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Broward County
Broward County
Broward County is the second-most-populous county in Florida and home to Fort Lauderdale, Hollywood, Pembroke Pines, Coral Springs, and 30+ municipalities. The economy spans tourism, marine industries, finance, healthcare, and a deep cruise-port and airport ecosystem. The Clerk of Courts (Brenda D. Forman) runs one of Florida's busiest court systems with a high-volume foreclosure, tax deed, and surplus pipeline.
Property in Broward
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Broward.
Broward homeowners face high property values, high insurance costs, and active code/HOA enforcement, but homestead and Save Our Homes protections deliver strong long-term tax savings.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes 3% cap apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Wind/flood insurance dominates carrying costs; check FEMA flood maps and Citizens Insurance eligibility.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus claims under § 45.032, F.S. — 60-day window.
- Condominium and HOA assessments often drive distressed-property dynamics.
Investing in Broward.
Broward delivers institutional-scale foreclosure and tax-deed volume plus condo, short-term rental, and infill redevelopment opportunities.
- Foreclosure auctions on broward.realforeclose.com.
- Tax deed sales on broward.deedauction.net.
- Official Records at officialrecords.broward.org/AcclaimWeb.
- Property Appraiser at bcpa.net.
- Court case search at browardclerk.org/Web2.
- Watch for condo-association liens, municipal liens, federal tax liens, and the Surfside-era 40/50-year inspection costs on older buildings.
After a Broward foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Broward operates Florida's largest local foreclosure and tax deed dockets after Miami-Dade. All foreclosures are judicial (Ch. 45, F.S.); tax deeds run under Ch. 197, F.S.
- Foreclosure auctions held online via RealForeclose; the 17th Judicial Circuit handles cases.
- Surplus funds: claim under § 45.032, F.S. within 60 days of certificate of disbursement.
- Tax certificates sold yearly by the Tax Collector; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Tax deed sales held on broward.deedauction.net; surplus paid to lienholders, then former owner.
- Notices published in Daily Business Review.
Courts and records in Broward.
- Broward County Courthouse — 201 SE 6th St, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301 — 17th Judicial Circuit
- North Regional Courthouse — 1600 W Hillsboro Blvd, Deerfield Beach
- South Regional Courthouse — 3550 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood
- West Regional Courthouse — 100 N Pine Island Rd, Plantation
- Central Courthouse Judicial Complex (Domestic Violence) — 201 SE 6th St
- 17th Judicial Circuit (Broward only)
- Fourth District Court of Appeal — West Palm Beach
- Clerk of Courts — Brenda D. Forman — (954) 831-6565 — browardclerk.org
- Property Appraiser — Marty Kiar — 115 S Andrews Ave, Fort Lauderdale — bcpa.net
- Tax Collector — Banks Engineering / county-administered — broward.county-taxes.com
- Sheriff — Gregory Tony — 2601 W Broward Blvd, Fort Lauderdale