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Citrus County
Citrus County
Citrus County sits on Florida's Nature Coast, north of Tampa Bay. The economy mixes healthcare, retiree-driven services, fishing, and tourism around Crystal River, Homosassa, and Inverness. The Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller (Traci Perry) runs SCORSS court records and a TaxSmart-based tax deed search.
Property in Citrus
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Citrus.
Citrus is a low-cost, retiree-friendly market with significant flood and coastal exposure on the Gulf side.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Flood insurance is essential along the Gulf and Withlacoochee River.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Citrus.
Citrus offers entry-level Gulf-coast investment property and steady tax deed inventory.
- Tax deed search at search.citrusclerk.org/TaxSmartWeb.
- Court case search at scorss.citrusclerk.org.
- Property Appraiser at citruspa.org.
- Watch for septic-to-sewer mandates, flood zones, and manatee/spring protection rules limiting waterfront use.
After a Citrus foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Citrus follows Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales via the Clerk's TaxSmart system.
- Foreclosures filed in the 5th Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
- Notices published in the Citrus County Chronicle.
Courts and records in Citrus.
- Citrus County Courthouse — 110 N Apopka Ave, Inverness, FL 34450 — 5th Judicial Circuit
- 5th Judicial Circuit (Citrus, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Sumter)
- Fifth District Court of Appeal — Daytona Beach
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Traci Perry — (352) 341-6424 — citrusclerk.org
- Property Appraiser — Cregg Dalton — 210 N Apopka Ave — citruspa.org
- Tax Collector — Janice A. Warren — 210 N Apopka Ave — citrustaxcollector.com
- Sheriff — Mike Prendergast — 1 Dr MLK Jr Ave, Inverness