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Levy County
Levy County
Levy County sits on Florida's Nature Coast west of Gainesville. Bronson is the county seat; Cedar Key is the best-known coastal community. The economy mixes agriculture, fishing, aquaculture, and small-town tourism. Court records run on Civitek OCRS.
Property in Levy
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Levy.
Levy is a low-cost rural and small-coastal housing market.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Coastal flood and wind insurance are essential on Cedar Key and the Suwannee mouth.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
Investing in Levy.
Levy offers cheap rural land and small coastal vacation-rental potential.
- Court records via Civitek OCRS (county/38).
- Property Appraiser via qPublic.
- Watch for aquaculture-lease boundaries on Cedar Key, septic/well rules, and storm-surge zones.
After a Levy foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Levy uses Florida's judicial foreclosure process and Ch. 197 tax deed sales; volume is low.
- Foreclosures filed in the 8th 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 Levy.
- Levy County Courthouse — 355 S Court St, Bronson, FL 32621 — 8th Judicial Circuit
- 8th Judicial Circuit (Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy, Union)
- First District Court of Appeal — Tallahassee
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Matt Brooks — (352) 486-5266 — levyclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — qPublic Levy
- Tax Collector — Bronson
- Sheriff — Bobby McCallum — 9150 NE 80th Ave, Bronson