Florida Statutes section 45.033 surplus distribution
File with the county clerk handling the tax-deed sale and measure the retained 120-day statement-of-claim period from the clerk's mailed surplus notice for claimants governed by section 197.582.
Sale type and custodian control
Different statutes, counties, courts, notices, and custody transitions are not interchangeable.
File with the county clerk handling the tax-deed sale and measure the retained 120-day statement-of-claim period from the clerk's mailed surplus notice for claimants governed by section 197.582.
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Use the foreclosure case and clerk; the notice language advising an owner to check within 10 days after sale is an information check, not a universal petition deadline.
The owner of record when the lis pendens was filed is rebuttably presumed entitled after timely subordinate-lien claims, subject to proof and court determination.
Record-first workflow
Verify the live official record at every step; this orientation does not decide a claimant's rights.
Match the tax-deed file, clerk's mailed notice, statutory claimant interest, and the notice-based claim period before using the tax route.
Use that county clerk's current procedure and preserve the mailed-notice date and filing proof.
Use the foreclosure docket, sale report, notice, and clerk-held surplus rather than a tax-deed form.
Review timely subordinate-lien claims, the lis-pendens ownership record, rebuttal evidence, and the requested court distribution.
No unsupported form or deadline
Use only dates and filing mechanics tied to the confirmed sale type, statute, custodian, and retained source.
Collect the tax-deed number, sale date, clerk mailing, claimant interest, lien records, and proof of timely submission.
Collect the cause number, final judgment, sale, certificate, notice, owner check, and surplus deposit.
Gather the ownership record at lis pendens, subordinate liens, assignments, satisfactions, probate authority, and competing claims.
scoped limitations
Official sources for this guide
Each factual statement is bound to one retained official source with a retained source, source record, and verification check.
Exact retained official body and source record for Florida Statutes section 197.582 tax-deed surplus; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Exact retained official body and source record for Florida Statutes section 45.031 judicial-sale procedure; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Exact retained official body and source record for Florida Statutes section 45.033 surplus distribution; use only with the state-specific scope and limitations stated in this guide.
Each factual statement is bound to one retained official source with a retained source, source record, and verification check.
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Answers remain inside the retained scope
For the retained statutory route, it is measured from the clerk's mailed surplus notice, subject to claimant-specific rules and exceptions.
No. It advises the owner when to ask the clerk whether additional money exists.
The owner of record when the lis pendens was filed is rebuttably presumed entitled after timely subordinate-lien claims, subject to the statute and court.
No. Tax-deed and judicial-foreclosure surplus use different statutes, files, notices, and procedures.
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