DeLand, FL - Volusia County Tax Collector Will Roberts' office is reporting a final tally of 2021 property taxes received from an online auction as more than $18.1 million. Certificates were offered on 12,864 delinquent properties this year -a decrease over the previous two years.
“Even though the County was recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer property owners were delinquent on their taxes this year,” said Roberts. “The high number of real estate transactions likely is playing a role in this since real estate taxes often are paid at closing. The federal stimulus checks received by many households also may have helped property owners pay the tax bill.”
The 2021 tax certificate sale covered taxes for calendar year 2020, which were due March 31, 2021. Bidding began on May 12, 2021.
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About 75 percent of tax certificates (9,849) put up for bid were sold to 7,060 investors. The other 25 percent (3,015) did not receive bids and were issued to the County of Volusia, per Florida statute. The County earns 18 percent interest annually on tax certificates.
For more information on tax certificates, please visit vctaxcollector.org or call the Office of the Tax Collector at 386-736-5938.
