Palm Beach County, FL tax sales
Tax Sale Atlas maps the Palm Beach County, FL tax sale, one of 3,131 counties in 51 states. Florida runs both sides: certificates paying up to 18%, and a later tax deed auction. Sale office, calendar and list locations read from state rules plus what the county publishes on Oct 3, 2026.
Palm Beach County, Florida sells both tax lien certificates and tax deeds. The County Tax Collector runs the certificate sale on RealAuction (18% maximum, bid down), and the Clerk of the Circuit Court holds the tax deed sale on parcels whose certificates go unredeemed, from the county seat in West Palm Beach, under F.S. Chapter 197.
New to tax sales? Read how Florida tax sales work or look terms up in the glossary.
- Next sale
- Annual sale; check the Collector’s current notice for exact dates
- Format
- Online
- County office
- (561) 355-2264
On this page
How Palm Beach County sells delinquent taxes
Tax certificate sale (lien)
- Run by
- Constitutional Tax Collector, Serving Palm Beach County
- Frequency
- annual
- Typical timing
- Annual sale; check the Collector’s current notice for exact dates
- 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
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - Tax Deeds Department
- Frequency
- Online on designated Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m., typically monthly
Registration and deposit
Register without a fee and advance the greater of 5 percent of your intended maximum bid or $200. ACH deposits must be made at least three full business days before the auction; the Clerk also accepts cash, official bank check or cashier’s check by 4 p.m. the day before. Final payment is due by 2 p.m. the next business day and cannot be made by ACH or personal check. Confirm the current instructions before bidding.
Sale format and venue
Palm Beach County tax sale list and auction calendar
For Palm Beach 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. If the parcels on this list are vacant land rather than houses, what buying land at a tax sale hands you is the place to start.
Confirm the advertised parcel list
Use Current tax deed calendar, public search and sale instructions as a starting reference. Check which sale or list it covers; a Lands Available or office information page is separate from an auction parcel list. Ask the sale office for the advertised parcels for the auction you plan to attend.Register to bid
Ask the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller how and when to register; many counties close registration days or weeks before the sale.Sale day
Annual sale; check the Collector’s current notice for exact dates Bidding runs on Online; check posted sale dates, registration status, and bidding windows there.Confirm with the office
If the list, platform, and notice disagree, use the Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller as the source to confirm which parcels are actually offered.
Before you bid in Palm Beach County
4 checks
Confirm the parcel list before pricing
Open Current tax deed calendar, public search and sale instructions. Confirm whether this reference contains the auction parcels or covers a different list. Get the advertised parcel list from the county before you price a bid, and recheck it before the sale.Confirm registration and deposit
Register without a fee and advance the greater of 5 percent of your intended maximum bid or $200. ACH deposits must be made at least three full business days before the auction; the Clerk also accepts cash, official bank check or cashier’s check by 4 p.m. the day before. Final payment is due by 2 p.m. the next business day and cannot be made by ACH or personal check. Confirm the current instructions before bidding.
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. Which liens survive is state law, so read what survives a tax deed in Florida before you price the title work.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
The Collector offers eligible county-held certificates after issue and before a tax deed application; confirm the status and amount before paying certified funds in person, by mail or wire. The Clerk separately directs land buyers to the Lands Available tab in Tax Deeds Public Search and its purchase-request form.
New to this path? Read how over-the-counter certificates work. Every state has its own name for what goes unsold, so check what Florida calls its leftover tax-sale inventory.
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County offices
Tax Collector (runs the certificate sale)
Clerk of the Circuit Court (runs the deed sale)
Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller, Palm Beach County - Tax Deeds Department
205 N. Dixie Highway, 3rd Floor, Room 3.2400, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Official websiteCounty notes
- The Collector handles certificate sales and purchases; the Clerk conducts designated Wednesday online deed auctions at 9:30 a.m.
- Use the Clerk’s current online-auction and public-search links. Its public-search Lands Available tab is separate from the auction calendar.
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
- For property assessed as homestead on the latest tax roll, the opening bid also includes one-half of its latest assessed value.
- Surplus proceeds
- Governmental liens receive statutory priority. Other valid claims are paid by priority, with a 120-day claim period measured from the mailed notice. The statute excepts property owners from the late-claim bar. Ask the Clerk for the current claim form and dates; conflicting claims may require court proceedings.
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 Palm Beach County, Florida sell tax liens or tax deeds?
When is the Palm Beach County tax certificate sale?
How often does Palm Beach County hold tax deed sales?
I own a property in this sale. Can I stop it?
Where can I find the Palm Beach County tax sale list?
Verified Oct 3, 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 office that runs the sale before you bid.
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