(1) Suit may be brought at any time after any one or more of the following events, respectively:
(a) After the expiration of 2 years from the date of any tax certificate issued and held by a city or town whose charter provides for or requires the issuing of tax certificates for delinquent taxes;
(b) After the expiration of 2 years from the date any tax becomes delinquent which was imposed by a city or town whose charter does not provide for or require the issuing of tax certificates; or
(c) After the expiration of 1 year from the date any special assessment or installment thereof becomes due and payable.
(2) There may be included in any suit all or any part of the lands upon which tax certificates have been outstanding or taxes have remained delinquent or any special assessment or installment thereof shall have been in default for the respective periods aforesaid, and there may be included therein all claims and demands of said city or town against said lands or any part thereof for taxes, tax certificates and special assessments or installments thereof which may be due and payable to such city or town at the time of the institution of such suit.
History.—s. 3, ch. 15038, 1931; CGL 1936 Supp. 3004(4).
Structure Florida Statutes
Chapter 173 - Foreclosure of Municipal Tax and Special Assessment Liens
173.01 - Foreclosure of Municipal Tax Certificates Authorized.
173.02 - Proceedings in Rem Against the Lands.
173.03 - Conditions Determining When Suit May Be Brought; Lands and Claims Included.
173.05 - Parties; Time for Appearance.
173.06 - Affidavits and Certificates as Prima Facie Evidence; Proof of Validity or Invalidity.
173.07 - Tender of Correct Amount as Condition Precedent.
173.08 - Judgment for Complainant; Amounts Included; Attorney’s Fee.
173.11 - Distribution of Proceeds of Sale.
173.12 - Lands May Be Redeemed Prior to Sale.
173.13 - Procedure Under This Chapter Optional.
173.14 - Chapter Supplemental to Other Law.
173.15 - Parties and Subject Matter; Tax Liens of Equal Dignity.