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Hendry County
Hendry County
Hendry County is an inland southwest county on the south shore of Lake Okeechobee. LaBelle is the county seat and Clewiston ("America's Sweetest Town") is the largest city. The economy runs on sugarcane (U.S. Sugar), cattle, citrus, and farm support services. Court records use Civitek OCRS.
Property in Hendry
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Hendry.
Hendry is a low-cost agricultural housing market with limited new construction.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Inland location keeps wind exposure moderate; flood plains line the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Hendry.
Hendry offers cheap rural and agricultural land tied to sugar and citrus cycles.
- Tax deed search at hendry.realtaxdeed.com.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/26).
- Property Appraiser at hendryprop.com.
- Watch for agricultural exemptions, sugar-cane lease boundaries, and Lake Okeechobee flood plain.
After a Hendry foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Hendry uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and runs Ch. 197 tax deed sales online via RealTaxDeed.
- Foreclosures filed in the 20th Judicial Circuit.
- Surplus claim window: 60 days under § 45.032, F.S.
- Tax certificates sold yearly; tax deed application after 2 years.
Courts and records in Hendry.
- Hendry County Courthouse — 25 E Hickpoochee Ave, LaBelle, FL 33935 — 20th Judicial Circuit
- Clewiston Courthouse Annex — 1100 S Olympia St, Clewiston
- 20th Judicial Circuit (Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry, Lee)
- Second District Court of Appeal
- Clerk of the Circuit Court — Kimberley Barrineau — (863) 675-5217 — hendryclerk.org
- Property Appraiser — Dena Pittman — hendryprop.com
- Tax Collector — LaBelle
- Sheriff — Steve Whidden — 1100 S Olympia St, Clewiston