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Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County anchors the north end of the South Florida metro and is Florida's third-most-populous county. The economy spans high-end tourism, finance, healthcare, agriculture (sugar around Belle Glade), and a fast-growing financial/tech cluster. The Clerk & Comptroller (Joseph Abruzzo) runs custom records and a clerk-operated tax deed system. Foreclosure and tax deed dockets are very large.
Property in Palm Beach
What every owner, heir, and investor should know.
Owning a home in Palm Beach.
Palm Beach is a high-priced coastal market with significant condo and luxury inventory.
- Florida Homestead Exemption and Save Our Homes 3% cap apply.
- Tax bills Nov 1; discounts through February; delinquent April 1.
- Wind, flood, and roof age dominate insurance pricing on the barrier islands and west of I-95 to the Atlantic.
- Tax deed redemption to day of sale (Ch. 197, F.S.).
- Foreclosure surplus rights under § 45.032, F.S. (60 days).
- Significant condominium milestone-inspection costs in older oceanfront buildings.
Investing in Palm Beach.
Palm Beach is a top Florida market for foreclosure, condo, and tax-deed investment plus a deep institutional rental pipeline.
- Foreclosure auctions on mypalmbeachclerk.clerkauction.com.
- Tax deed sales via the Clerk's tax deed system.
- Property Appraiser at pbcpao.gov.
- Court case search at applications.mypalmbeachclerk.com.
- Watch for code-enforcement liens, condominium milestone-inspection costs, and short-term rental ordinances by city.
After a Palm Beach foreclosure or tax deed sale.
Palm Beach runs one of Florida's largest foreclosure and tax deed dockets. All foreclosures are judicial (Ch. 45, F.S.); tax deeds run under Ch. 197, F.S.
- Foreclosure auctions held online via mypalmbeachclerk.clerkauction.com; the 15th 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 via the Clerk's tax deed system; surplus paid to lienholders, then former owner.
- Notices published in the Palm Beach Daily Business Review.
Courts and records in Palm Beach.
- Main Judicial Center — 205 N Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 — 15th Judicial Circuit
- South County Courthouse — 200 W Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach
- North County Courthouse — 3188 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens
- West County Courthouse — 2950 State Rd 15, Belle Glade
- 15th Judicial Circuit (Palm Beach only)
- Fourth District Court of Appeal — West Palm Beach
- Clerk of the Circuit Court & Comptroller — Joseph Abruzzo — (561) 355-2996 — mypalmbeachclerk.com
- Property Appraiser — Dorothy Jacks — 301 N Olive Ave — pbcpao.gov
- Tax Collector — Anne M. Gannon — 301 N Olive Ave — pbctax.gov
- Sheriff — Ric Bradshaw — 3228 Gun Club Rd, West Palm Beach