Do you pay property tax on land in Florida?

Answer 1

In the state of Florida if you own land, that is your name appears on the title, you must pay taxes each and every year to the County tax collectors office in which the land is located. If you do not pay the taxes the tax collector will put the delinquent tax up for sale, at their annual Tax Certificate sale, to the public for purchase at a maximum of 18% interest rate of return. This sale is normally conducted between May and July following the year of the delinquent tax. The investor who pay the taxes will receive a Tax Certificate proving he or she has a lien on your property (land). If you fail to pay the lien holder along with interest in approximately one and a half year that person is eligible to file or apply for a Tax Deed to the land. At which time a public auctin will be held at the County Court House, if no one else show up to bid other than the Tax Certificate Holder, then he or she gets the land after paying for the back taxes and court cost which often time are just pennies on the dollar.

The bottom line is the state / county want's the tax owe to be paid by any means necessary.

The above is a great explanation...and of course all governments want the tax they need to collect, collected somehow. The method of assuring collection there is similar to many in other States. I would note that the Florida tax system...not having any real income or inheritance taxes, relies on property and sales taxes more than others.