Miami-Dade County, FL tax sales
Miami-Dade County, Florida sells both tax lien certificates and tax deeds. The County Tax Collector runs the certificate sale on LienHub (18% maximum, bid down), and the Clerk of the Circuit Court holds the tax deed sale online via RealAuction on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in Miami, under F.S. Chapter 197.
New to tax sales? Read how Florida tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Online sale beginning on or about June 1 each year (F.S. 197.402 timing)
- Format
- RealAuction
- Registration
- Register on the RealForeclose auction site and fund an advance deposit before bidding.
- County office
- (305) 375-5448
On this page
How Miami-Dade County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Miami-Dade Office of the Tax Collector
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Online sale beginning on or about June 1 each year (F.S. 197.402 timing)
- Registration
- Register on LienHub and obtain a bidder number before the sale.
- Next expected
- on or about June 1, 2027 (window; exact date posts closer to the sale)
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Tax deed sale
- Run by
- Miami-Dade Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller - Tax Deed Unit
- Frequency
- As scheduled online, dates posted on the auction site
- Registration
- Register on the RealForeclose auction site and fund an advance deposit before bidding.
- Sale list
- Tax deed auction calendar
Registration and deposit
Sale format and venue
Miami-Dade County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Miami-Dade County tax sale 2026 searches, use the county-run sources below rather than a copied parcel list, and confirm the parcel, registration cutoff, deposit, and payment deadline against the county before you bid.
Get the advertised list
Use Tax deed auction calendar for the current advertised parcels, then recheck it before the auction.Register to bid
Sale day
Online sale beginning on or about June 1 each year (F.S. 197.402 timing) Bidding runs on RealAuction; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use Miami-Dade Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller - Tax Deed Unit as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Miami-Dade County
4 checks
Start with the live sale list
Pull the current advertised parcels from Tax deed auction calendar. Lists can change before the sale, so recheck the county source before you price a parcel.Check the state rules that change the bid
Read the Florida due-diligence checklist before bidding. Redemption, liens that survive a tax deed, title cleanup, and payment deadlines can change what a parcel is worth.Set a walk-away number
Work out what the parcel is actually worth with the rural land value estimator, then turn it into a ceiling with the tax deed max-bid calculator.
Over-the-counter (leftover) purchases
unsold liens and deeds
County-held certificates can be purchased from the Tax Collector through LienHub after the June sale. Parcels that receive no bid at a tax deed sale move to the Clerk's Lands Available for Taxes list.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work.
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County offices
County notes
- Miami-Dade follows the standard Florida split: the Office of the Tax Collector runs the annual certificate (lien) sale, and the Clerk of the Circuit Court runs the tax deed auctions.
- The certificate sale runs on LienHub while the tax deed auctions run on RealAuction at miamidade.realforeclose.com, the same portal used for the county's foreclosure sales.
- Tax deed applications on held certificates are filed through LienHub, not the Clerk.
Florida rules
- Redemption
- The owner (or anyone) can redeem a certificate at any time after it is issued, up until full payment for the tax deed is made to the Clerk, which cuts off redemption even before the deed is formally issued. The two-year clock that lets a certificate holder apply for a tax deed runs from April 1 of the year the certificate was issued.
- Deed deposit
- The high bidder posts a nonrefundable deposit of 5 percent of the bid or $200, whichever is greater, at the time of the sale, applied to the final price.
- Homestead deeds
- If the property was assessed as homestead on the latest roll, the opening bid also adds one-half of its latest assessed value. This sharply raises the floor price on homestead parcels and suppresses investor demand for them.
A tax deed does not convey marketable title. Most buyers file a quiet title action before they can resell or insure the property. See the due diligence guide.
Frequently asked questions
Does Miami-Dade County, Florida sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Miami-Dade County tax certificate sale?
How often does Miami-Dade County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Miami-Dade County tax sale list?
Verified Jul 4, 2026 against official county and state sources.
Tax Sale Atlas publishes educational information about public tax sale processes. This is not legal, financial, or investment advice. Rules, dates, and fees change; confirm with the county office before you bid.
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