthly Thursdays 10am; 5%/$200 deposit; ACH 5-day settle; wire 4pm same day; cash/cashier’s check 10am next business day; List of Lands Available 4/17/2026; Unclaimed Tax Deed Surplus spreadsheet 5/11/2026; Unclaimed Tax Deed Surplus Affidavit 3/12/2026)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/158/Foreclosures, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (judicial sales online at pasco.realforeclose.com; 11 a.m. Mon–Fri; Certificate of Sale then 10-day objection window then Certificate of Title; East: 38053 Live Oak Ave Suite 207 Dade City (352) 521-4542; West: 7530 Little Road Suite 105 New Port Richey (727) 847-8031)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/156/Official-Records, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Official Records Division; East 14236 6th Street Suite 201 Dade City (352) 521-4408; West 8731 Citizens Drive Suite 220 New Port Richey (727) 847-8086; Mailing East 38053 Live Oak Ave; Mailing West PO Box 338 NPR)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/368/Office-Locations-and-Directions, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Clerk offices confirmed: Dade City mailing 38053 Live Oak Ave FL 33523; New Port Richey mailing PO Box 338 FL 34656-0338; East Pasco Govt Center; West Pasco Govt Center; Robert D. Sumner Judicial Center; West Pasco Judicial Center)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/150/Annual-Unclaimed-Funds-Publication, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (annual uncashed checks 1+ years old; Financial Services phone (352) 521-4566; address 14326 6th Street Suite 201 Dade City FL 33523-3414)
  • {type: official, url: https://pascosheriff.com/sheriff-levy-sales/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Sheriff Chris Nocco; 8661 Citizens Dr. New Port Richey FL 34654; (727) 847-5878; levy sales by sheriff for money-judgment writs; NOT tax deed or foreclosure sales)
  • {type: official, url: https://pascosheriff.com/civil-process-unit/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Civil Process Unit phone (727) 815-7188; serves process and executes writs)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascotaxes.com/taxes/tax-information/delinquent-real-estate-taxes/tax-sale-information/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (LienHub platform; 10% minimum deposit; ACH only; 48-hour payment; delinquency April 1; three-week advertising; on or before June 1; homestead <$250 excluded)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascotaxes.com/taxes/tax-information/delinquent-real-estate-taxes/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (April 1 delinquency; 3% penalty; certificate on or before June 1; LienHub.com/county/pasco for inquiry and county-owned certs)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascotaxes.com/taxes/tax-information/delinquent-real-estate-taxes/tax-certificate/tax-deed-application-general-information/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (LienHub TDA processing online; 2-year wait; 7-year void; 18%/yr on TDA; ACH mandatory for post-2012 redemptions; $2.25 transfer fee; homestead opening-bid = 1/2 assessed value; SSN/FEIN required)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascotaxes.com, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Tax Collector Mike Fasano; all five office addresses and phone numbers; centralized call center numbers)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascotaxes.com/taxes/pay-your-taxes-online/, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (online payment portal at pasco.county-taxes.com/public)
  • {type: search, url: https://pascopa.com, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (Property Appraiser Mike Wells; 8731 Citizens Drive Suite 130 New Port Richey FL 34654; (727) 847-8151; search.pascopa.com parcel search; maps.pascopa.com GIS viewer — confirmed via WebSearch result summaries; pascopa.com SSL cert error blocked direct fetch)
  • {type: official, url: https://www.pascoclerk.com/DocumentCenter/View/7930/Claim-to-Receive-Surplus-Proceeds-of-a-Tax-Deed-Sale-with-Instructions-R08192024, retrieved: 2026-06-02} (claim form PDF — binary content; title and revision date R08192024 confirmed from search result URL; full form text unreadable in WebFetch)
• needs_verification:
  • LienHub registration/deposit exact steps for the tax-certificate sale — 10% minimum deposit and ACH-only confirmed from Tax Collector text; confirm by visiting lienhub.com/county/pasco/certsale/main directly (returned 403 during research).
  • Newspaper of record for delinquent-list publication (certificate sale) — The Business Observer confirmed for tax-deed sale (4 weeks); confirm which newspaper publishes the tax-certificate delinquent list under § 197.432.
  • 2026 tax-certificate sale specific start/end dates — sale confirmed annual on or before June 1, but exact 2026 auction dates were not retrieved from a primary source.
  • Parcel search URL and GIS portal direct confirmation — search.pascopa.com and maps.pascopa.com identified via web search result summaries; the pascopa.com domain returned SSL errors preventing direct fetch; confirm both URLs are live.
  • Surplus claim form full text and notarization instructions — PDF was binary-only in WebFetch; form revision R08192024 confirmed from URL; confirm notarization requirement and all required attachments from the rendered form.
  • Local ordinances deviating from Ch. 197 / Ch. 45 — none found; confirm via (352) 521-4408.
  • Property Appraiser secondary office address — New Port Richey address at 8731 Citizens Dr. Suite 130 confirmed via web search; Dade City office (if any) not confirmed.
  • No local redemption surcharge — state statutory formula presumed; confirm with Tax Collector.
• cross_links: florida, surplus-funds, right-of-redemption, treasurer-sale, third-party-recovery-rules, tyler-v-hennepin-county, bankruptcy-automatic-stay, heirs-property, due-process-notice, homestead-protections
• changelog:
  • 2026-06-02 — Initial population. All C0–C7 modules filled from Pasco County Tax Collector (pascotaxes.com), Clerk of Circuit Court (pascoclerk.com), Sheriff (pascosheriff.com), and Property Appraiser (pascopa.com via search) official sources. Key verified facts: LienHub cert-sale platform; 10% ACH-only deposit; RealAuction tax-deed platform at pasco.realtaxdeed.com; monthly Thursday 10 a.m. tax-deed auctions; 5%/$200 non-refundable deposit for tax deeds; Business Observer 4-week advertisement; pasco.realforeclose.com for Ch. 45 foreclosure sales; Tax Deed Surplus claim via taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com / (352) 521-4408 / 38053 Live Oak Ave; notarized claim form R08192024; 120-day surplus deadline; Unclaimed Surplus Excel spreadsheet published at app.pascoclerk.com; tax payment at pasco.county-taxes.com/public; official records search at pascoclerk.com/333; parcel search at search.pascopa.com (SSL error on direct fetch — needs_verification).

▸ For Investors / Operators — Pasco County’s annual tax-certificate sale runs on LienHub (lienhub.com/county/pasco) with a 10% minimum ACH deposit required before bidding; tax-deed auctions run monthly Thursdays at 10:00 a.m. on RealAuction (pasco.realtaxdeed.com) with a 5%/$200 deposit (ACH must clear 5 business days before sale; wire by 4 p.m. sale day). Homestead parcels with delinquent taxes under $250 are excluded from the certificate sale, and the minimum tax-deed opening bid for homestead property includes one-half the assessed value — a meaningful floor on homestead acquisitions. The unclaimed surplus spreadsheet (updated regularly at app.pascoclerk.com) is a useful pre-auction research tool.

▸ For Former Owners — Tax-deed surplus is handled by the Pasco County Clerk & Comptroller — Tax Deed Surplus Division, email taxdeedsurplus@pascoclerk.com / (352) 521-4408; in-person at East Pasco Government Center, 14236 6th Street, Suite 201, Dade City. The notarized “Claim to Receive Surplus Proceeds of a Tax Deed Sale” form (revised 08/19/2024) is at pascoclerk.com. The claim period expires 120 days after the mailed Notice of Surplus; the former property owner is not barred by that cutoff. Unclaimed surplus is published as an Excel spreadsheet at app.pascoclerk.com/appdot-public-statistical-reports-taxdeeds.asp.

Legal information, not legal advice. This page summarizes how Pasco County, Florida administers tax-certificate and tax-deed sales and surplus claims for research purposes only and may be incomplete or out of date. Procedures, offices, platforms, form names, and deadlines change. Verify every figure, address, and deadline against the cited official Pasco County sources and consult a licensed Florida attorney before acting. The legal framework lives on florida. Last verified: 2026-06-02.